WEBVTT - The joy of browsing

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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 embrace the joy of browsing. Being open

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<v Speaker 1>and curious can create opportunities for delight. So lately I

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<v Speaker 1>have really been enjoying browsing the nonfiction section of my library.

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<v Speaker 1>I have certain sections I tend to visit frequently, like

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<v Speaker 1>books on gardens and home design and travel. I am

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<v Speaker 1>not looking for anything in particular, but as different books

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<v Speaker 1>make it back on the shelves from other people's homes,

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<v Speaker 1>I find something new and interesting every week. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>in the last few months, I read a book about

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<v Speaker 1>Virginia Wolf's Garden, a book about the show Chanticlere Garden,

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<v Speaker 1>which is in my neck of the woods, and a

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<v Speaker 1>book about cabin design, complete with all sorts of photos

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<v Speaker 1>of tiny house living. I have read a book on

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<v Speaker 1>the evolution of human metabolism. And I am not sure

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<v Speaker 1>I would have gone out of my way looking for

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<v Speaker 1>any of these titles, but when I found them, I

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<v Speaker 1>gave them a whirl and found reading them to be

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<v Speaker 1>an enjoyable way to spend my time. I have also

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<v Speaker 1>recently re upped my subscriptions to several magazines and to

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<v Speaker 1>the daily print Wall Street Journal. As I am thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about what to buy people for Christmas, I am also

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<v Speaker 1>planning to go in person to a few stores. I

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<v Speaker 1>well recall a few years ago having little idea of

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<v Speaker 1>what to buy tween boys. Then I went to Target

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<v Speaker 1>and there were all sorts of offerings there to peruse,

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<v Speaker 1>offerings that the store was suggesting for the many people

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<v Speaker 1>like me who were asking these exact same questions. The

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<v Speaker 1>truth is that we do a lot of our shopping

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<v Speaker 1>and information finding online these days, and for many things

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<v Speaker 1>this is so convenient. Trust me, my household could not

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<v Speaker 1>operate without free to day and often overnight shipping. You

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<v Speaker 1>tell me you are out of socks. We can get

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<v Speaker 1>socks that fit an eight year old to show up

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<v Speaker 1>before school the next morning. It is so easy to

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<v Speaker 1>just look stuff up. I wanted to know when the

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<v Speaker 1>sun would set on a certain day in my zip code,

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<v Speaker 1>and I could find out in two seconds. Brilliant. But

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<v Speaker 1>we don't always know what we want. There are many

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<v Speaker 1>things in the universe that would never occur to us,

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<v Speaker 1>or that aren't so closely adjacent to our known wants

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<v Speaker 1>that an algorithm would suggest them. When we see what

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<v Speaker 1>someone else has curated and arranged, we just cover things.

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<v Speaker 1>We can be unexpectedly delighted. Thus the joy of browsing.

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<v Speaker 1>When I read the Wall Street Journal in print, I

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<v Speaker 1>see that article on a certain book or a humor

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<v Speaker 1>column that I might not have seen just glancing at

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<v Speaker 1>the top headlines. In the library, I see books that

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't have even known to type into an online

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<v Speaker 1>search engine. Honestly, I had no idea that Virginia Wolf

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<v Speaker 1>was even into gardening. Well perhaps it was more her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>but still, perhaps you will appreciate the joy of browsing too.

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<v Speaker 1>So the next time you have an hour or two

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<v Speaker 1>unspoken for, consider going to the library, or a used bookstore,

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<v Speaker 1>or a garage sale. Go to a few boutique type stores,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you're looking for something vague like gifts for

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<v Speaker 1>tween boys, even a big box store could possibly work.

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<v Speaker 1>See what's out there, see what looks pretty, and what

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<v Speaker 1>might serve your purposes. We can go overboard on this,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, Wandering stores when you know you have something

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<v Speaker 1>you need is kind of inefficient, as is driving there.

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<v Speaker 1>If you know what you want, online is often the

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<v Speaker 1>way to go, but consider the possibility that we don't

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<v Speaker 1>always know what we want. Browsing can help us discover

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<v Speaker 1>that it can be a lot of fun, and fun

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<v Speaker 1>is a good use of time. In the meantime, this

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

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

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