1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: tip is to be open to hearing about other people's passions, 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: even if you don't share those passions yourself. When there 5 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: is something that other people are really excited about, try 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: to find out why. You'll get a window into these 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: other people's lives. And even if you don't become an expert, 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: you might have one more interesting thing to talk about 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: at a dinner at a conference a few years ago, 10 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: I found myself sitting near two linguistics experts who are 11 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: talking about the language Dothraci in the HBO series Game 12 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: of Thrones. I hadn't watched a single episode of the show, 13 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: and I'm not particularly into linguistics, but their conversation was captivating. 14 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: They were passionate about the way languages were created and 15 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: how they evolved. The conversation referenced the quirks of numerous 16 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: world languages, historic languages, and pretend languages. I didn't become 17 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: a Game of Thrones fan, but I did learn a 18 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: lot about how one might create a language and how 19 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: languages came to be. I bet you can recall a 20 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: time you met a fan of a particular sports team 21 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: or musical artist, or an aficionado of wine or Goudy architecture, 22 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: or an enthusiast for a seemingly random sport or hobby, 23 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: and you are unexpectedly intrigued by what they had to say. 24 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: Or maybe you overheard two experts talking and just had 25 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: to listen in. It can be so interesting to hear 26 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: about another person's past, even if you don't share it yourself. Well, 27 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: some folks are happy to jump in and talk about 28 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: their interests right away, maybe even sharing more than you 29 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: want to know. A lot of folks need a bit 30 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: more coaxing, So the next time you pick up on 31 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: the fact that someone is passionate about something perhaps a 32 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: bit obscure or at least out of the ordinary, ask 33 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: a bit more. Wow. You spend twelve hours a week 34 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: doing taekwond what attracts you to it? Or you've traveled 35 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: the world to see Wagner's ring cycle fascinating? What made 36 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: you do that? Or simply what's the best part of 37 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: being a Yankees fan? There are so many things that 38 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: some people are passionate about and other people don't care about. 39 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: At all. People's interests vary, and that is a good thing. 40 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: When you encounter a person who is passionate about something 41 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: you are not, it is honoring and worthwhile to find 42 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: out why they are so go into it. Plus, pretty 43 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: much anything someone is passionate about will be interesting to 44 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: hear about from their point of view. If you have 45 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: been put next to someone you don't know at a 46 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: dinner or another event, this is a great way to 47 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: pass the time. Let's just say that all the time 48 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: I was learning about languages, I was not having to 49 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: think of questions like oh, so you once lived in Washington, 50 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: DC too. Hearing about someone else's passion is way more interesting. 51 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: And now when someone does talk about Game of Thrones, 52 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: which remember I have not watched, I can at least 53 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: mention something about it and take part in that conversation. 54 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: Did you know this random thing about Dothraci? Everything is 55 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: a big deal to someone, and knowing a little bit 56 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: about why something is a big deal opens up a 57 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: world of conversations. In the mean time, this is Laura. 58 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 59 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to before breakfast. If you've 60 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: got questions ideas or feedback. You can reach me at 61 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 62 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit 63 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to 64 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: your favorite shows.