WEBVTT - You need time to eat

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

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<v Speaker 2>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 2>tip is that eating takes time, not a lot of time,

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<v Speaker 2>but a non zero amount of time.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you are building your schedule for the day,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you have some space to eat. If you do,

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<v Speaker 1>my bed is that you will feel better physically and mentally.

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<v Speaker 1>As I have talked with people about their days, I've

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<v Speaker 1>realized that so many folks assume that breakfast and lunch

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to be accounted for in their schedules. We

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<v Speaker 1>understand that showering and getting dressed and putting on makeup,

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<v Speaker 1>if you do that, take some amount of time, and

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<v Speaker 1>in general, we build in time to our morning routines

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<v Speaker 1>to do these things, standing that one cannot truly roll

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<v Speaker 1>out of bed and straight out the door. Eating is

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<v Speaker 1>as much a necessity as showering, more so, really, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet we assume this can simply be done on the

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<v Speaker 1>go are multitasked with something else. People will eat a

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<v Speaker 1>protein bar in the car or while walking to the train.

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<v Speaker 1>They will take the time to go to a Starbucks

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<v Speaker 1>or Chick fil At to grab a breakfast sandwich, but

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<v Speaker 1>then eat it in transit or at their desks. Lunch

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<v Speaker 1>likewise often happens at the desk, or I have heard

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<v Speaker 1>from folks who work at home sometimes it is eaten

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<v Speaker 1>over the sink. So one need not waste the time

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<v Speaker 1>pulling out a plate and then cleaning the plate afterwards,

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<v Speaker 1>to which I have to say, come on, Two things

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<v Speaker 1>are true. One is that eating properly, that is on

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<v Speaker 1>a plate, sitting down and at a pace that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>give you indigestion, really doesn't take that much more time

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<v Speaker 1>than eating in a distracted manner. And second, you are

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<v Speaker 1>probably not so busy that you can't take the extra

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes to enjoy and appreciate your food. You can

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<v Speaker 1>scramble eggs in a pan in about five minutes and

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<v Speaker 1>then eat them in another five cut up some fruit

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<v Speaker 1>or toast some bread while the eggs are cooking in

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<v Speaker 1>voila our real breakfast for less time than it might

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<v Speaker 1>take you to stop at a fast food place, or

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<v Speaker 1>if you do decide to stop somewhere for breakfast, actually

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<v Speaker 1>sit in the restaurant and eat, or take your breakfast

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<v Speaker 1>to your office and eat it in the breakroom while

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<v Speaker 1>your computer boots up, or eat it on the bench

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<v Speaker 1>outside your office before you go in. You can start

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<v Speaker 1>your day with a moment of calm and an act

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<v Speaker 1>that says I matter. This is a powerful mindset shift,

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't take more than a few minutes. Same

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<v Speaker 1>with lunch, even if you work from home, you are

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<v Speaker 1>worth getting a plate dirty. You can also sit down

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<v Speaker 1>or even sit outside for just a few minutes, more

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<v Speaker 1>than it would have taken to scarf something down standing

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<v Speaker 1>up or eating at your computer while half working. You

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<v Speaker 1>can have a true break, even if a short one

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<v Speaker 1>that centers you for the rest of the day. If

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<v Speaker 1>you work in an office, unless you have a really

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<v Speaker 1>good reason, get away from your desk for lunch. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that means meeting up with a friend or a colleague

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<v Speaker 1>for a nice lunch out. Or maybe you take your

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<v Speaker 1>packed lunch to a park and eat while soaking in

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<v Speaker 1>the sunshine. Or you can enjoy your lunch in the

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<v Speaker 1>break room while connecting with colleagues or reading a book.

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<v Speaker 1>If you get takeout, don't eat your sandwich on the

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<v Speaker 1>walk back to your office. Find somewhere to sit down.

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<v Speaker 1>This doesn't take zero amount of time, but like anything,

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<v Speaker 1>you can simply account for it. Build your morning routine

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<v Speaker 1>to account for the few minutes it takes to make

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<v Speaker 1>and eat breakfast, or at least eat breakfast if you're

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<v Speaker 1>eating something ready made. Build your meeting schedule to allow

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<v Speaker 1>for at least fifteen to twenty minutes to eat. If

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<v Speaker 1>most of your meetings take an hour, as in nine o'clock,

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<v Speaker 1>ten o'clock and eleven o'clock, schedule morning ones on the

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<v Speaker 1>hour and afternoon ones on the half hour. That is

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<v Speaker 1>twelve thirty, one thirty, and so on, this means you

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<v Speaker 1>have at least half an hour built in. I know

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<v Speaker 1>some people consider it a point of pride to eat

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<v Speaker 1>at their desks, or that they don't even have time

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<v Speaker 1>to eat. Look at how busy I am. I can

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<v Speaker 1>tell you this is a recipe for being starving and

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<v Speaker 1>distracted by two thirty pm and grabbing something sugary that

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<v Speaker 1>won't fuel you for the rest of the day. It

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<v Speaker 1>is penny wise and pound foolish with the minutes. Better

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<v Speaker 1>to eat a real meal, feel less frazzled, and be

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<v Speaker 1>more grounded and purposeful 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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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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