WEBVTT - Try the analog version

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to try the analog version of your favorite

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<v Speaker 1>digital leisure. Many of us spend more time on our

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<v Speaker 1>devices than we'd like, but if you think about what

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<v Speaker 1>exactly you are finding appealing, you may be able to

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<v Speaker 1>recreate that in an analog form that is less likely

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<v Speaker 1>to completely suck you in. So one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoy Instagram is that I like looking at pretty

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<v Speaker 1>pictures of things. I know. People share lots of videos

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<v Speaker 1>and other such content there now, but at least initially,

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<v Speaker 1>photos were the draw, and that is still what I

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<v Speaker 1>most enjoy. I like floral arrangements, beautiful garden pictures and

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<v Speaker 1>landscape pictures, and pictures of beautiful places you could travel to.

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<v Speaker 1>I like interior design pictures too. Those are among my favorites.

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<v Speaker 1>But it turns out that there are other ways to

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<v Speaker 1>see gorgeous photos that don't necessarily require being online. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>I now subscribe to a lot of magazines, including Better

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<v Speaker 1>Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Coastal Living, HGTV Magazine, and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth. These have lovely pictures of homes and gardens

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<v Speaker 1>and such that I can flip through during low energy

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<v Speaker 1>times at night instead of scrolling. I also realize that

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<v Speaker 1>coffee table books tend to offer lots of visually appealing

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<v Speaker 1>spreads too. Now, purchasing such books is probably something best

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<v Speaker 1>done in small quantities. They are expensive, they take up

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of space. But guess what, my community's biggest

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<v Speaker 1>library has a ton of books with photos of gorgeous

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<v Speaker 1>travel destinations or landscapes or gardens or homes or what

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<v Speaker 1>have you. I have set up a regular library visiting schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>and each time I grab a few coffee table books

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<v Speaker 1>to peruse. I have realized through time tracking that I

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<v Speaker 1>spend a fair amount of time reading headlines online. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I do like my digital New York Times subscription, but

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<v Speaker 1>there are still print newspapers, and they still have headlines

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<v Speaker 1>and zippy commentary too. We get the print Wall Street Journal,

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<v Speaker 1>and I like to page through that when I pick

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<v Speaker 1>up my phone to look at headlines or remind myself

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<v Speaker 1>that the printed paper is there too, And if I

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<v Speaker 1>want to read the news, I can, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to wait into the comment thread afterwards. Since there

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<v Speaker 1>is no common thread in the paper version. In some

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<v Speaker 1>cases that is a good thing. Electronic hobbies are fun,

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<v Speaker 1>but because scrolling is so easy, that tends to consume

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger portion of our leisure hours than most of

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<v Speaker 1>us would choose if we were intentionally creating a budget

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<v Speaker 1>with our time. By figuring out an analog version of

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<v Speaker 1>your digital hobby, you might be able to spend less

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<v Speaker 1>time online and avoid some of the downsides, like seeing

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<v Speaker 1>that commenter's weird conspiracy theory, or being exposed to some

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<v Speaker 1>influencers pictures combined with self righteous commentary that it's all

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<v Speaker 1>just designed to make you feel terrible. So ask yourself

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what the appeal is, then see if there is

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<v Speaker 1>a way to recreate some of that fun in an

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<v Speaker 1>analog way that is easy and accessible too. Maybe there isn't,

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<v Speaker 1>but my borrowed coffee table books and my print newspaper

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<v Speaker 1>aren't that hard to come by. My guess is it

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<v Speaker 1>might be possible to figure something out in the meantime.

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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