WEBVTT - Counter program your life 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to think about when everyone else does something,

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<v Speaker 1>and then find another time doing something at the opposite

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<v Speaker 1>time as everybody else. Lets you avoid crowds and get

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<v Speaker 1>more done. A lot of national public radio local affiliates

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<v Speaker 1>do what they call counter programming. After they set the

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<v Speaker 1>program schedule for their main radio station, they'll schedule opposite

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<v Speaker 1>programming on their other stations. So if they're playing classical

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<v Speaker 1>music on the main station, there might be news on

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<v Speaker 1>the other one, and vice versa. That way, if a

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<v Speaker 1>listener doesn't care about the main programming, the counter programming

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<v Speaker 1>might still work. You can counter program in your own

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<v Speaker 1>schedule too, do what you need to do in life

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<v Speaker 1>while everyone else is metaphorically on another station. By doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll encounter smaller crowds end less waiting. If you're tackling

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<v Speaker 1>life maintenance tasks, they'll get done faster, and if you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking for fun, you'll find more of it with less sassle. So,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, instead of working nine to five and commuting

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<v Speaker 1>during rush hour, see if you can work different hours

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<v Speaker 1>like seven to three or eleven to seven, and get

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<v Speaker 1>to and from work in half the time. You might

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<v Speaker 1>decide to grocery shop on Saturday night or Friday's before

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<v Speaker 1>work instead of weekend afternoons, when you'll be jostling carts

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the milk case. Take an early lunch,

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<v Speaker 1>and go to the gym at eleven am when it's

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<v Speaker 1>empty instead of before or after work when it's packed.

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<v Speaker 1>Because the children's museum is fullest on rainy days, visit

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<v Speaker 1>when it's sunny afore going outside to play in the sun.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, call medical offices, airlines, and pretty much everyone

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<v Speaker 1>else anytime but Mondays at nine am or lunch hours,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's when everybody else is calling, and you will

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<v Speaker 1>be listening to hold music for what seems like forever.

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<v Speaker 1>You can counter program social events as well. Birthday parties

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<v Speaker 1>and play dates are much easier to schedule for Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>afternoons and evenings than Saturday afternoons. It won't take nearly

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<v Speaker 1>as long to find a Tuesday night when your friends

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<v Speaker 1>are free as it will to find a Friday night.

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<v Speaker 1>You probably already know when most people do things, but

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<v Speaker 1>if not, you can ask the people who work various

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<v Speaker 1>places for their advice. If you find yourself waiting in

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<v Speaker 1>long lines every time you go to the post office,

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<v Speaker 1>ask the clerk about the best time to mail packages.

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<v Speaker 1>The receptionist at your doctor's office can recommend the best

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<v Speaker 1>time to call about your lab results. And sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>market works. If you notice that hotel prices and air

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<v Speaker 1>affairs are much lower for one week versus another, well

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<v Speaker 1>you've probably hit upon a break between the high season

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<v Speaker 1>and low season. Good to know. In any case, if

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<v Speaker 1>you have some control of your time, it's worth it

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<v Speaker 1>to try counter programming. By varying your timing just a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit from what's most popular, you'll spend less money

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<v Speaker 1>and avoid the crowds too. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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