Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to quit the habit of texting while
Speaker 1: you are moving in any way, shape or form. Aside
Speaker 1: from safety issues, this is one way to give yourself
Speaker 1: more mental space. We all know, or at least should know,
Speaker 1: not to text while driving. It just isn't worth it. You,
Speaker 1: your passengers, and others on the road deserve for you
Speaker 1: to have your full attention on the road and your
Speaker 1: surroundings anytime you're behind the wheel. But beyond not texting
Speaker 1: while driving, I would encourage you not to text while
Speaker 1: moving in other ways. Either that a you'll be more
Speaker 1: present to what you're doing and to the people an
Speaker 1: environment around you. You will also reduce the hold your
Speaker 1: phone has on you. One way this intention could play
Speaker 1: out is that you could try not texting when you
Speaker 1: are a passenger in a car. Instead, talk to the
Speaker 1: driver and any other passengers, or take in the scenery
Speaker 1: daydream When thoughts and ideas come into your head, jot
Speaker 1: them down on paper, Listen to the radio or a
Speaker 1: soundtrack from a favorite musical, and sing along with the
Speaker 1: driver's permission. Of course, you could also decide not to
Speaker 1: text while walking. While the safety issues are perhaps less
Speaker 1: apparent than texting while driving, they are still there. We
Speaker 1: all know people who have walked into things inadvertently. Plus
Speaker 1: it's annoying to share a sidewalk or a grocery store
Speaker 1: aisle with someone who has fixated on their phone instead
Speaker 1: of where they're going. So pick up your head and
Speaker 1: soak in the sights and sounds of your environment along
Speaker 1: the way to your destination, or at least pay attention
Speaker 1: to the people around you and how you are sharing
Speaker 1: the space. Even waiting time might be used for other things.
Speaker 1: If you are not going anywhere and won't be for
Speaker 1: a while, that is one thing. But if you are
Speaker 1: in a line that is moving along at a reasonably
Speaker 1: decent clip, then try not picking up your phone. You
Speaker 1: can people watch or let your mind wander and not
Speaker 1: have the person behind you sigh loudly in an attempt
Speaker 1: to get you to move forward in an expeditious manner.
Speaker 1: The corollary to this is that if you don't text
Speaker 1: while moving, you will need to find a spot where
Speaker 1: you can be stationary when you do want to text
Speaker 1: when you are driving, you know that you should pull
Speaker 1: over or find a parking spot. As for walking, you
Speaker 1: can find a park bench, a little move under an
Speaker 1: awning somewhere, a tree stump perhaps, and give your text
Speaker 1: your full attention. This has upsides too. You are less
Speaker 1: likely to send something hot that you will regret, or
Speaker 1: the more frequent sin somehow not notice that autocorrect has
Speaker 1: said something inappropriate yikes. By separating moving and texting, we
Speaker 1: can have better text conversations and not have the downsides
Speaker 1: of mobile multitasking. There might be a bit more mental
Speaker 1: space too. Driving and walking both allow for random ideas
Speaker 1: to pop into your head. If you know, you won't
Speaker 1: be able to resist the beep of your phone when
Speaker 1: a text comes in. Just turn the sound off or
Speaker 1: put the phone in airplane or do not disturb mode.
Speaker 1: Any particularly active group texts can be silenced, simple as
Speaker 1: that the problem is solved in the meantime. This is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
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