WEBVTT - Second Cup: Don't get too hungry

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is a reminder to not let yourself get too hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>You are more likely to make bad decisions, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is usually pretty easy to avoid a problem with a

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<v Speaker 1>little planning. I've been on several long plane flights recently

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<v Speaker 1>where there's been something of a lack of food, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>not even much available for purchase. On one particular flight,

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<v Speaker 1>I had switched bags when packing and accidentally left my

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<v Speaker 1>usual snacks at home. Not surprisingly, I found myself quite agitated,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was having trouble focusing on work as I

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<v Speaker 1>hoped that maybe there was a stash of peanut butter

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<v Speaker 1>crackers in my carry on that I'd forgotten about. Being

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<v Speaker 1>even mildly hungry is no fun. Of course, we have

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<v Speaker 1>to eat, and so our brains become very fixated on

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<v Speaker 1>eating when we don't. The issue is that when we're full,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to imagine being hungry, and consequently we can

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<v Speaker 1>underprepare for those moments. That doesn't really matter. In some cases,

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<v Speaker 1>my getting a little less work done on the plane

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<v Speaker 1>is just no big deal. But when it does matter,

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<v Speaker 1>It matters. One famous study found that judges were more

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<v Speaker 1>likely to grant parole to prisoners if they heard the

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<v Speaker 1>case right after lunch versus before. A hungry manager might

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<v Speaker 1>snap at an employee, when a manager who'd had a

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<v Speaker 1>few peanut butter crackers might have listened to the explanation

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<v Speaker 1>and calmly suggested a way to solve the problem. A

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<v Speaker 1>lack of food food means you wind up with a

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<v Speaker 1>demoralized and probably unproductive employee, So keep snacks in your

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<v Speaker 1>work bag, keep snacks in your desk drawer. But beyond that,

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<v Speaker 1>you might want to even go on the offensive. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you going into a very important presentation or meeting, try

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<v Speaker 1>to time a small, healthy snack, something with some protein

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<v Speaker 1>for about an hour before the meeting. Not right before

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<v Speaker 1>so as to avoid tummy gurgles or the smell of

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<v Speaker 1>peanut butter lingering on you, but an hour before should

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<v Speaker 1>be good to get the energy boost without the digestive noises.

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<v Speaker 1>Beyond that, look through each day's schedule ahead of time.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can see that it will be packed with

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<v Speaker 1>little opportunity to get lunch, then you need to prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for that three or four healthy and substantial snacks could

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<v Speaker 1>be eaten over the course of a workday, each in

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes. While it would be better to take a

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<v Speaker 1>lunch break, if that is not possible, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that you are still fueling yourself, so pack accordingly.

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<v Speaker 1>I would also suggest not relying on their being food

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<v Speaker 1>various places. Often there is, but in this post covid era,

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<v Speaker 1>with supply chain and staffing woes, you never know for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I plan to feed my kids at the airport once

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<v Speaker 1>before a night flight, but when we got through security

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<v Speaker 1>at eight pm, only one place was still open. You

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<v Speaker 1>might get on a flight where somehow they're even out

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<v Speaker 1>of snack boxes, and so we need to become like pioneers,

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<v Speaker 1>bringing our provisions with us. Perhaps it would be nice

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<v Speaker 1>to pack lighter, but being hungry can easily lead to

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<v Speaker 1>bad decisions. Some mistakes in life are unavoidable, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is one that can be easily solved. Best to do

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<v Speaker 1>so when we can. 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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