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Before Breakfast

Leave the party while you're still having fun

Before Breakfast

iHeartPodcasts

Education, Self-improvement

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Don't wait until something wonderful becomes wearying

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0:00.0

My lived experience in house

0:05.0

experience in housesness is extensive. I was one of over 75,000

0:09.6

experiencing houselessness on a given night in Los Angeles. Here's a simple truth. in Weedy Inhous will explore the senseless tragedy of displacement from the perspective of the in-house.

0:26.0

Listen to Wehie inhous on I-HeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. podcast. Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

0:38.0

Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

0:47.0

Today's tip is to leave the party while you are still having fun. This is good advice for

0:56.0

literal parties and for other circumstances when it is wise not to stick around until something that has been great becomes

1:07.0

wearying. So there is an interesting phenomenon called recency bias.

1:14.0

Whatever has happened most recently sticks out in the brain more.

1:20.0

This means that if you were bored at the end of what was mostly a good party, you will

1:26.6

remember the mostly good party as boring.

1:31.6

This isn't really fair on the part of your brain, but it is true.

1:36.0

Personally, I prefer to have better memories of things.

1:40.0

So, best to leave the party while you are still having fun.

1:45.0

That way you will remember the party is fun.

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And as a plus, you might be able to go to bed within an hour of your usual bedtime.

1:58.7

The idea to leave the party while you are still having fun works for literal parties and other experiences as well.

2:07.0

So for instance, don't continue in a job or volunteer role until you hate it.

2:14.0

While you are still enjoying the role,

2:16.0

but are just beginning to feel a little bored or irritated,

2:20.0

start considering new opportunities.

2:24.0

You can do the same with regular social engagements.

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