WEBVTT - Don't text while moving

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to quit the habit of texting while

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<v Speaker 1>you are moving in any way, shape or form. Aside

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<v Speaker 1>from safety issues, this is one way to give yourself

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<v Speaker 1>more mental space. We all know, or at least should know,

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<v Speaker 1>not to text while driving. It just isn't worth it. You,

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<v Speaker 1>your passengers, and others on the road deserve for you

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<v Speaker 1>to have your full attention on the road and your

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<v Speaker 1>surroundings anytime you're behind the wheel. But beyond not texting

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<v Speaker 1>while driving, I would encourage you not to text while

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<v Speaker 1>moving in other ways. Either that a you'll be more

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<v Speaker 1>present to what you're doing and to the people an

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<v Speaker 1>environment around you. You will also reduce the hold your

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<v Speaker 1>phone has on you. One way this intention could play

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<v Speaker 1>out is that you could try not texting when you

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<v Speaker 1>are a passenger in a car. Instead, talk to the

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<v Speaker 1>driver and any other passengers, or take in the scenery

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<v Speaker 1>daydream When thoughts and ideas come into your head, jot

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<v Speaker 1>them down on paper, Listen to the radio or a

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<v Speaker 1>soundtrack from a favorite musical, and sing along with the

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<v Speaker 1>driver's permission. Of course, you could also decide not to

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<v Speaker 1>text while walking. While the safety issues are perhaps less

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<v Speaker 1>apparent than texting while driving, they are still there. We

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<v Speaker 1>all know people who have walked into things inadvertently. Plus

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<v Speaker 1>it's annoying to share a sidewalk or a grocery store

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<v Speaker 1>aisle with someone who has fixated on their phone instead

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<v Speaker 1>of where they're going. So pick up your head and

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<v Speaker 1>soak in the sights and sounds of your environment along

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<v Speaker 1>the way to your destination, or at least pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to the people around you and how you are sharing

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<v Speaker 1>the space. Even waiting time might be used for other things.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are not going anywhere and won't be for

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<v Speaker 1>a while, that is one thing. But if you are

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<v Speaker 1>in a line that is moving along at a reasonably

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<v Speaker 1>decent clip, then try not picking up your phone. You

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<v Speaker 1>can people watch or let your mind wander and not

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<v Speaker 1>have the person behind you sigh loudly in an attempt

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<v Speaker 1>to get you to move forward in an expeditious manner.

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<v Speaker 1>The corollary to this is that if you don't text

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<v Speaker 1>while moving, you will need to find a spot where

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<v Speaker 1>you can be stationary when you do want to text

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<v Speaker 1>when you are driving, you know that you should pull

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<v Speaker 1>over or find a parking spot. As for walking, you

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<v Speaker 1>can find a park bench, a little move under an

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<v Speaker 1>awning somewhere, a tree stump perhaps, and give your text

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<v Speaker 1>your full attention. This has upsides too. You are less

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<v Speaker 1>likely to send something hot that you will regret, or

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<v Speaker 1>the more frequent sin somehow not notice that autocorrect has

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<v Speaker 1>said something inappropriate yikes. By separating moving and texting, we

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<v Speaker 1>can have better text conversations and not have the downsides

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<v Speaker 1>of mobile multitasking. There might be a bit more mental

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<v Speaker 1>space too. Driving and walking both allow for random ideas

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<v Speaker 1>to pop into your head. If you know, you won't

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<v Speaker 1>be able to resist the beep of your phone when

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<v Speaker 1>a text comes in. Just turn the sound off or

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<v Speaker 1>put the phone in airplane or do not disturb mode.

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<v Speaker 1>Any particularly active group texts can be silenced, simple as

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<v Speaker 1>that the problem is solved in the meantime. This is Laura.

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