1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: tip is a reminder not to make decisions when you 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: are hungry. Almost no one is at their best when 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: they are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. You might not 6 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: be able to do much about the last three, at 7 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: least not quickly, but the first one you definitely can. 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: So you might have heard the acronym HALT that is hungry, angry, lonely, tired, 9 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: describing the situations where people tend to make worse decisions 10 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: or lash out at other people if you haven't slept well. 11 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: It is easy to make us stink in situations where 12 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: you might have been more otherwise. Unfortunately, it is often 13 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: not that easy to grab a nap right before a 14 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: meeting or a decision if you are angry or lonely. 15 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: Those can be hard to deal with immediately too. Perhaps 16 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: a heart pounding workout could help dissipate that anger, but 17 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: good luck making that happen between that very contentious ten 18 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: am meeting and the eleven o'clock one where you need 19 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: to approve something major. Hungry, on the other hand, is 20 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: almost immediately solvable. I try to carry a little pack 21 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: of peanut butter crackers in my purse or a fruit bar, 22 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: because these give a quick hit of energy. Other options 23 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: might be a granola bar or some sort of beef jerky, 24 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: your dried fruit or trail mix. If you keep some 25 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: of these in your backpack or a desk drawer, or 26 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: at least somewhere reasonably accessible during times when you are 27 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: going to need to summon your best self. Then if 28 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: you find yourself feeling irritable and you know you are 29 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: going to have to be level headed, you can just 30 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: avail yourself of your snack. It really is almost miraculous 31 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: how much less desperate things seem when you are not starving. Suddenly, 32 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: you pause before volunteering for that thing you don't actually 33 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: want to do. You think about which plane ticket you 34 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: are going to buy, and you remind yourself that a 35 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: late night lifeover is going to be terrible. You calm 36 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: down before sending that angry or desperate sounding email. I'm sure, 37 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: like many things, it is all evolutionary. Our bodies need fuel, 38 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: and they don't perform well when they are not well fueled. 39 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: In the modern world, there seems to be food everywhere, 40 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: but not all of it is all that great. Those 41 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: of us who can't eat a lot of regular snack food, 42 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: in my case, for my dairy issues, can wind up 43 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: having trouble finding stuff that will work. But packing a 44 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: snack can be as easy as packing your phone. Most 45 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: of us don't leave home without that, or perhaps a wallet. 46 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: A small snack can really be similar, even if you 47 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: don't actually eat the snack. I find that having it 48 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,839 Speaker 1: available can make me feel better. I know I can 49 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: have a snack if I need one, so all is 50 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: calm and all is bright. If I don't have the 51 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: snack readily available, I am edgier. I am sure my 52 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: decisions are worse, So aim not to make decisions. Hungry 53 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: hunger can be solved quickly, whereas bad decisions can take 54 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: a lot longer to unwind. Best to take the quicker 55 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: solution in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 56 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 57 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. 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