AEE 2570: Settle In with Lindsay and Michelle

Summary

All Ears English Podcast

Episode 2570: “Settle In with Lindsay and Michelle”

Hosts: Lindsay McMahon (Colorado) & Michelle Kaplan (New York City)
Date: February 23, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this engaging episode, Lindsay and Michelle tackle a nuanced listener question from Sophia about the difference between the English phrasal verbs "settle in" and "settle down." The hosts break down the subtle distinctions, provide plenty of real-life examples, and explore related expressions like "settle for" and "settle on." Beyond vocabulary, they share personal routines about getting comfortable at home, offer fun cultural observations, and highlight how such language connects to everyday American life.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Routines: What Does “Settle In” Mean in Daily Life?

• Getting Comfy at Home

  • Lindsay and Michelle start by discussing their nightly rituals and what it means for each of them to "settle in" after a long day.
    • “[When I come home] in the winter I'll put on pajama pants. Nice fleece. Pajama pants. A pair of slippers, have some dinner, watch some tv.” – Lindsay (02:44)
    • For Michelle, “it’s the fuzzy socks, my pajamas, a shower…getting all my night tasks out of the way, like the brushing of the teeth” (02:59)
  • They highlight how these routines help them separate the busy day from the relaxing evening.

• Relatable Struggles

  • Michelle jokes about putting off brushing her teeth at night, which leads to a playful exchange about procrastinating on small tasks before bed (03:46).

2. Listener Question: “Settle In” vs. “Settle Down”

• Reading Sophia’s Question (04:25)
  • “What’s the difference between them?” (Settle in and settle down)
  • The hosts praise Sophia’s insightful questions and encourage listeners to keep them coming.

a. Settle In

• Meaning:

  • To get comfortable, relaxed, or confident; getting used to something, or adjusting, especially at the start of a new situation.
    • “So it means to get comfortable, to get relaxed or potentially to get confident. Confident, comfortable with something, getting used to something, adjusting to it.” – Lindsay (06:35)
  • Contexts:
    • Can refer to getting comfortable at home, unpacking after moving, adjusting to a new job, city, or school.
    • Ex: “It took me a while to settle in when I moved into my house, but I’m finally pretty comfortable.” – Michelle (07:04)
    • “I was able to kind of unpack a little bit, take stuff out of a suitcase and that's a big part for me of settling in.” – Lindsay (07:30)

• Regional and Contextual Use

  • Interesting cultural note: Lindsay observes that “settle in” seems more commonly used in New England, especially in the context of quaint inns, compared to the West Coast. (10:25)

• "Settle Into"

  • Used for larger life transitions, e.g., neighborhoods, schools, jobs. Not used for daily routines.
    • “I’m settling into my new neighborhood.” – Michelle (11:57)
  • Subtle difference: “That to me is more about a life transition…you wouldn’t say, I’m settling into my home at the end of a busy day.” – Lindsay (12:08)

b. Settle Down

• Meaning:

  • Two main uses:
    1. To become calm:
       • “Please settle down. We don’t want to have a fight here.” – Lindsay (13:22)
    2. To reach a stable point in life, often with commitment:
       • “He’s not ready to settle down. I mean, he is only 25.” – Michelle (12:41)
       • Often implies getting married, having kids, buying a house, or putting down roots.
    • “At least in our culture, that’s code for… Kids, house, car loans, things like that. Anything that kind of ties you down a little bit. Right. Roots you.” – Lindsay (12:59)

• Clarifications:

  • Calming down: Not limited to rowdiness—can refer to emotional calm too. (“I was pretty angry at first, but I settled down after I ate something… maybe I was hangry.” – Michelle, 13:36)

3. Related Expressions with “Settle”

a. Settle For

• Meaning: To accept something that isn’t your first choice, often due to lack of better options.
  • “This is to say that something is okay or acceptable, even if it’s not what you really wanted.” – Michelle (15:01)
  • Examples:
    • “I can’t find exactly what I want, though, so I think I’ll settle for off white.” – Lindsay (17:05, role play)
    • “I really want to go to Tokyo, but I’d settle for a beach vacation just to get away.” – Michelle (16:25)
    • Life advice: “Never settle.” (17:10)

b. Settle On

• Meaning: To make a decision after considering options.
  • “I finally settled on this really nice sleeper sofa.” – Lindsay (18:10)
  • “You made a decision. Maybe it was some sort of compromise or maybe you just… you just made some decision.” – Michelle (19:31)

4. Role Play: Contextualizing “Settle” Phrasal Verbs

Segment: (17:44–19:47)

• Michelle visits Lindsay’s new house and uses several “settle” expressions naturally in conversation.
• Demonstrates:
  • “Are you all settled in?” (feeling comfortable/adjusted)
  • “I think I’ll settle for off white.” (accepting second-best)
  • “I can’t believe I’m settling down after so many years of moving.” (committing to a place/lifestyle)
  • “I finally settled on this really nice sleeper sofa.” (making a decision)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Comfort Rituals:

