1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: tip is to end your vacation on a high note. 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: We tend to remember an experience based on the most 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: intense moment of it and the end of it, So 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: engineering a really great end to a vacation means you 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: and your fellow travelers will likely think of the entire 8 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: vacation as having been wonderful. Today's tip comes from an 9 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: episode of Laurie Santos's Happiness Lab podcast, during which she 10 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: had a conversation with Tim Hartford, a Financial Times columnist. 11 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: That conversation drew on the late Daniel Conneman's research about 12 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: the peak end effect, that is, the tendency to remember 13 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: an experience based on the end of it and the 14 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: most intense moment of it. Because of this effect, Harford 15 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: and Santos suggest making sure your vacation ends on a 16 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: high note so that you remember the vacation as great. 17 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: As you are planning a summer vacation, perhaps this could 18 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: be a very practical tip to keep in mind if 19 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: you are hoping to go out for an amazing tasting 20 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: menu dinner maybe you can do that on the last 21 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: night of your trip. You might save Big Thunder Mountain 22 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: Railway to be your last ride at disney World. You 23 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: could have a slide show and campfire the last night 24 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: of a family reunion. Or you might go out for 25 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: lobster rolls in blueberry soda for your last luncheon main 26 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: before you hit the road to drive home. Even the 27 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: journey home could be fun. Get to the airport in 28 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: enough time that you can have a nice breakfast at 29 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: a cute cafe, or if it's midday, go to that 30 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: quirky restaurant that serves sushi from a conveyor belt. On 31 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: a recent trip to Spain with my older boys, when 32 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: we were flying home on a public holiday that was 33 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: likely going to feature zero actual business travelers, I got 34 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: a very reasonable offer to upgrade to business class, so 35 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: I took it. My kids definitely remember that as a 36 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: great end to the trip. You could adopt this strategy 37 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: even during a staycation or a time when your kids 38 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: are off from school. For instance, you could book a 39 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: massage for the last day of a staycation, or plan 40 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: a family outing to a favorite restaurant for your last 41 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: summer break dinner, of course, even with the best planning, 42 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: travel can sometimes be a night If you have a 43 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: terrible journey home from a vacation. To avoid having the 44 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: whole vacation seems spoiled, Santos and Harford suggest reframing your 45 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: experience as a great vacation followed by an awful trip home. 46 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: In other words, the trip home wasn't part of the vacation. 47 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: They were two totally separate things. The vacation itself still 48 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: ended well, So as you are thinking about making great 49 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: memories on your next vacation, give a little extra attention 50 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: to making the end especially wonderful. If you do, you 51 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: can help everyone remember the entire vacation as being really great. 52 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 53 00:03:53,080 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for 54 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 55 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 56 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 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