1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: tip is to try the analog version of your favorite 4 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: digital leisure. Many of us spend more time on our 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: devices than we'd like, but if you think about what 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: exactly you are finding appealing, you may be able to 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: recreate that in an analog form that is less likely 8 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: to completely suck you in. So one of the reasons 9 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: I enjoy Instagram is that I like looking at pretty 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: pictures of things. I know. People share lots of videos 11 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: and other such content there now, but at least initially, 12 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: photos were the draw, and that is still what I 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: most enjoy. I like floral arrangements, beautiful garden pictures and 14 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: landscape pictures, and pictures of beautiful places you could travel to. 15 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: I like interior design pictures too. Those are among my favorites. 16 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: But it turns out that there are other ways to 17 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: see gorgeous photos that don't necessarily require being online. For instance, 18 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: I now subscribe to a lot of magazines, including Better 19 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Coastal Living, HGTV Magazine, and 20 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: so forth. These have lovely pictures of homes and gardens 21 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: and such that I can flip through during low energy 22 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: times at night instead of scrolling. I also realize that 23 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: coffee table books tend to offer lots of visually appealing 24 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: spreads too. Now, purchasing such books is probably something best 25 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: done in small quantities. They are expensive, they take up 26 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: a lot of space. But guess what, my community's biggest 27 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: library has a ton of books with photos of gorgeous 28 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: travel destinations or landscapes or gardens or homes or what 29 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: have you. I have set up a regular library visiting schedule, 30 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: and each time I grab a few coffee table books 31 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: to peruse. I have realized through time tracking that I 32 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: spend a fair amount of time reading headlines online. Now. 33 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: I do like my digital New York Times subscription, but 34 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: there are still print newspapers, and they still have headlines 35 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: and zippy commentary too. We get the print Wall Street Journal, 36 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: and I like to page through that when I pick 37 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: up my phone to look at headlines or remind myself 38 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: that the printed paper is there too, And if I 39 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: want to read the news, I can, and I don't 40 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: have to wait into the comment thread afterwards. Since there 41 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: is no common thread in the paper version. In some 42 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: cases that is a good thing. Electronic hobbies are fun, 43 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: but because scrolling is so easy, that tends to consume 44 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: a bigger portion of our leisure hours than most of 45 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: us would choose if we were intentionally creating a budget 46 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: with our time. By figuring out an analog version of 47 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: your digital hobby, you might be able to spend less 48 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: time online and avoid some of the downsides, like seeing 49 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: that commenter's weird conspiracy theory, or being exposed to some 50 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: influencers pictures combined with self righteous commentary that it's all 51 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: just designed to make you feel terrible. So ask yourself 52 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: exactly what the appeal is, then see if there is 53 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: a way to recreate some of that fun in an 54 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: analog way that is easy and accessible too. Maybe there isn't, 55 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: but my borrowed coffee table books and my print newspaper 56 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: aren't that hard to come by. My guess is it 57 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: might be possible to figure something out in the meantime. 58 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 59 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. 60 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 61 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 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