WEBVTT - Pack for specific days

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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 pack for specific days. You can pack

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<v Speaker 1>lighter and more efficiently by identifying when you will wear

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<v Speaker 1>whatever goes in your suitcase. So I am always fascinated

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<v Speaker 1>by the psychology of packing. At home, people will wear

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<v Speaker 1>the same things over and over again. Then on the

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<v Speaker 1>road they pack multiple bags or check giant suitcases full

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<v Speaker 1>of things because maybe, just maybe they might want them.

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<v Speaker 1>On some level, I get it. Travel can be anxiety producing.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes people want all their creature comforts with them, or

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<v Speaker 1>they think they'll want lots of options, or that things

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<v Speaker 1>will come up that they haven't expected. It's good to

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<v Speaker 1>be prepared, but then you are stuck dealing with your

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<v Speaker 1>giant bags. If a flight is canceled or delayed, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't go get on another one easily if you have

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<v Speaker 1>to track down your bags first. Hauling a giant bag

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<v Speaker 1>up four flights in a tiny European hotel is just misery.

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<v Speaker 1>Giant bags don't really fit on bullet trains in Japan,

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<v Speaker 1>And the truth is, if truly novel opportunities come up,

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<v Speaker 1>most places have stores, It is almost always better to

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<v Speaker 1>pack light. One of the best ways to do that

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<v Speaker 1>is to actually plan ahead of time what you will wear,

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<v Speaker 1>as in, go through your trip day by day and

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<v Speaker 1>plan out your outfits. What will you wear on the

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<v Speaker 1>plane probably the heaviest stuff. What will you wear the

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<v Speaker 1>next day and the day after that. If you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a special event, you can plan that into the mix,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you'll be swimming or doing something active. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't know what you'll be doing exactly, that's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm guessing you know roughly if you plan to

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<v Speaker 1>be in a city or a jungle or a beach,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can plan an outfit for each day accordingly.

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<v Speaker 1>Then if you are thinking of throwing a shirt or

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<v Speaker 1>another pair of pants in or another dress into the mix,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't have an identified time to wear it,

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<v Speaker 1>you can just take it out now. Okay, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>could do one extra shirt just in case, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will allow for extra underwear case your flight home is

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<v Speaker 1>canceled and you're stuck an extra day. But there is

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<v Speaker 1>no prize for coming home with a lot of clothes

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<v Speaker 1>you never wore. Indeed, you lose in a way because

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<v Speaker 1>you are hauling around stuff that you didn't need now.

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<v Speaker 1>To plan outfits, it helps to know the weather, but

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<v Speaker 1>that is easy enough to find. Layers are good for

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<v Speaker 1>places where the weather will be variable. You probably also

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<v Speaker 1>want to limit the number of shoes you take, because

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<v Speaker 1>they tend to be bulky. I spend time before every

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<v Speaker 1>trip thinking through what I will need and what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of shoes can do the most work. I plan my

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<v Speaker 1>outfits with those shoes in mind. But when I'm headed

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<v Speaker 1>to the airport, I want to know that what I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be wearing is what I am wearing every day of

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<v Speaker 1>the trip, and as a result, I can go carry

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<v Speaker 1>on only. It's worked for trips of ten days or

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<v Speaker 1>more in multiple climates. If you go longer than that,

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<v Speaker 1>well maybe you can find a place to do laundry.

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<v Speaker 1>When you pack for specific days, you are more likely

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<v Speaker 1>to think through your trip and think rationally about what

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<v Speaker 1>should bring with you. It's a different philosophy than just

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<v Speaker 1>throwing in whatever you think you might want, but it

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<v Speaker 1>tends to result in bringing fewer things you don't need,

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<v Speaker 1>and the more you can travel light, the easier it

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<v Speaker 1>is to move through the world. 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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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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