WEBVTT - Complete the set 

0:00:03.440 --> 0:00:06.680
<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:14.480
<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

0:00:15.360 --> 0:00:18.320
<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to give some structure to your leisure

0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:22.520
<v Speaker 1>time by seeking out the complete set of an experience.

0:00:23.520 --> 0:00:27.200
<v Speaker 1>If you've done a lot of something, why not aim

0:00:27.240 --> 0:00:30.440
<v Speaker 1>to do all of it. You'll probably have a lot

0:00:30.480 --> 0:00:34.239
<v Speaker 1>of fun along the way. So I guess is that

0:00:34.360 --> 0:00:38.280
<v Speaker 1>some people are already more oriented toward having the complete

0:00:38.320 --> 0:00:42.600
<v Speaker 1>set of anything. If many years ago you collected a

0:00:42.640 --> 0:00:46.720
<v Speaker 1>commemorative quarter from every state, or saved up your lawnmowing

0:00:46.800 --> 0:00:49.519
<v Speaker 1>or babysitting money for a boxed set of all the

0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:52.720
<v Speaker 1>CDs from your favorite band, then you already see the

0:00:52.760 --> 0:00:56.320
<v Speaker 1>appeal of what I'm talking about. The idea is to

0:00:56.400 --> 0:00:59.120
<v Speaker 1>look for something that you've done a fair amount of

0:00:59.240 --> 0:01:01.640
<v Speaker 1>or would like to do a fair amount of, and

0:01:01.680 --> 0:01:05.759
<v Speaker 1>then check off the rest of the list. So, for instance,

0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:07.800
<v Speaker 1>if you look at a map of the United States

0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:10.600
<v Speaker 1>and notice that you've visited thirty three of these states,

0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:13.559
<v Speaker 1>you might be inspired to build a stop in North

0:01:13.640 --> 0:01:17.560
<v Speaker 1>Dakota onto your next road trip itinerary. In doing so,

0:01:17.680 --> 0:01:22.000
<v Speaker 1>you'll consider options that you probably wouldn't have otherwise, or

0:01:22.040 --> 0:01:25.959
<v Speaker 1>you might start planning an Alaska vacation. Maybe not the

0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:30.080
<v Speaker 1>first place people think of, but a stunning destination once

0:01:30.080 --> 0:01:33.679
<v Speaker 1>you start looking into it. Over a few years, you

0:01:33.720 --> 0:01:37.640
<v Speaker 1>could get all the remaining states. If you like to cook,

0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:40.640
<v Speaker 1>it's fun to just try new recipes, but you could

0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:43.640
<v Speaker 1>also do so with some purpose and cook your way

0:01:43.680 --> 0:01:47.320
<v Speaker 1>through a cookbook like in that book turned movie Julie

0:01:47.360 --> 0:01:51.440
<v Speaker 1>and Julia. You'll build new skills, learn about new ingredients,

0:01:51.680 --> 0:01:54.680
<v Speaker 1>and feel some real satisfaction as you get to the end.

0:01:56.280 --> 0:01:59.440
<v Speaker 1>You could read every book by a given author, watch

0:01:59.480 --> 0:02:02.960
<v Speaker 1>every movie by a given director, or listen to every

0:02:02.960 --> 0:02:06.840
<v Speaker 1>piece by a given composer. You could visit all the

0:02:06.880 --> 0:02:09.840
<v Speaker 1>Thai restaurants or wine bars or dog parks in your town,

0:02:10.520 --> 0:02:13.120
<v Speaker 1>or try out all the weekend exercise classes on the

0:02:13.160 --> 0:02:18.040
<v Speaker 1>schedule at your gym. Now some when you pursue, all

0:02:18.400 --> 0:02:22.760
<v Speaker 1>will be duds, and some won't be as appealing as others.

0:02:23.880 --> 0:02:26.680
<v Speaker 1>I really love reading Virginia Wolf, but there is a

0:02:26.720 --> 0:02:30.400
<v Speaker 1>reason that teachers a sign to the lighthouse more often

0:02:30.400 --> 0:02:34.960
<v Speaker 1>than say night and day. Still, reading the Voyage Out

0:02:35.160 --> 0:02:37.360
<v Speaker 1>can shed some light on her style that then lets

0:02:37.360 --> 0:02:41.480
<v Speaker 1>you approach to the lighthouse with new eyes. Seeking out

0:02:41.520 --> 0:02:44.080
<v Speaker 1>the complete set can nudge you to spend more time

0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:46.880
<v Speaker 1>on your chosen leisure activity as you pursue your goal,

0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:50.880
<v Speaker 1>And just as important, you don't have to spend as

0:02:50.960 --> 0:02:53.280
<v Speaker 1>much time racking your brain trying to figure out what

0:02:53.320 --> 0:02:56.920
<v Speaker 1>to read next, listen to next, cook next, or where

0:02:56.960 --> 0:03:00.880
<v Speaker 1>to travel next. Aiming for a complete set, it lets

0:03:00.919 --> 0:03:07.000
<v Speaker 1>you spend less time wondering and more time just doing so.

0:03:07.160 --> 0:03:10.000
<v Speaker 1>If you are intrigued at the idea of pursuing a

0:03:10.040 --> 0:03:13.400
<v Speaker 1>complete set, think about what might be appealing to you.

0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:16.480
<v Speaker 1>There are lots of ways you could really run with this.

0:03:17.160 --> 0:03:19.600
<v Speaker 1>You could make a New Year's resolution to complete your

0:03:19.639 --> 0:03:23.000
<v Speaker 1>chosen set. You could rally a group of friends to

0:03:23.120 --> 0:03:26.600
<v Speaker 1>experience the complete set with you every month. You could

0:03:26.639 --> 0:03:30.640
<v Speaker 1>discuss another collection of Mary Oliver's poetry, or play on

0:03:30.680 --> 0:03:33.720
<v Speaker 1>a different public golf course in your area, or watch

0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.960
<v Speaker 1>one more Spike Lee movie on your own couches while

0:03:37.000 --> 0:03:41.680
<v Speaker 1>sharing your commentary via group text messages. And I'd like

0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:45.480
<v Speaker 1>to point out you might want to document your completion

0:03:45.520 --> 0:03:49.160
<v Speaker 1>of the set, maybe on a blog, because it could

0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:53.040
<v Speaker 1>become a book or a movie with Meryl Street, And

0:03:53.080 --> 0:03:57.400
<v Speaker 1>wouldn't that be cool In the meantime, this is Laura.

0:03:57.640 --> 0:04:08.160
<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's to making most of our time. Hey, everybody,

0:04:08.400 --> 0:04:10.520
<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

0:04:10.520 --> 0:04:14.200
<v Speaker 1>your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with

0:04:14.200 --> 0:04:18.600
<v Speaker 1>me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod.

0:04:19.279 --> 0:04:23.640
<v Speaker 1>That's B the number four, then Breakfast p o D.

0:04:24.480 --> 0:04:27.320
<v Speaker 1>You can also shoot me an email at Before Breakfast

0:04:27.400 --> 0:04:30.799
<v Speaker 1>podcast at i heeart media dot com that Before Breakfast

0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:33.520
<v Speaker 1>is spelled out with all the letters. Thanks so much,

0:04:33.680 --> 0:04:41.800
<v Speaker 1>I look forward to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is

0:04:41.839 --> 0:04:45.080
<v Speaker 1>a production of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from

0:04:45.080 --> 0:04:49.080
<v Speaker 1>my heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:51.200
<v Speaker 1>or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.