Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that if there is something you want to
Speaker 1: do or use more often, see if you can make
Speaker 1: that choice more physically attractive. Often a little prettiness can
Speaker 1: make a good choice feel enticing. So I am probably
Speaker 1: not the only person who has had the experience of
Speaker 1: going to a bookstore and finding something that looks amazing.
Speaker 1: Then fortunately I realized before buying that book that I
Speaker 1: already own it. I just haven't read it. When something
Speaker 1: is a range attractively on a shelf and a store
Speaker 1: with nice lighting, it just looks more enticing then stuff
Speaker 1: stacked up in the pile at home. So it goes
Speaker 1: with many things. I know I should drink water during
Speaker 1: the day. Now that I own a Stanley insulated cup
Speaker 1: with a straw the water just feels more appealing. I
Speaker 1: went to a preschool brunch the other day where there
Speaker 1: were fruit bouquets on each table from edible arrangements. The
Speaker 1: kids were far more excited about eating strawberries and slices
Speaker 1: of canteloup on sticks than they would be if the
Speaker 1: fruit looked less attractive. We like pretty things. Stores know this.
Speaker 1: They want you to buy things, so they make the
Speaker 1: merchandise look attractive. Of course, the food looks pretty. The
Speaker 1: little notebooks are so eye catching. They arrange out fits together,
Speaker 1: well styled and curated, so you want them hanging in
Speaker 1: your own claws. That those pants just don't look so nice.
Speaker 1: But here's the thing, they could look nice. We can
Speaker 1: use this truth that pretty things are more enticing to
Speaker 1: nudge ourselves to make good choices. So, for instance, you
Speaker 1: can get a good water bottle if you would like
Speaker 1: to drink more water, or put sparkly ice cubes or
Speaker 1: bits of colorful fruit in the water if that would help.
Speaker 1: If you'd like to eat more fruits or veggies, or
Speaker 1: have other family members do so, then prep them like
Speaker 1: a restaurant might make a multi colored fruit tray, or
Speaker 1: cut up veggies into easy to grab spears and serve
Speaker 1: them with a handful of colorful dips. Those pretty veggies
Speaker 1: will disappear far faster then one's left in a bag
Speaker 1: in the bottom of the veggie drawer. I know. Some
Speaker 1: wise folks have even made their closets look like boutiques.
Speaker 1: There aren't that many clothes hanging in there, but the
Speaker 1: ones that make the cut are prominently displayed and arranged
Speaker 1: as outfits. Getting dressed becomes like going to a fancy
Speaker 1: store where everything fits and you don't have to spend
Speaker 1: any more money. How cool would that be? Or we
Speaker 1: can arrange our bookshelves to look a little bit more
Speaker 1: like bookstores and a little less like storage. That might
Speaker 1: nudge us toward grabbing a book instead of walking by
Speaker 1: all the mess on the way to the TV. In
Speaker 1: any case, it is human nature to like pretty things.
Speaker 1: We want them. They pull us in and we want
Speaker 1: to take them with us. When stores do that, it
Speaker 1: can be bad for our wallets. But when we do
Speaker 1: the same thing with whatever positive choices we would like
Speaker 1: to make, that can be a very good thing. The
Speaker 1: fruits and veggies get eaten instead of just sitting there
Speaker 1: until they go bad. In the meantime, This is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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