Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to choose your alarm sound. There are plenty
Speaker 1: of irritating sounds in the world that you can't control,
Speaker 1: but for those you can best to choose something more pleasant.
Speaker 1: A lot of people who are intentional about their time
Speaker 1: use timers to tell them when to wrap up an activity.
Speaker 1: A timer can be helpful or floyd, letting you know,
Speaker 1: for instance, that you have spent your allotted thirty minutes
Speaker 1: for editing a document and now you need to finalize
Speaker 1: it and submit it. A timer can let you know
Speaker 1: that you have done a twenty five minute Pomodoro style
Speaker 1: sprint of work, and you are free to get a
Speaker 1: cup of coffee if you need one, and even if
Speaker 1: you are not ten years old, it may be helpful
Speaker 1: to use a timer to monitor your screen time so
Speaker 1: you don't spend more time scrolling than you intended. So.
Speaker 1: I am a big fan of setting alarms. However, many
Speaker 1: alarm sounds can be quite jarring. Think the shot clock
Speaker 1: at a basketball game. If you have set an alarm
Speaker 1: so you can focus on your client until you absolutely
Speaker 1: have to leave the meeting, a series of annoying beeps
Speaker 1: might not reinforce your calm vibe. Same with ring tones.
Speaker 1: There's no reason that a marimba needs to let you
Speaker 1: know that you have a phone call, unless that is
Speaker 1: your preference. The good news is that this is entirely
Speaker 1: within your power to change your phone's default. Alarm is
Speaker 1: not the only sound out there. There are lots of
Speaker 1: other sounds that are readily available, including everything from real
Speaker 1: music to church bells to something that might make you
Speaker 1: feel like you are in a so ba. Chimes on
Speaker 1: iPhone is a great choice for providing a gentle sound,
Speaker 1: but there are lots of options. So the next time
Speaker 1: you find yourself with a little time on your hands
Speaker 1: and headphones if you're in a public place, explore the
Speaker 1: various timers, alarms, and ring tones that your phone offers.
Speaker 1: Choose ones that fit the moods you are going for. Personally,
Speaker 1: I like something more soft and relaxed, but this is
Speaker 1: up to you. And the upside of having something different
Speaker 1: from lots of other people is that when the phone rings,
Speaker 1: you do know it is for you or not for you.
Speaker 1: Yours is not the exact same default sound as everyone
Speaker 1: else who has the same device. There is a lot
Speaker 1: in the world we can't control, but some things we can.
Speaker 1: Your personal soundscape is one of them. So take a
Speaker 1: moment to actively choose your alarm sound today. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
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