WEBVTT - You need more sky

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

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<v Speaker 2>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 get outside because you probably need more

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<v Speaker 1>sky in your life. On a recent No Stupid Questions podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>the hosts discuss the statistic that.

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<v Speaker 2>Americans spend ninety three percent of their time indoors in

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<v Speaker 2>climate control, host Angela Duckworth summed that up as seven

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<v Speaker 2>percent sky ninety three percent roof. I think that's a

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<v Speaker 2>believable statistic. With family life and work, many of us

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<v Speaker 2>spend the vast majority of our time indoors, or at

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<v Speaker 2>least in our cars. Now, I will point out that

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<v Speaker 2>when you run the numbers, seven percent isn't actually all

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<v Speaker 2>that bad. One percent of twenty four hours is about

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<v Speaker 2>an hour and forty one minutes. Seven percent of one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixty eight hours, that's the number of hours

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<v Speaker 2>in a week is eleven hours and forty six minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>I would guess that the average adult knowledge worker might

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<v Speaker 2>spend less than eleven hours and forty six minutes per

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<v Speaker 2>week outside, since people who work outside and children could

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<v Speaker 2>drive up the average. In any case, though, this is

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<v Speaker 2>a useful number to think about. As you ponder your

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<v Speaker 2>own schedule, how much of a typical week are you outside?

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<v Speaker 2>How much time do you spend walking to and from

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<v Speaker 2>your car or to and from the bus stop. Are

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<v Speaker 2>there any destinations you regularly walk or bite two? How

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<v Speaker 2>much time do you spend outside exercising? What about socializing?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you spend any time working in your yard or

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<v Speaker 2>sitting outside relaxing. After you figure out how much time

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<v Speaker 2>you currently spend outside, set a goal to aim for

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more. For instance, if you currently spend

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<v Speaker 2>seven hours per week outside, you will find that that's

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<v Speaker 2>about four point two percent of your time. You could

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<v Speaker 2>set a goal to get to five percent of your

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<v Speaker 2>time outdoors, which would be just under eight and a

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<v Speaker 2>half hours per week. An hour and a half increase

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<v Speaker 2>from what you are currently getting. Spending one percent or

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<v Speaker 2>even two percent more of your time outside could be

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<v Speaker 2>an attainable goal in the short term. If that still

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't get you to the national average of seven percent,

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<v Speaker 2>meeting or even exceeding seven percent could be a long

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<v Speaker 2>term goal. Now, I will admit that outside isn't always

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<v Speaker 2>lovely or perfect. I remember hearing a comedian complaining about

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<v Speaker 2>camping once with the line that it took people a

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<v Speaker 2>long time to invent inside, and it's true. Air conditioning

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<v Speaker 2>and heat and insulated roofs are amazing and allow us

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<v Speaker 2>to think about things beyond how hot or cold it is.

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<v Speaker 2>That said, we sometimes go overboard with the whole inside thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Being outside, even in non perfect conditions, is a known

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<v Speaker 2>mood booster. Plus, when we are outside, we are probably

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<v Speaker 2>less likely to engage in activities like watching TV or

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<v Speaker 2>scrolling around on social media that are kind of low

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<v Speaker 2>on the happiness scale. So spending a little more time

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<v Speaker 2>outside is probably a good idea for most people. Not

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<v Speaker 2>a few chop wood for a living, but for everyone else.

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<v Speaker 2>If you try getting more sky, you can tell me

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<v Speaker 2>how you do it. You can reach me at Laura

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<v Speaker 2>at Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 2>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 2>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 2>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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