1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: Today's tip is that for some treats, you can maximize 4 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: enjoyment by limiting exposure to just one a day or 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: maybe one a week, depending on the treat. A little 6 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: forced rationing can keep the heart fonder for longer. By now, 7 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: you would have had to been living under a rock 8 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: not to have heard of Wardle. The Wheel of Fortune 9 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: like game created by software engineer Josh Wardle. Basically, you 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: have six tries to guess a five letter word, with 11 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: hints after each try, letting you know which letters you 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: got in the right place and which letters you chose 13 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: correctly but put in the wrong place. There are many 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: reasons people enjoy the game. It feels challenging and success 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: isn't guaranteed, but you will be able to solve the 16 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: puzzle more often than not. Plus it's quick. As the 17 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: developer explained to The New York Times, it's something that 18 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: encourages you to spend three minutes a day and that's it. Like, 19 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: it doesn't want any more of your time than that. 20 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: But here's the real kicker. Once you have taken the 21 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: three minutes to complete one wordle, you are done for 22 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: the day. You can't do another until tomorrow. You have 23 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: to wait until a new wordle is released. This is 24 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: a brilliant idea. Forced scarcity increases delight. If you could 25 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: binge on wordles, you would get sick of them, or 26 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: you would find yourself regretting spending an hour on wordles 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: instead of preparing for a big meeting tomorrow. But you 28 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: can't over consume. You can enjoy one a day and 29 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: then look forward to another tomorrow. Row. I am pretty 30 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: sure this has kept a great many people's interest in 31 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: the game far longer than they have stuck with numerous 32 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: other pop culture phenomena. Yes, it will blow over all 33 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: things do, but it has stayed popular with many people 34 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: for quite a while. You could use that same insight 35 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: to maximize your enjoyment of other treats. For instance, you 36 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: could pack one piece of chocolate in your lunch every day. 37 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: If you want a little something sweet after you eat 38 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: your lunch, add just one little chocolate to your lunch bag. 39 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: You'll have enough to end the meal pleasantly. But if 40 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: you have only one chocolate with you, it's pretty hard 41 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: to overindulge. You could and probably should, always limit yourself 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: to one drink at any social occasion, choose a special one, 43 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: enjoy it, but then there's no risk of consuming more 44 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: than you meant to and saying something silly or having 45 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: to get a ride home. You could log onto social 46 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: media once a day for fifteen to twenty minutes and 47 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: then be done. You could watch just one episode of 48 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: a TV show at night. You could have a big, 49 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: rich dessert on Saturdays and then not do desserts the 50 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: rest of the week. When you know you will indulge 51 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: in just one of whatever your treat is, or indulge 52 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: in it just one day of the week, you avoid 53 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: the risks of over indulgence. You save yourself from needing 54 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: to exercise judgment or self control because you decided once 55 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: and for all that one is your limit. Plus you 56 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: will probably keep your enjoyment of your treat far longer. 57 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: We get used to pretty much everything in life, but 58 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: a little rationing pushes forward that day when the treat 59 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: no longer makes us feel quite so excited. And since 60 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: small doses of repeated happiness tend to make life happier 61 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: than one big dose anything, you can do to stretch 62 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: out the joy is probably wise. In the meantime, this 63 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 64 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 65 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: from you. 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