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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 think about how you might spend time when you are too tired to read.
more mindless screen time isn't the only option for filling low energy hours and a little preparation means you can spend those hours in happier ways we often start the day with good intentions few of us would consciously declare that given that I only have a few hours of discretionary time each day
I would like to spend the bulk of those hours looking at sponsored posts on Instagram.
But as the day winds on, we run out of energy.
Even if in the abstract we would like to read in our spare time, that can feel hard in the moment amid exhaustion or irritation and all those end -of -day emotions.
before you spend that hour before bed scrolling through tweets though think about some other options some things I don't want to take off my plate even if I can see the argument for doing so for instance I love to hear I can look at a few from my library without adding clutter or expense to my life
some folks tell me that switching to audiobooks later in the day has been a game changer often our eyes can feel more tired than our ears so you might be able to listen to that book you've been reading even if you keep jumping away while trying to train your eyes on the words if you can listen to audiobooks
you can listen to podcasts of course Try something funny or soothing to help you wind down.
I will even put in a plug here for conscious TV watching.
Just turning on the TV to see what is there isn't a great use of time.
But if you have one particularly relaxing or enjoyable show and you know exactly how long it will take and budget that time in before bed that can be better than the random surfing or scrolling that gets people agitated or makes time feel wasted.
I like relaxing over a puzzle, but here's the thing.
When I am tired at night, it has to be the right kind of puzzle.
I recently decided not to finish a puzzle version of Starry Night because Van Gogh's masterpiece has too much blue and yellow in the sky in somewhat indistinguishable combinations.
I switched over to a much more kitschy picture of a wintry ski village where you know immediately when you look at a piece where it goes.
Likewise, if you have a hobby, see if you can find the most brainless version of it.
Maybe you like art, but later at night, you go for coloring one of those whimsical coloring books.
You have a complicated cross -stitch pattern you work on when you have lots of energy, but at night, you knit a scarf that is all one color, that sort of thing.
In any case, one reason we pull out our phones apart from anything addicting about them is just that they are always there and always available.
When we have no energy, we don't need to go looking for something to do.
Whatever low energy activity of choice you would like to engage in.
See if you can make it just as easy.
Keep your coloring books and colored pencils somewhere you can see them.
Put that knitting project right by your bed or wherever you relax at night.
Don't worry about it being clutter.
Clutter is things you don't use.
You really want to use these things.
So make it easy, and even if you have very little energy, you will be more inclined to make good things happen.
What do you do when you are too tired to read?
You can let me know at laura at lauravanderkam .com.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
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Thanks so much. I look forward to staying in touch.
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