1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Good morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to plan a mini adventure into your day. 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: A few years ago, I came across a great quote 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: from Alan Burdick in his book Why Time Flies. He 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: wrote that very often when we remark how did time 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: fly by so quickly, what's actually meant is some version 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: of I don't remember where the time went. Memories and 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: time are closely related. When time isn't memorable, we don't 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: remember it. When time is memorable, we do remember it, 10 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: and that can make us feel like we have more time. 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 1: I saw this relationship in action when I had nine 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: hundred busy people track their time for a day a 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: few years ago from my book Off the Clock. I 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: asked them questions about how they felt about their time. 15 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: I found that the people with the most abundant perspective 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: on time were highly likely to have done something very memorable. 17 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: On the March Monday, I had them track. One woman 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: went to salsa dancing lessons. Somebody else went to a 19 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: big band concert on a Monday night. Now this might 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: seem like a bit of a paradox that going to 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: a big band concert might make you feel like you 22 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: have more time. After all, Buying tickets creates something of 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: an obligation. You have to go do something rather than 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: just crash on the couch. So this should make you 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: feel like you have less time, right, But time isn't 26 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: that simple. Time moves at different paces depending on how 27 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: we interact with it. Our perception of any given length 28 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: of time is shaped by how many memories we have 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: of that length of time. This is why the first 30 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: day of a vacation somewhere exotics seems very long. Your 31 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: brain has no idea what it needs to remember, so 32 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: it's remembering all of it. More memories means more time. 33 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: An evening spent on the couch is an particularly memorable, 34 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: so we don't remember it. That time disappears as if 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: it doesn't exist. Too many days like this, and whole 36 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: years can disappear into memory sinkholes. Time ceases to be 37 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: a rich tapestry and feels more like a slick linoleum floor. Obviously, 38 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: it's not feasible to go to big band concerts every night, 39 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: but it is possible to do something to make each 40 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: day memorable, so we're more likely to remember it. In 41 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: the Jewish tradition, before the passover meal, the youngest person 42 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: at the table asks why is tonight different from all 43 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: other nights? For passover, the answer is clear, it's a 44 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: holiday and you're celebrating a defining event and extended family history. 45 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: But you can ask this question of any day. Why 46 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: is today different from all other days? Indeed, let's ask 47 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: this for today. How is today going to be different 48 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: from other days? Take some time to think think about this. 49 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: What many adventure could you plan into today so that 50 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: today stands out in memory. Your adventure doesn't have to 51 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: be expensive or time consuming. You might grab lunch with 52 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: a new group of people from work. You might take 53 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: a walk through a nearby park to perk yourself up. 54 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: In the afternoon. You might stop at an intriguing store 55 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: you see as you walk back to your apartment. You 56 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: might catch a week night movie or take your kids 57 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: to a playground after dinner. Rather than going through the 58 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: usual march of bath and bed. But plan in some 59 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: little adventure, and as you're having your adventure, pause to 60 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: note that it's happening. Really, take everything in. This will 61 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: make your memories deeper, and really, in the end, memories 62 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: are all we have. In the meantime, this is Laura. 63 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of 64 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: our time. 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