WEBVTT - End your vacation on a high note

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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 end your vacation on a high note.

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<v Speaker 1>We tend to remember an experience based on the most

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<v Speaker 1>intense moment of it and the end of it, So

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<v Speaker 1>engineering a really great end to a vacation means you

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<v Speaker 1>and your fellow travelers will likely think of the entire

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<v Speaker 1>vacation as having been wonderful. Today's tip comes from an

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Laurie Santos's Happiness Lab podcast, during which she

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<v Speaker 1>had a conversation with Tim Hartford, a Financial Times columnist.

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<v Speaker 1>That conversation drew on the late Daniel Conneman's research about

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<v Speaker 1>the peak end effect, that is, the tendency to remember

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<v Speaker 1>an experience based on the end of it and the

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<v Speaker 1>most intense moment of it. Because of this effect, Harford

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<v Speaker 1>and Santos suggest making sure your vacation ends on a

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<v Speaker 1>high note so that you remember the vacation as great.

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<v Speaker 1>As you are planning a summer vacation, perhaps this could

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<v Speaker 1>be a very practical tip to keep in mind if

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<v Speaker 1>you are hoping to go out for an amazing tasting

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<v Speaker 1>menu dinner maybe you can do that on the last

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<v Speaker 1>night of your trip. You might save Big Thunder Mountain

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<v Speaker 1>Railway to be your last ride at disney World. You

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<v Speaker 1>could have a slide show and campfire the last night

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<v Speaker 1>of a family reunion. Or you might go out for

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<v Speaker 1>lobster rolls in blueberry soda for your last luncheon main

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<v Speaker 1>before you hit the road to drive home. Even the

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<v Speaker 1>journey home could be fun. Get to the airport in

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<v Speaker 1>enough time that you can have a nice breakfast at

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<v Speaker 1>a cute cafe, or if it's midday, go to that

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<v Speaker 1>quirky restaurant that serves sushi from a conveyor belt. On

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<v Speaker 1>a recent trip to Spain with my older boys, when

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<v Speaker 1>we were flying home on a public holiday that was

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<v Speaker 1>likely going to feature zero actual business travelers, I got

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<v Speaker 1>a very reasonable offer to upgrade to business class, so

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<v Speaker 1>I took it. My kids definitely remember that as a

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<v Speaker 1>great end to the trip. You could adopt this strategy

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<v Speaker 1>even during a staycation or a time when your kids

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<v Speaker 1>are off from school. For instance, you could book a

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<v Speaker 1>massage for the last day of a staycation, or plan

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<v Speaker 1>a family outing to a favorite restaurant for your last

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<v Speaker 1>summer break dinner, of course, even with the best planning,

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<v Speaker 1>travel can sometimes be a night If you have a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible journey home from a vacation. To avoid having the

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<v Speaker 1>whole vacation seems spoiled, Santos and Harford suggest reframing your

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<v Speaker 1>experience as a great vacation followed by an awful trip home.

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<v Speaker 1>In other words, the trip home wasn't part of the vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>They were two totally separate things. The vacation itself still

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<v Speaker 1>ended well, So as you are thinking about making great

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<v Speaker 1>memories on your next vacation, give a little extra attention

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<v Speaker 1>to making the end especially wonderful. If you do, you

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<v Speaker 1>can help everyone remember the entire vacation as being really great.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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