WEBVTT - Pack your listening material

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to pack something to listen to. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are a bit rusty at commuting, or perhaps at

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<v Speaker 1>driving kids around, now is a good time to get

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<v Speaker 1>in the habit of using that time. Wisely, pack your

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<v Speaker 1>listening material and the time will be more pleasant. All

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<v Speaker 1>the COVID lockdowns a few years ago we're challenging, for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>But one thing some people did like was spending less

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<v Speaker 1>time in the car. From twenty nineteen to time spent

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<v Speaker 1>in the car fell by a little under half an

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<v Speaker 1>hour per person per day according to the American Time

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<v Speaker 1>You Survey. That is a huge swing. Needless to say,

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't last forever. People are commuting less, but they

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<v Speaker 1>are commuting some and people are driving more in places

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<v Speaker 1>where interest in public transit has fallen a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids are back at their activities and in some cases

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<v Speaker 1>are making up for lost time. All of that means

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<v Speaker 1>more time in the car, and time in the car

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<v Speaker 1>is incredibly hard to use. Well. That's why commuting tends

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<v Speaker 1>to be one of the low points psychologically in people's days.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't use your eyes for anything but the road,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't use your hands for anything but the wheel,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are stuck in one position in your seat

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<v Speaker 1>that leaves your ears within reason, of course, it is

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<v Speaker 1>better if it is not something like a phone conversation

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<v Speaker 1>that you have to actively engage in better to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to something that you can turn off if you need to.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course we all know this. You are listening

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<v Speaker 1>to a podcast, after all, a genre of content that

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<v Speaker 1>exists pretty much because people are in their cars and

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<v Speaker 1>want to listen to something interesting. But we tend not

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<v Speaker 1>to approach the listening decision as mindfully as we could.

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<v Speaker 1>And I find that interesting because we make other decisions

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<v Speaker 1>about what to bring with us in the car quite mindfully. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>we build it into our daily routines. I am guessing

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't get in the car for work without

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<v Speaker 1>your work bag. You ask your kids whether they have

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<v Speaker 1>their lunches and sports equipment. If you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>the gym, you pack your sneakers and your workout clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>So why not put listening material on the list. Whenever

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<v Speaker 1>you know you will be packing up to leave, pack

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<v Speaker 1>up something to listen to as well. If you have

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of favorite podcasts, you might assign each to

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<v Speaker 1>a day or time and have secondary ones you like

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to if you get through the first. Or

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<v Speaker 1>you can listen ambitiously to audio books or music, but

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<v Speaker 1>think about what would make sense for each trip. Probably

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<v Speaker 1>not a really steamy novel while you are driving kids

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<v Speaker 1>to preschool, and probably not something really depressing if you

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<v Speaker 1>are about to go make some sales calls. You know

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<v Speaker 1>how to do this. It really doesn't take much thought.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just like looking at the weather forecast and deciding

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<v Speaker 1>whether to take a coat or umbrella. You just look

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<v Speaker 1>at your driving plan for the week and figure out

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<v Speaker 1>the listening materials that support that driving plan. If it

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<v Speaker 1>is a week with a lot of short trips, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you listen to some short podcasts. If you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>major hall somewhere, well time to pull out the audio books.

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<v Speaker 1>If you will be driving others who don't share your

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<v Speaker 1>audio book or podcast taste, best to choose music that's agreeable.

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<v Speaker 1>Too many sorts. The point is that it is very

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<v Speaker 1>easy to feel like time in the car is wasted.

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<v Speaker 1>These are the minutes we tend to wish away and

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<v Speaker 1>to count down because they feel like we can't use

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<v Speaker 1>them well. By packing agreeable listing material that meets the

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<v Speaker 1>times and desires you will have, you can make this

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<v Speaker 1>time much more pleasant. It goes to tolerable from wishing

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<v Speaker 1>it away, and when it comes to life, which is

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately limited, that can be a major win. In the meantime,

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our times. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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