WEBVTT - Change something you’ve stopped seeing

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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 change something that you've stopped seeing

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<v Speaker 1>so much in life becomes background scenery after a while,

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<v Speaker 1>Noticing and making a change can have a big impact

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<v Speaker 1>on your happiness. A few years ago, a business leader

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<v Speaker 1>who was about to be interviewed on camera in his

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<v Speaker 1>office asked me for some advice. Aside from smiling and

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<v Speaker 1>wearing solid colors, my biggest tip take a look around

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<v Speaker 1>and note any piles of paper or items that he

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<v Speaker 1>had long since stopped seeing. He might want to move

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<v Speaker 1>those on camera. He'd see them with fresh eyes, and

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<v Speaker 1>he might really cringe. It is so easy to stop

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<v Speaker 1>noticing things that we see all the time. I know

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<v Speaker 1>this is true for me. I have a very strong

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<v Speaker 1>tendency to just make do. If something isn't broken, well,

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<v Speaker 1>why I bother it? But I've also seen in my

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<v Speaker 1>life that making a little change can have an outsized impact.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, this spring, I finally got around to changing

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<v Speaker 1>the background on my phone. Yes, I vaguely knew that

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<v Speaker 1>people put photos of their kids and pets on their phones,

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<v Speaker 1>but I had never done. So then when we all

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<v Speaker 1>began sheltering in place, I realized just how many times

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<v Speaker 1>I was picking up my phone per day and looking

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<v Speaker 1>at Apple's default. So I switched the photo to a

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<v Speaker 1>lovely one I took of a blooming plum tree. The

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<v Speaker 1>slender branches and bright pink blossoms made me smile when

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<v Speaker 1>I first saw the photo, so I figured they did

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<v Speaker 1>the same on my phone. They became my wallpaper. And

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<v Speaker 1>now this mindless task I do a hundred times a day,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe more signing into my phone becomes a little moment

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<v Speaker 1>of beauty. You're probably not as bad as I am

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<v Speaker 1>in this regard. I actually just took down an evergreen

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<v Speaker 1>garland that had been up since Christmas. Whoops. But no

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<v Speaker 1>doubt you have things that you've stopped noticing too. So today,

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<v Speaker 1>take a look at your living spaces and take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at your digital spaces with fresh eyes. Has that

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<v Speaker 1>pile of magazines on your nightstand just become part of

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<v Speaker 1>the scene like a bedside lamp. How about the items

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<v Speaker 1>on your kitchen counter or any decorations on your car.

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<v Speaker 1>Switch up the photos on your desk or mantle, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe put something inspiring as your laptop background. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>collecting knickknacks somewhere, pause and see if the collection still

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<v Speaker 1>amuses you or not. If not, put something else there.

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<v Speaker 1>It only takes a little bit of time. My new

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<v Speaker 1>phone background took about ten seconds, and it gives me

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<v Speaker 1>a few seconds of joy every time I see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Very few things in life have that kind of payoff.

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<v Speaker 1>We may as well take advantage of the ones that do.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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