Schedule your screen time

Before Breakfast

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Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Choose when and what to watch to make screen time more fulfilling

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:06.9	Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHeart Radio.
0:12.7	Good morning.
0:14.6	This is Laura.
0:16.6	Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
0:19.9	Today's tip is to schedule your TV time.
0:23.6	Screen time is more fun and memorable when it is chosen
0:28.6	and fits into your evening like a puzzle piece,
0:32.6	rather than taking over the entire time.
0:36.6	So I have been trying to spend my evening hours better rather than taking over the entire time.
0:41.3	So I have been trying to spend my evening hours better,
0:46.7	and over the past few months, I have been sharing lots of suggestions with people about how to do that.
0:54.0	A key part is to set an evening intention, something that takes 30 to 60 minutes and that you know you would enjoy.
0:58.1	When people hear that suggestion, many assume that setting an evening intention is about
1:03.5	spending less time on screens, and it certainly can be.
1:08.5	But your intention can be screen time.
1:12.9	The key is that it is chosen,
1:15.5	and you have thought about how to fit it into your evening.
1:19.7	For instance, one item on my winter fun list this year
1:23.0	is to watch some basketball games.
1:25.5	I get busy and sometimes forget it is basketball season,
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