WEBVTT - Second Cup: Use the tomorrow test

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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 use the tomorrow test to help you

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<v Speaker 1>make better decisions. If an option doesn't sound like it

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<v Speaker 1>would be appealing to you tomorrow, it is probably not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be appealing for you ever, no matter how

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<v Speaker 1>far in the future you look. Longtime listeners may have

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<v Speaker 1>heard me recommend using the tomorrow test for evaluating requests.

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<v Speaker 1>When you are presented with a one off social event

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<v Speaker 1>or a work or volunteer commitment, consider whether you would

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<v Speaker 1>say yes if you would have to do this thing tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>If you would say yes, go for it. If not,

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<v Speaker 1>consider whether your future self is going to be upset

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<v Speaker 1>with you for saying yes on his or her behalf. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, you may be thinking that you couldn't do

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<v Speaker 1>it tomorrow because you are busy tomorrow, But your future

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<v Speaker 1>self is going to be busy too. If you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>rearrange your schedule to say yes tomorrow, don't say yes

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<v Speaker 1>for the more distant future either. You can use the

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow test for longer term professional projects or personal commitments

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<v Speaker 1>as well. If you don't have time in your schedule

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<v Speaker 1>to start a new project within the next week or so,

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<v Speaker 1>When will you realistically have the time for it. Unless

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<v Speaker 1>you have a project with a clear ind date coming up,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably don't want to take on a new project

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<v Speaker 1>unless you have the time and inclination to get started

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<v Speaker 1>on it right away. The same goes for a new

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<v Speaker 1>book club or softball team. If you can't make it

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<v Speaker 1>to the next choir practice, do you really have the

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<v Speaker 1>time and desire to join the choir at all. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only does the tomorrow test keep us from making commitments

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<v Speaker 1>we end up regretting, it can save us from bad

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<v Speaker 1>purchases too. When you buy a new item of clothing

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<v Speaker 1>that you love, you usually want to wear it the

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<v Speaker 1>next day, or at least on the next appropriate occasion.

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<v Speaker 1>You may even invent an occasion to wear it. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't wear something on the next appropriate occasion,

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<v Speaker 1>it is probably never going to be a favorite. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you are shopping and contemplating buying a new pair

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<v Speaker 1>of shoes, ask yourself, will I wear these tomorrow? If

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<v Speaker 1>the answer is not a resounding yes, they are probably

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<v Speaker 1>not for you. This is equally true for interesting ingredients

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<v Speaker 1>at the grocery store bacon, onion jam or chili crisp

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<v Speaker 1>may seem fun to try, but if you don't plan

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<v Speaker 1>to try them tomorrow, save your money in your pantry

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<v Speaker 1>space for something else. Aspirational ingredients don't make your meals

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<v Speaker 1>special when they never get enjoyed. If a new book

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<v Speaker 1>catches your eye but you wouldn't start reading it tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>don't buy it. Put it on your to be read list,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can remind your future self about the book

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<v Speaker 1>and let her decide whether she wants to read it.

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<v Speaker 1>The good news is that in this era of ebooks,

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<v Speaker 1>you will be able to purchase the book immediately as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as you decide you do want to read it,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't need to add it to the nightstandpile now.

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<v Speaker 1>The tomorrow test knowledge is that we are still going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the same people in the future. I am

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<v Speaker 1>not saying people don't change at all, because they sometimes do,

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<v Speaker 1>but life is not going to be magically less complicated

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<v Speaker 1>at some later date. You won't magically have more energy.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you are making any sort of decision, evaluate

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<v Speaker 1>how enthusiastic you would be tomorrow. That is a much

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<v Speaker 1>more accurate representation of future you than anything else. If

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<v Speaker 1>you try the tomorrow test, you can let me know

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<v Speaker 1>how it goes at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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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. Hey, everybody,

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