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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning, this is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to plant an invitation for an engaging activity.
This tip comes from author and gatherings expert Priya Parker.
In a recent piece, she described how everyone enjoys time at her friend Heidi's house.
As Parker put it, Heidi leaves tiny, non -verbal invitations all over her house for her guests to discover.
There might be a backgammon board out of the case placed on a coffee table, a pile of books to flip through, stacked in a window nook, a kid -sized table with a cup of markers and two pieces of white paper left out, a big jump rope in the backyard.
Parker continues, Each is a pro -social nudge to connect and engage, often in smaller pairs, in ways that tend to lead people through side doors into unexpected conversations.
Doesn't that sound nice?
There is delight in spotting a possible activity, like an Easter egg waiting for you to find it.
As Parker notes, invitations like these may be especially appreciated by introverts, who may prefer what she calls small play over small talk.
Planting invitations is great for parties, but there are lots of other times when an activity invitation could be welcome too.
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about evenings, my own, and other people's.
This time can feel lost or like a slog.
But with a little intentionality, you can transform the time to become golden hours.
Planting invitations may be one gentle way to make evenings more rewarding.
If you are trying to nudge yourself or your household toward more meaningful evenings, consider planting supplies for evening activities.
You could buy a deck of cards like those from Table Topics, with conversation starters like, what movie made you laugh until you cried?
Or what's the nicest thing anyone ever said to you?
Or you could go to the nonprofit StoryCorps website, search Great Questions and print out a list.
These might take your dinner conversations up a notch.
You won't be surprised to hear that I also recommend puzzles and Legos as invitations for evening activities.
Crans, pencils, or markers and drawing paper could be great too.
So could Plato. Just set the items on the table or in a high traffic area, and they will pull people in.
Or maybe you leave a book of jokes for kids on the coffee table.
Even for adults, jokes pitched as being for kids can be great because they tend to be sunnier than humor pitched for adults.
Reading jokes out loud can add levity to the evening.
You could leave out a photo album, and inevitably someone will start flipping through the pages and recalling memories that you hadn't thought about for years.
If your family is musical, set out a guitar or a ukulele.
Or put sheet music on the piano for songs people might enjoy singing along to, like show tunes, Disney songs, or around the holidays, Christmas carols.
Or maybe you will find yourself walking through the house tidying and feel the pull to sit down at the piano and play for a while.
That is a much more satisfying way to spend your golden hours than housework.
If you want your evenings to be more meaningful, you don't have to directly ask or encourage your partner, kids or roommates to do something besides screens.
You don't have to put better evenings on the list as one more self -improvement goal you want to pursue.
You can simply plant an invitation with an object you leave out and let the activity unfold.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura .lauravandercam .com.
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