1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to change something that you've stopped seeing 4 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: so much in life becomes background scenery after a while, 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: Noticing and making a change can have a big impact 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: on your happiness. A few years ago, a business leader 7 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: who was about to be interviewed on camera in his 8 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: office asked me for some advice. Aside from smiling and 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: wearing solid colors, my biggest tip take a look around 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: and note any piles of paper or items that he 11 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: had long since stopped seeing. He might want to move 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: those on camera. He'd see them with fresh eyes, and 13 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: he might really cringe. It is so easy to stop 14 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: noticing things that we see all the time. I know 15 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: this is true for me. I have a very strong 16 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: tendency to just make do. If something isn't broken, well, 17 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: why I bother it? But I've also seen in my 18 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: life that making a little change can have an outsized impact. 19 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: For instance, this spring, I finally got around to changing 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: the background on my phone. Yes, I vaguely knew that 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: people put photos of their kids and pets on their phones, 22 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: but I had never done. So then when we all 23 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: began sheltering in place, I realized just how many times 24 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: I was picking up my phone per day and looking 25 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: at Apple's default. So I switched the photo to a 26 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: lovely one I took of a blooming plum tree. The 27 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: slender branches and bright pink blossoms made me smile when 28 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: I first saw the photo, so I figured they did 29 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: the same on my phone. They became my wallpaper. And 30 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: now this mindless task I do a hundred times a day, 31 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: maybe more signing into my phone becomes a little moment 32 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: of beauty. You're probably not as bad as I am 33 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: in this regard. I actually just took down an evergreen 34 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: garland that had been up since Christmas. Whoops. But no 35 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: doubt you have things that you've stopped noticing too. So today, 36 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: take a look at your living spaces and take a 37 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: look at your digital spaces with fresh eyes. Has that 38 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: pile of magazines on your nightstand just become part of 39 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: the scene like a bedside lamp. How about the items 40 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: on your kitchen counter or any decorations on your car. 41 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: Switch up the photos on your desk or mantle, and 42 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: maybe put something inspiring as your laptop background. If you're 43 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: collecting knickknacks somewhere, pause and see if the collection still 44 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: amuses you or not. If not, put something else there. 45 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: It only takes a little bit of time. My new 46 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: phone background took about ten seconds, and it gives me 47 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: a few seconds of joy every time I see it. 48 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Very few things in life have that kind of payoff. 49 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: We may as well take advantage of the ones that do. 50 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 51 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 52 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 53 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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