WEBVTT - A little extra closes the gap

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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 that if you feel behind on something, you

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<v Speaker 1>often don't have to get caught up in one day.

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<v Speaker 1>Doing a little extra each day over a longer period

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<v Speaker 1>might be more sustainable, and that can close the gap too.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's episode occurred to me when I fell behind in

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<v Speaker 1>my project of listening to all the works of Bach.

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<v Speaker 1>Longtime listeners know that this year I am listening to

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<v Speaker 1>all one thousand plus works that JS Boch composed. I

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<v Speaker 1>have created a calendar of BWV numbers. Those are the

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<v Speaker 1>numbers assigned to each of his compositions, and I usually

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<v Speaker 1>listen to three to four of them each day. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>I had been doing quite well with this since January,

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<v Speaker 1>and then my family went to Disney World over President's

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<v Speaker 1>Day weekend. I probably could have found time to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty minutes of back each day while we were there,

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<v Speaker 1>but with the cognitive overload of transporting five kids around

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<v Speaker 1>the parks, I just forgot. I mean it entirely slipped

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<v Speaker 1>my mind. We got back home Monday night, I went

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<v Speaker 1>to my desk on Tuesday morning, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>I remembered Bach. At that point, I was five days

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<v Speaker 1>behind in my listening schedule, so I had approximately two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half to three hours of listening to make up.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is kind of a lot, at least to

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<v Speaker 1>do in one day. But then I realized I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to do it all in one day. If I

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<v Speaker 1>listened to an extra thirty minutes each day, I could

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<v Speaker 1>close the gap in a week. That pace seemed sustainable.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd also be more aware of the music at that

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<v Speaker 1>pace than if I was just marching through quickly and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to too much of it on any given day.

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<v Speaker 1>So a little bit extra each day is what I did,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was on track soon enough. There was no

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<v Speaker 1>need to stop my project, or for that matter, brate

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<v Speaker 1>myself for forgetting a little extra closes the gap. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is a good mindset for life. Sometimes, for

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<v Speaker 1>various reasons, we do get behind a set schedule. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>that means the schedule wasn't realistic, and that is good

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<v Speaker 1>to know. But sometimes the schedule itself was fine. Life

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<v Speaker 1>just intervened. If that is the case, Rather than giving

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<v Speaker 1>up or pushing too hard, and then as a result

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<v Speaker 1>giving up, it might be possible to find a middle ground.

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<v Speaker 1>A long journey has lots of stages, adding a little

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<v Speaker 1>to each stage for a little while might make it

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<v Speaker 1>possible to get where you are going. So, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>if a kid has been out of school sick for

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<v Speaker 1>a week, she doesn't probably need to make up all

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<v Speaker 1>of her work on the monday she is back. As

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<v Speaker 1>she talks with her teachers, she might figure out a

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<v Speaker 1>way to make up the work over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>a week or so, so each day is more reasonable.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are training for a race and you are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to hit a certain pace with a long run,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to stop somewhere during one of your

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<v Speaker 1>miles for a minute, you are probably not going to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to run an entire minute per mile faster

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<v Speaker 1>right afterwards, or at least you won't be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that and finish. So if you want to make

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<v Speaker 1>up the time, just aimed to run a little faster,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe fifteen seconds per mile faster for four miles, and

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<v Speaker 1>the pace will be more sustainable. Of course, the longer

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<v Speaker 1>you are away from something, the harder it will be

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<v Speaker 1>to get back on track. That's why there is this

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<v Speaker 1>saying to never miss twice. And that's good when you

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<v Speaker 1>can do it. But when your habits truly are sustainable,

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<v Speaker 1>so you are never aiming to do too much on

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<v Speaker 1>any given day, then it will be possible to get

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<v Speaker 1>back on track over a slightly longer period of time.

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<v Speaker 1>I am so glad I am still listening to Bach

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<v Speaker 1>and my five day hiccup didn't encourage me to stop that.

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<v Speaker 1>I just listened to a little extra Bock for five

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<v Speaker 1>days or so, and now I just keep moving forward.

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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 to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening 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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