WEBVTT - Make a memory this week

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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 make a memory this week. Special moments

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<v Speaker 1>give shape and meaning to our lives, and they keep

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<v Speaker 1>us from having no idea where the time actually went.

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<v Speaker 1>I know lots of Before Breakfast listeners lead full lives.

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<v Speaker 1>We like to get things done, and that is great.

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<v Speaker 1>So here is one more thing to add to the

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<v Speaker 1>list this week, something that will make this week stand

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<v Speaker 1>out in your memory. What could you do this week

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<v Speaker 1>so that at least a month in the future you

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<v Speaker 1>might still be able to recall it? How about a

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<v Speaker 1>year from now? Is there anything you could do this

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<v Speaker 1>week that you might be able to recall a year

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<v Speaker 1>from now, at least with a little help. This can

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<v Speaker 1>be a tricky assignment. Obviously, if you are on vacation,

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<v Speaker 1>that is one thing, But think back to, say, last

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<v Speaker 1>year around this time. What did you do a year

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<v Speaker 1>ago that you can recall now? The answer for many

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<v Speaker 1>of us is probably not that much. We get busy

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<v Speaker 1>with our lives and don't necessarily think about what we

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<v Speaker 1>are doing that our future selves might be able to

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<v Speaker 1>look back upon one day. Of work or one weekend

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<v Speaker 1>day is much like any other day, but with a

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<v Speaker 1>little thought. My guess is that you could do something

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<v Speaker 1>out of the ordinary enough for fun enough that you

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<v Speaker 1>might be able to remember it. Memories come from novelty

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<v Speaker 1>or intensity. So what could you do this week that

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<v Speaker 1>would fit into those categories. Maybe by the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the week you could have a family care yo contest.

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<v Speaker 1>Bring in your neighbors if you want additional competitors. I know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have been listening to Before Breakfast regularly, you

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<v Speaker 1>heard my tip on having a go to karaoke song.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you could make that two hour drive this Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>and get together with your college roommate for a few hours.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been saying you want to do that for the

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<v Speaker 1>past year. This is as good a week as any.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you and your partner could try out that Latin

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<v Speaker 1>dance class that your gym is advertising. You might be

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<v Speaker 1>terrible at it. That could make quite the memory too,

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<v Speaker 1>and I am guessing it would give you guys something

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about. Or maybe you could get up before dawn,

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<v Speaker 1>drive to that hilltop trail and see the sunrise somewhere amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what the memory might be for you,

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<v Speaker 1>but I can at least explain why I think you

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<v Speaker 1>should aim to make a memory this week. Thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>making memories prompts us to take the long view and

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<v Speaker 1>to consider what will matter in the future. Your inbox

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<v Speaker 1>will likely still be there in a month or a year.

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<v Speaker 1>You won't remember ninety nine percent of what is in it,

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<v Speaker 1>but you will remember that catch up lunch and walk

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<v Speaker 1>with your friend who lives two hours away. We can

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<v Speaker 1>get caught up in the minutia of our lives. Aiming

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<v Speaker 1>to make a memory reminds us to step back and think.

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<v Speaker 1>And second, the existence of memories is what makes time

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<v Speaker 1>feel richer and more full. This wasn't just a week

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<v Speaker 1>like any other week. This was the week that we

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<v Speaker 1>had that family karaoke contest, or that you took that

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<v Speaker 1>trip to visit your college roommate, or that you tripped

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<v Speaker 1>all over each other at that Latin dance class. Now

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<v Speaker 1>time doesn't disappear so easily into the wash of the past.

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<v Speaker 1>So as you are thinking through your upcoming week, think

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<v Speaker 1>about how you might consciously create a memory. Spend a

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<v Speaker 1>little time thinking about this, look at when it could

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<v Speaker 1>happen some night this week on the weekend, What might

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<v Speaker 1>be worth doing. What logistics would you need to take

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<v Speaker 1>care of. Then, as you are doing this memorable thing,

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and do some work for your future self.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about what the scene looks like, Try to remember details.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe this, Take some pictures, tell someone

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<v Speaker 1>else about it. You are rehearsing how you would tell

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<v Speaker 1>yourself about it a year from now. And enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 1>Savor what you can. All time passes, but sometime stands

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<v Speaker 1>out more than other. If you make a memory this week,

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<v Speaker 1>then this week isn't really gone. It lives on in

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<v Speaker 1>your mind 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 Laura

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