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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to think about what you'd like less
of and more of in your life, and then do
what you can to make those adjustments. Today's tip comes

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from Dr Christine co who I interviewed for Best of
Both Worlds, the podcast I co host with Sarah hart Unger.
Christine is the co author of the book Minimalist Parenting
and one of the hosts of the podcast Edit Your Life.
A common thread in Christine's work is helping people streamline
their lives with intentionality to make room for what matters.

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On Best of Both Worlds, Christine recommended editing your life
by considering what you'd like less of and what you'd
like more of. This is a good idea anytime, but
perhaps especially as we re enter semi normal life with
the risk of COVID declining in many places, So make

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these lists. You could fold a piece of paper in
half vertically and use the left column for what you'd
like less of, in the right side for what you'd
like more of. Or you could use a word document
or create a table two columns one for less, one
for more, then list anything that comes to mind. Chores
you'd like less of, hobbies you'd like more of. The

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experiences or interactions you'd like to increase or decrease. People.
You'd like to see more of, or maybe less of.
Emotions you'd like to feel more or less often. Anything
is fair game. For instance, if you're thinking about what
you'd like more and less of relative to pandemic life,
you might think more travel, more special dinners out, more

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play dates, more alone time, and maybe less cooking, less
video conferencing and less TV. You can also consider what
you'd like more of and less of relative to pre
pandemic life. Perhaps, after a year of doing things a
little differently, you've decided that you'd like more family dinners
at home, or more walks with friends, maybe less work travel.

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Give yourself plenty of time to generate ideas of what
you'd like less of and more of. Sometimes one idea
will create a cascade of related ideas. Less unloading the
dishwasher might suggest less cooking and more dining out. More
get togethers might suggest more hugging and less loneliness. You

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get the idea as you brainstorm what you'd like more
of and what you'd like less of. You don't need
to edit yourself or rush, just let the ideas flow.
You can decide later which ones you'd actually like to
put into action. We have a lot of opportunity to

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shape our lives, and knowing what you'd like more of
and what you'd like less of can help you do
that wisely. So what about you? What would you like
more of or less of? You can let me know
at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime,

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this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to
hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions,
or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook

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and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod that's b E the
number four, then Breakfast p o D. You can also
shoot me an email at Before Breakfast podcast at i
heeart Media dot com. That Before Breakfast is spelled out
with all the letters. Thank so much. I look forward
to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is a production of

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