1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: Today's tip is that novelty can be great, but it 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: is not obligatory. When you find something that works, you 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: can absolutely repeat it and there is no need to 6 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 2: feel bad about this at all. So I hear from 7 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 2: the wordle fans in my life that the puzzles tend 8 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: to be harder when there is a repeated letter. Somehow, 9 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: it is easier to guess a five letter word with 10 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: five different letters than it is to guess a five 11 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: letter word that only contains three or four different letters. 12 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: So ledge is harder to guess than lodge, and sleep 13 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 2: is harder than slept. Our brains just forget that repetition 14 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: is an option. I've noticed that we can be slow 15 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 2: to recognize opportunities for repetition in other aspects of life too. 16 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 2: We feel like we have to do something new every time. 17 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: But when you are racking your brain to come up 18 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 2: with an option, it's worth considering whether you can just 19 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: do something again. Anytime you take food to someone who 20 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: had a new baby, you can take the same meal. 21 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: You can make the same meals for your own family 22 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 2: again and again too. You can wear the same outfit 23 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 2: for every job interview and the same dress for every 24 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: black tie event. If you want a white duvet cover 25 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: in two bedrooms, you don't have to find two different 26 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: douvet covers. Just order two of the same duvet cover, 27 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: one for each true you can use the same basic 28 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: structure for every thank you note and the same fun 29 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: fact every time you have to introduce yourself. We can 30 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: get distracted by arguing about whether anyone can have it all. 31 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: I will leave those questions to you, But what I 32 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: can tell you is that a key strategy for leading 33 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: a full life is to decide where to direct your 34 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 2: time and energy and where not to. You can free 35 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 2: up mental energy by deciding that not everything is worth 36 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: the bother. For instance, you can decide that you will 37 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: never spend another moment flipping through cookbooks or meal planning blogs. 38 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: If you are in charge of feeding your family, you 39 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: can decide that every Sunday is salad, Every Monday is sandwiches, 40 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: Every Tuesday is tacos, Every Wednesday is pasta. Every Thursday 41 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: is a smorgasboard of whatever is left from the word. 42 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: Every Friday is homemade pizza every Saturday is burgers. Meal 43 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: planning is now checked off your to do list forever, 44 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: and grocery shopping and cooking just got more efficient now. 45 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: Of course, if you are inspired to make chicken chili 46 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: or grilled salmon or flank steak one night, that's great, 47 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: go for it. You can also order in or go 48 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: out sometimes to spice things up, but you never have 49 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: to consider what's for dinner again. You can just repeat it. 50 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: You can repeat your clothes as well. All winter long. 51 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: I cycle through a handful of cowl neck sweaters and 52 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: dark washed jeans. If I'm going somewhere that involves business clothes, 53 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: I tend to wear those cowl neck sweaters with dressy 54 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: black pants and heels. It's the same thing. I Am 55 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: never going to get excited about fashion, So I found 56 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: something that looks reasonable on me, and I just wear 57 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: it again and again. Now I am not suggesting that 58 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: you make your life so repetitive that it is boring. 59 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: I am saying that if you don't find it gratifying 60 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 2: to search for multiple white duvet covers for different rooms, 61 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: or to choose a different outfit for every party, then 62 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: you don't have to. You can save your time and 63 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 2: attention for choices that do matter to you by repeating 64 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: choices that you are not interested in. In the meantime, 65 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,559 Speaker 2: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 66 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 67 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 68 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, 69 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 2: and Instagram at before Breakfast pod. That's b the number 70 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: four than breakfast pod. 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