WEBVTT - Don't decide hungry

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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 a reminder not to make decisions when you

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<v Speaker 1>are hungry. Almost no one is at their best when

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<v Speaker 1>they are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. You might not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to do much about the last three, at

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<v Speaker 1>least not quickly, but the first one you definitely can.

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<v Speaker 1>So you might have heard the acronym HALT that is hungry, angry, lonely, tired,

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<v Speaker 1>describing the situations where people tend to make worse decisions

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<v Speaker 1>or lash out at other people if you haven't slept well.

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<v Speaker 1>It is easy to make us stink in situations where

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<v Speaker 1>you might have been more otherwise. Unfortunately, it is often

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<v Speaker 1>not that easy to grab a nap right before a

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<v Speaker 1>meeting or a decision if you are angry or lonely.

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<v Speaker 1>Those can be hard to deal with immediately too. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>a heart pounding workout could help dissipate that anger, but

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<v Speaker 1>good luck making that happen between that very contentious ten

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<v Speaker 1>am meeting and the eleven o'clock one where you need

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<v Speaker 1>to approve something major. Hungry, on the other hand, is

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<v Speaker 1>almost immediately solvable. I try to carry a little pack

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<v Speaker 1>of peanut butter crackers in my purse or a fruit bar,

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<v Speaker 1>because these give a quick hit of energy. Other options

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<v Speaker 1>might be a granola bar or some sort of beef jerky,

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<v Speaker 1>your dried fruit or trail mix. If you keep some

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<v Speaker 1>of these in your backpack or a desk drawer, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least somewhere reasonably accessible during times when you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to need to summon your best self. Then if

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<v Speaker 1>you find yourself feeling irritable and you know you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to be level headed, you can just

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<v Speaker 1>avail yourself of your snack. It really is almost miraculous

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<v Speaker 1>how much less desperate things seem when you are not starving. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>you pause before volunteering for that thing you don't actually

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<v Speaker 1>want to do. You think about which plane ticket you

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<v Speaker 1>are going to buy, and you remind yourself that a

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<v Speaker 1>late night lifeover is going to be terrible. You calm

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<v Speaker 1>down before sending that angry or desperate sounding email. I'm sure,

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<v Speaker 1>like many things, it is all evolutionary. Our bodies need fuel,

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<v Speaker 1>and they don't perform well when they are not well fueled.

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<v Speaker 1>In the modern world, there seems to be food everywhere,

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<v Speaker 1>but not all of it is all that great. Those

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<v Speaker 1>of us who can't eat a lot of regular snack food,

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<v Speaker 1>in my case, for my dairy issues, can wind up

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<v Speaker 1>having trouble finding stuff that will work. But packing a

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<v Speaker 1>snack can be as easy as packing your phone. Most

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<v Speaker 1>of us don't leave home without that, or perhaps a wallet.

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<v Speaker 1>A small snack can really be similar, even if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't actually eat the snack. I find that having it

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<v Speaker 1>available can make me feel better. I know I can

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<v Speaker 1>have a snack if I need one, so all is

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<v Speaker 1>calm and all is bright. If I don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>snack readily available, I am edgier. I am sure my

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<v Speaker 1>decisions are worse, So aim not to make decisions. Hungry

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<v Speaker 1>hunger can be solved quickly, whereas bad decisions can take

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<v Speaker 1>a lot longer to unwind. Best to take the quicker

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<v Speaker 1>solution in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks

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