1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to only take advice that makes it easier. 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: This tip comes from comedian and writer Margaret Abels, who 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: is recently a guest on Best of Both Worlds, the 6 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: podcast I co host with Sarah hart Unger. We get 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: advice from all angles about work, parenting, finances, nutrition, and 8 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: everything else. In the past, there might have been one 9 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: or two classic books to refer to, thank Dr Spock's 10 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Baby Books. But these days every influencer has tips, and 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: there are blogs, books, podcasts, and magazine's galore, to say 12 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: nothing of the helpful hints friends and family share on 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: social media. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all we 14 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: should would be doing to improve our lives. But Margaret 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: had a great response to this, You only take the 16 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: advice that makes it easier. This is a great filter 17 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: for figuring out what strategies and tips to apply in 18 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: your own life and which ones to let roll on by. 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: Many helpful hints may in fact be helpful. In recent weeks, 20 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: I have used all sorts of strategies that entered my 21 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: life as someone's suggestion. I've saved files. I frequently attached 22 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: to emails with a name that comes up first on 23 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: the list. I planned my weeks on Fridays. I send 24 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: emails to myself when I'm trying to remember something. Maybe 25 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: a tip from the Before Breakfast podcast has been helpful 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: to you. But I hear other suggestions, and I think 27 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to track every dollar going out of 28 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: my life as long as the number coming in is 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: a little bit bigger. Well, I probably feel okay. I 30 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: have never gotten my head around meal planning, and as 31 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: for an elaborate email filing system, just no. If you 32 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: have a similar feeling about a tip, including ones you've 33 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: heard here, well feel free to ignore it. Not every 34 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: movement needs to be optimized. I think this phrase you 35 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: only take the advice that makes it easier, is particularly 36 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: helpful if you have a tendency to take on too 37 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: many tweaks to life at once, or if you're susceptible 38 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: to other people's suggestions. People all are all different. The 39 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: fact that your friends kids started eating more vegetables after 40 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: she tried some elaborate process of blending them and hiding 41 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: them in chicken nuggets, doesn't mean that it will work 42 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: for your kids or that it will be worth the bother. 43 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: Maybe you value spending your time on other things. A 44 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: few less carrots now will probably not be the end 45 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: of the world. You don't have to do much of anything. 46 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: The point of self help is to be helpful, so 47 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: if it doesn't make life easier, feel free to question 48 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: whether you really need the advice in your life. Good 49 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: for someone else, not necessarily for you. In the meantime, 50 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 51 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 52 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 53 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 54 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod that's b E the 55 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: number four then Breakfast p o D. You can also 56 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: shoot me an email at Before Breakfast podcast at i 57 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: heeart media dot com that Before Breakfast is spelled out 58 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: with all the letters. Thanks so much, I look forward 59 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is a production of 60 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: I heart Radio. For more pod casts from I heart Radio, 61 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 62 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: you listen to your favorite shows. H