WEBVTT - Only one at a time

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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 that for some treats, you can maximize

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyment by limiting exposure to just one a day or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe one a week, depending on the treat. A little

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<v Speaker 1>forced rationing can keep the heart fonder for longer. By now,

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<v Speaker 1>you would have had to been living under a rock

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<v Speaker 1>not to have heard of Wardle. The Wheel of Fortune

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<v Speaker 1>like game created by software engineer Josh Wardle. Basically, you

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<v Speaker 1>have six tries to guess a five letter word, with

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<v Speaker 1>hints after each try, letting you know which letters you

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<v Speaker 1>got in the right place and which letters you chose

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<v Speaker 1>correctly but put in the wrong place. There are many

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<v Speaker 1>reasons people enjoy the game. It feels challenging and success

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<v Speaker 1>isn't guaranteed, but you will be able to solve the

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<v Speaker 1>puzzle more often than not. Plus it's quick. As the

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<v Speaker 1>developer explained to The New York Times, it's something that

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<v Speaker 1>encourages you to spend three minutes a day and that's it. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't want any more of your time than that.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the real kicker. Once you have taken the

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<v Speaker 1>three minutes to complete one wordle, you are done for

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<v Speaker 1>the day. You can't do another until tomorrow. You have

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<v Speaker 1>to wait until a new wordle is released. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a brilliant idea. Forced scarcity increases delight. If you could

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<v Speaker 1>binge on wordles, you would get sick of them, or

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<v Speaker 1>you would find yourself regretting spending an hour on wordles

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<v Speaker 1>instead of preparing for a big meeting tomorrow. But you

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<v Speaker 1>can't over consume. You can enjoy one a day and

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<v Speaker 1>then look forward to another tomorrow. Row. I am pretty

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<v Speaker 1>sure this has kept a great many people's interest in

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<v Speaker 1>the game far longer than they have stuck with numerous

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<v Speaker 1>other pop culture phenomena. Yes, it will blow over all

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<v Speaker 1>things do, but it has stayed popular with many people

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<v Speaker 1>for quite a while. You could use that same insight

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<v Speaker 1>to maximize your enjoyment of other treats. For instance, you

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<v Speaker 1>could pack one piece of chocolate in your lunch every day.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want a little something sweet after you eat

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<v Speaker 1>your lunch, add just one little chocolate to your lunch bag.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll have enough to end the meal pleasantly. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you have only one chocolate with you, it's pretty hard

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<v Speaker 1>to overindulge. You could and probably should, always limit yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to one drink at any social occasion, choose a special one,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy it, but then there's no risk of consuming more

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<v Speaker 1>than you meant to and saying something silly or having

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<v Speaker 1>to get a ride home. You could log onto social

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<v Speaker 1>media once a day for fifteen to twenty minutes and

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<v Speaker 1>then be done. You could watch just one episode of

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<v Speaker 1>a TV show at night. You could have a big,

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<v Speaker 1>rich dessert on Saturdays and then not do desserts the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the week. When you know you will indulge

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<v Speaker 1>in just one of whatever your treat is, or indulge

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<v Speaker 1>in it just one day of the week, you avoid

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<v Speaker 1>the risks of over indulgence. You save yourself from needing

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<v Speaker 1>to exercise judgment or self control because you decided once

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<v Speaker 1>and for all that one is your limit. Plus you

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<v Speaker 1>will probably keep your enjoyment of your treat far longer.

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<v Speaker 1>We get used to pretty much everything in life, but

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<v Speaker 1>a little rationing pushes forward that day when the treat

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<v Speaker 1>no longer makes us feel quite so excited. And since

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<v Speaker 1>small doses of repeated happiness tend to make life happier

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<v Speaker 1>than one big dose anything, you can do to stretch

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<v Speaker 1>out the joy is probably wise. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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