The Superlatively Yes Podcast · Tanya Smith and Jennifer McCroddan

National Quitters Day & Trading TikTok for Talents

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A passenger ate a full barbecue meal in the middle seat of a plane.

1. The Superlatively Yes Podcast centers this episode on “National Quitters Day” and a January reset around habits, phones, and common sense. 2. Tanya and Jennifer host the conversation together, and Jennifer also brings in Marla, Sean, Jaysa, Lana, Mark McCrudden, and Evan as specific examples from their lives. 3. The episode asks what people should quit in 2026 and whether time should go toward “our actual talents” instead of “perfecting a TikTok.” 4. Tanya says she wants to learn “10 dishes,” including prime rib and scalloped potatoes, because she has a fully functioning kitchen and does not know what “braise” means. 5. Jennifer says she watches other people cook in bed on her phone, and Tanya frames that habit as relaxing but not especially useful. 6. The hosts correct the timing of National Quitters Day, with Jennifer saying it is the second Tuesday in January and Tanya reading “second Friday” from her notes. 7. They connect January resolutions to overambitious goals like “cook professional meals every day” and “lift heavy weights every day.” 8. Tanya argues that “motivation is going to flee from you,” comparing it to running from a zombie in a horror movie. 9. They discuss a Trim Healthy Mama rule that if someone “makes a mistake eating,” they can restart in three hours. 10. The conversation lands on “grace” and the idea that one off day does not mean “throw the whole goal out.” 11. Tanya says she would like to be remembered for cooking “10 happy, wonderful meals” for her family. 12. Jennifer describes being “bored” with crockpot meals and says Sean is “very bored” with Buelos. 13. The hosts joke about a robot waiter at Buelos and wonder whether it is broken, gone, or ahead of its time. 14. They move from food to driving and describe the simple rule that “each person allows one person” when cars merge. 15. Jennifer says funeral processions in the South deserve a pull-over courtesy, and she adds that it is the law to move for “a police officer, ambulance, and a fire truck.” 16. The episode also covers airport behavior, including a director on the “worldwide web” asking people to stop wearing pajamas and Jennifer’s story about a middle-seat passenger eating barbecue on a plane. 17. The tone is chatty, self-correcting, and openly opinionated, with repeated interruptions, jokes, and side stories from everyday errands. 18. The format mixes conversation, practical complaints, and a closing invitation for listeners to think about “one thing that you could quit.” 19. Listeners who like humor about habits, food, and everyday etiquette will fit this episode. 20. Listeners seeking a tightly focused interview or a serious lesson may skip it.

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