WEBVTT - Scroll better

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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 to scroll better. There are some points in

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<v Speaker 1>all of our lives when we are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>spending mindless time on our phones. Figuring out how to

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<v Speaker 1>upgrade that time just a little can make life feel

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<v Speaker 1>more satisfying. So I know there is a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>literature out there on how to break up with our

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<v Speaker 1>phones or kick the phone habit. I know this literature

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<v Speaker 1>contains a lot of good ideas we all should spend

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<v Speaker 1>less time scrolling. But the truth is that there are

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<v Speaker 1>some points in our ordinary daily existences when we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to wind up wiling away time on our little devices.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you are suddenly waiting in a line that you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't foresee. Maybe you are watching a kid who is

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<v Speaker 1>playing semi independently. You can't get up to get a

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<v Speaker 1>book or magazine without changing the situation, So there you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Phones make these little boring moments a little less boring.

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<v Speaker 1>So rather than just lament our phone addictions, maybe it

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<v Speaker 1>is possible to spend these little online moments a little

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<v Speaker 1>more wisely. We can scroll better, even if we are scrolling.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, I have noticed that the comments on well

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<v Speaker 1>moderated blogs or in any sort of closed community are

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<v Speaker 1>often more wholesome than the comments on social media. The

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<v Speaker 1>Patreon community for my other podcast, Best of Both Worlds

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<v Speaker 1>will often have long and helpful discussions with eighty comments

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<v Speaker 1>or more. Reading those can definitely fill some scrolling time.

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<v Speaker 1>I also enjoy reading, say, the one hundred helpful comments

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<v Speaker 1>that often follow a post by the Frugal Girl on

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<v Speaker 1>her blog. So why not read some old school blogs

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<v Speaker 1>or join some closed but active online communities and read

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<v Speaker 1>through those comments. You just might learn something. I have

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<v Speaker 1>also realized that social media algorithms can easily redirect me

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<v Speaker 1>from what I was hoping to see. Online retailers, on

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, want to keep you focused, so I

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<v Speaker 1>have been spending some scrolling time doing the equivalent of

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<v Speaker 1>window shopping. For instance, I've been looking through galleries of

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<v Speaker 1>miniatures at Factory direct Craft. Creating miniature rooms is a

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<v Speaker 1>new hobby of mine, so I scroll around and look

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<v Speaker 1>at prices and styles on a dozen little mini dishwashers.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a great use of time? No, but it

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<v Speaker 1>feels a little less icky than some of the name

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<v Speaker 1>calling I see on Twitter. If you tend to check

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<v Speaker 1>email while you are playing around with your phone, then

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<v Speaker 1>you might try to make your inbox a little more engaging.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, you might subscribe to some interesting newsletters, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course, if you like to scroll around, you can

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<v Speaker 1>buy subscriptions to newspapers like the Wall Street Journal or

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Times and read real articles rather than

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<v Speaker 1>people's idle speculations on their Instagram pages. In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>I am sure we should all spend less time on

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<v Speaker 1>our phones. I also recommend putting ebooks on your phone

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<v Speaker 1>and spending some time that you would be scrolling reading

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<v Speaker 1>books instead. But all that said, you are just going

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<v Speaker 1>to scroll. There are still ways to make this a

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<v Speaker 1>better experience, so best to avail ourselves of those in

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

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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