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 about one of the best New Year's resolutions you can make.

It's to get outside for 20 minutes a day.

Unlike plenty of other resolutions. to get outside for 20 minutes a day.

Unlike plenty of other resolutions,

this one will probably put you in a better mood.

And if you live somewhere cold, dark, and gloomy,

it can make winter seem more doable.

I first came across this idea for this resolution

via the Human's Outside Project.

This is run by a woman named Amy Bouchatz who lives in Alaska with her family.

Now, Alaska might not seem like the best place to get outside for 20 minutes a day,

especially in, say, January.

But Amy has committed to doing it

and to enjoying what the natural world has to offer.

Sometimes what the natural world has to offer

is absolutely spectacular.

And sometimes being outside for 20 minutes a day

means a quick walk outside the airport

before a long day of flying.

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