Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to only take advice that makes it easier.
Speaker 1: This tip comes from comedian and writer Margaret Abels, who
Speaker 1: is recently a guest on Best of Both Worlds, the
Speaker 1: podcast I co host with Sarah hart Unger. We get
Speaker 1: advice from all angles about work, parenting, finances, nutrition, and
Speaker 1: everything else. In the past, there might have been one
Speaker 1: or two classic books to refer to, thank Dr Spock's
Speaker 1: Baby Books. But these days every influencer has tips, and
Speaker 1: there are blogs, books, podcasts, and magazine's galore, to say
Speaker 1: nothing of the helpful hints friends and family share on
Speaker 1: social media. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all we
Speaker 1: should would be doing to improve our lives. But Margaret
Speaker 1: had a great response to this, You only take the
Speaker 1: advice that makes it easier. This is a great filter
Speaker 1: for figuring out what strategies and tips to apply in
Speaker 1: your own life and which ones to let roll on by.
Speaker 1: Many helpful hints may in fact be helpful. In recent weeks,
Speaker 1: I have used all sorts of strategies that entered my
Speaker 1: life as someone's suggestion. I've saved files. I frequently attached
Speaker 1: to emails with a name that comes up first on
Speaker 1: the list. I planned my weeks on Fridays. I send
Speaker 1: emails to myself when I'm trying to remember something. Maybe
Speaker 1: a tip from the Before Breakfast podcast has been helpful
Speaker 1: to you. But I hear other suggestions, and I think
Speaker 1: I don't want to track every dollar going out of
Speaker 1: my life as long as the number coming in is
Speaker 1: a little bit bigger. Well, I probably feel okay. I
Speaker 1: have never gotten my head around meal planning, and as
Speaker 1: for an elaborate email filing system, just no. If you
Speaker 1: have a similar feeling about a tip, including ones you've
Speaker 1: heard here, well feel free to ignore it. Not every
Speaker 1: movement needs to be optimized. I think this phrase you
Speaker 1: only take the advice that makes it easier, is particularly
Speaker 1: helpful if you have a tendency to take on too
Speaker 1: many tweaks to life at once, or if you're susceptible
Speaker 1: to other people's suggestions. People all are all different. The
Speaker 1: fact that your friends kids started eating more vegetables after
Speaker 1: she tried some elaborate process of blending them and hiding
Speaker 1: them in chicken nuggets, doesn't mean that it will work
Speaker 1: for your kids or that it will be worth the bother.
Speaker 1: Maybe you value spending your time on other things. A
Speaker 1: few less carrots now will probably not be the end
Speaker 1: of the world. You don't have to do much of anything.
Speaker 1: The point of self help is to be helpful, so
Speaker 1: if it doesn't make life easier, feel free to question
Speaker 1: whether you really need the advice in your life. Good
Speaker 1: for someone else, not necessarily for you. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to
Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions,
Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook
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Speaker 1: to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is a production of
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