WEBVTT - Only take the advice that makes it easier 

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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 only take advice that makes it easier.

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<v Speaker 1>This tip comes from comedian and writer Margaret Abels, who

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<v Speaker 1>is recently a guest on Best of Both Worlds, the

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<v Speaker 1>podcast I co host with Sarah hart Unger. We get

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<v Speaker 1>advice from all angles about work, parenting, finances, nutrition, and

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<v Speaker 1>everything else. In the past, there might have been one

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<v Speaker 1>or two classic books to refer to, thank Dr Spock's

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<v Speaker 1>Baby Books. But these days every influencer has tips, and

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<v Speaker 1>there are blogs, books, podcasts, and magazine's galore, to say

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<v Speaker 1>nothing of the helpful hints friends and family share on

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<v Speaker 1>social media. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all we

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<v Speaker 1>should would be doing to improve our lives. But Margaret

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<v Speaker 1>had a great response to this, You only take the

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<v Speaker 1>advice that makes it easier. This is a great filter

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<v Speaker 1>for figuring out what strategies and tips to apply in

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<v Speaker 1>your own life and which ones to let roll on by.

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<v Speaker 1>Many helpful hints may in fact be helpful. In recent weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>I have used all sorts of strategies that entered my

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<v Speaker 1>life as someone's suggestion. I've saved files. I frequently attached

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<v Speaker 1>to emails with a name that comes up first on

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<v Speaker 1>the list. I planned my weeks on Fridays. I send

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<v Speaker 1>emails to myself when I'm trying to remember something. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a tip from the Before Breakfast podcast has been helpful

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<v Speaker 1>to you. But I hear other suggestions, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to track every dollar going out of

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<v Speaker 1>my life as long as the number coming in is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit bigger. Well, I probably feel okay. I

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<v Speaker 1>have never gotten my head around meal planning, and as

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<v Speaker 1>for an elaborate email filing system, just no. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have a similar feeling about a tip, including ones you've

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<v Speaker 1>heard here, well feel free to ignore it. Not every

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<v Speaker 1>movement needs to be optimized. I think this phrase you

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<v Speaker 1>only take the advice that makes it easier, is particularly

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<v Speaker 1>helpful if you have a tendency to take on too

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<v Speaker 1>many tweaks to life at once, or if you're susceptible

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<v Speaker 1>to other people's suggestions. People all are all different. The

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<v Speaker 1>fact that your friends kids started eating more vegetables after

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<v Speaker 1>she tried some elaborate process of blending them and hiding

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<v Speaker 1>them in chicken nuggets, doesn't mean that it will work

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<v Speaker 1>for your kids or that it will be worth the bother.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you value spending your time on other things. A

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<v Speaker 1>few less carrots now will probably not be the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the world. You don't have to do much of anything.

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<v Speaker 1>The point of self help is to be helpful, so

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<v Speaker 1>if it doesn't make life easier, feel free to question

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<v Speaker 1>whether you really need the advice in your life. Good

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<v Speaker 1>for someone else, not necessarily for you. 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 time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions,

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