WEBVTT - Get in and get out

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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 know why you are going online and

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<v Speaker 1>then get offline once you have done what you went

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<v Speaker 1>online to do. Today's tip comes from Manoush Zomorodi, host

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<v Speaker 1>of the TED Radio Hour and author of the new book,

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<v Speaker 1>Body Electric, The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age,

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<v Speaker 1>and the new science to reclaim your well-being. On a

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<v Speaker 1>recent episode of the podcast Life Kit, she talked about

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<v Speaker 1>how to avoid information overload. One strategy? She suggested that

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<v Speaker 1>when you go on your phone or on the internet,

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<v Speaker 1>know what you are looking for. Then once you have

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<v Speaker 1>found it, you can get off. You are setting the

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<v Speaker 1>goal to get the information, she says, and once you

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<v Speaker 1>have achieved it, stop. In other words, as the interviewer

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<v Speaker 1>summed it up, get in and get out. I can

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<v Speaker 1>see the benefit of this philosophy. Many of us spend

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of aimless time online. Even if you originally

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<v Speaker 1>had a purpose for going there, once you are there,

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<v Speaker 1>the entirety of the internet becomes an option. And it

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<v Speaker 1>is not a small place. So instead, say to yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>I am going online to order tape for the label maker. Or,

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<v Speaker 1>I am going online to set a reminder that my

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<v Speaker 1>sister leaves for Switzerland tomorrow, so I remember to say

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<v Speaker 1>bon voyage. Or, I'm going online to get ideas for

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<v Speaker 1>making a deconstructed black forest cake. When you acknowledge why

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<v Speaker 1>you are going online, whatever the reason happens to be,

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<v Speaker 1>it is easier to stay focused on your purpose. When

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<v Speaker 1>you know you are looking for black forest cake recipes,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't get sidetracked looking at recipes for other things.

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<v Speaker 1>You are online to see what is in a black

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<v Speaker 1>forest cake. So anything else is irrelevant. You can close

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<v Speaker 1>your browser once you find out. When you know your

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<v Speaker 1>exact purpose for going online, it is also easier to

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<v Speaker 1>know when you are done. You are less likely to

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself aimlessly scrolling. Did you order the tape for

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<v Speaker 1>the label maker? Which was your purpose? Great. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to get sucked into looking at flowerpots or calendars

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever else the online retail site is suggesting to you.

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<v Speaker 1>You went online for label maker tape. You have ordered it.

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<v Speaker 1>So your mission is complete. Get in and get out.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are someone who tends to find yourself exploring

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<v Speaker 1>every possible option for whatever it is you are looking for,

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<v Speaker 1>you might find it helpful to allocate a specific amount

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<v Speaker 1>of time to your online project. Set an alarm. Then

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<v Speaker 1>when the timer goes off, you know it is time

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<v Speaker 1>to wrap up. It doesn't really matter whether you got

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<v Speaker 1>the clear label tape or the white label tape. Your

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<v Speaker 1>financial future does not depend on whether you paid $ 4. 50

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<v Speaker 1>or $ 5. Just order something and be done. So the

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<v Speaker 1>next time you are going online for something, ask yourself, why?

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure you are clear on your mission. If you

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<v Speaker 1>need to, set a timer to make sure you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get sucked into a rabbit hole. Then, once you have

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<v Speaker 1>done what you went online to do, That is it.

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<v Speaker 1>Get in and get out. With purposeful time-limited visits online,

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<v Speaker 1>you will waste a lot less time. That means you

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<v Speaker 1>will have more time to be fully present wherever you

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com.

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