  • “I think the key is comfortable clothes for me are part of settling in.” – Lindsay (02:44)
  • “The fuzzy socks, my pajamas, and a shower…because I’m a night shower.” – Michelle (02:59)

• On the Language of Roots:

  • “Kids, house, car loans, things like that. Anything that kind of ties you down a little bit. Right. Roots you.” – Lindsay (12:59)

• On Listener Impact:

  • “The best episodes come from the best questions.” – Lindsay (19:47)

• On Cultural/Linguistic Observation:

  • “It seems to be used more on like in like New England inns…Whereas I haven’t heard that quite as much in the west, which is interesting.” – Lindsay (10:25)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:20] – Hosts describe their “settling in” routines at home
• [04:25] – Sophia’s listener question is read aloud
• [06:35] – “Settle in” meaning and usage explained
• [08:36] – Everyday examples: moving, unpacking, and hospitality
• [10:25] – Regional/cultural nuance of “settle in”
• [12:32] – Transition to “settle down”; major differences and common uses
• [13:22] – “Settle down” for calming people/situations
• [14:54] – Introduction to “settle for”
• [17:44] – Role play demonstrating all settle-related phrases
• [19:47] – Recap of expressions and their meanings

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Takeaways & Connection to Everyday English

• The episode gives listeners a deep dive into how Americans use “settle in,” “settle down,” “settle for,” and “settle on” in different contexts—from daily routines to life milestones.
• The playful banter and personal anecdotes make the differences memorable and relatable; listeners are encouraged to notice these subtleties in real conversations.
  • “Try to stretch yourself with this new vocabulary.” – Lindsay (20:40)
• The hosts emphasize English learning as a tool for connection, not perfection—a warm, supportive message for intermediate and advanced learners.

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Closing Thoughts

Michelle and Lindsay wrap up by thanking Sophia for her excellent question and reinforcing the value of “what’s the difference?” emails from listeners. They share how discussing everyday rituals and vocabulary not only helps with language learning but also opens avenues for connection and cultural understanding. Listeners are invited to send more questions and check out previous episodes on similar themes.

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Transcript

[Michelle Kaplan]

This is an All Ears English podcast. Episode 2570. Settle in with Lindsay and Michelle.

[Lindsay McMahon]

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[Michelle Kaplan]

Hey Lindsay, how are you?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Great, Michelle. How's it going? How's everything?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Everything is good over here. Lindsay, what do you do when you are settling in for the night at home and you want to feel comfortable? Is there any like ritual you have? Do you get into some sort of special clothes or.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Of course. Absolutely. When I come home, it's the best part of the day.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

If I've been out or something. And in the winter I'll put on pajama pants. Nice fleece. Pajama pants.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

A pair of slippers, have some dinner, watch some tv. And in the winter probably just like, you know, like shorts or very comfortable. I think the key is comfortable clothes for me are part of settling in. What about you, Michelle? What's your routine?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes, for me it's about the fuzzy socks. A shower. It, I mean, you know, there's the, you know, some nights when I get home, it was funny the other night we somehow my whole family was upstairs at like 6:30. Not sleeping. But then I did a peloton and like, you know, but we were all kind of like. It's like the going. The ritual of like, okay, now we're going upstairs. It feels like the night is separated, but for me to truly feel like, okay, I'm. It's. It's the fuzzy socks, my pajamas, a shower, because I'm a night shower. And just getting all my night tasks out of the way, like the brushing of the teeth. Lindsay, do you ever feel like you put off going to sleep because you don't feel like getting up to brush your teeth and you have to convince yourself to do it?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Sometimes it doesn't. I don't let it go too far like that because I love my sleep as much as I can get. I try to get. Yeah, but, but, but occasionally I'll have the thought, like if I'm watching TV and a commercial comes out like, oh, I should really go brush my teeth, get ready for bed. Oh, wait, next one. You know, that kind of thing.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes. I feel like that's like the hardest task for me to convince myself to get up and do. And it's like if I just do it, then I can just move on with my life. I know. Yeah. So anyway, but today we are going to answer a great question from Sophia, who we love. We love you, Sophia. And your questions are always amazing. Yeah, Sophia is asking this question on YouTube.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Keep the questions coming, Sophia. I'll go ahead and read this question. And again, if you're listening on YouTube, don't forget, guys, we do have a. A channel. It's awesome. If you prefer to learn visually by seeing us on the screen, it's a great way to learn. Go ahead over to YouTube. Type in Allers English hit subscribe. So here's Sophia's question. Hi, I'm Sophia. I really love this make a Beeline episode. Your example sentences are so vivid. They really paint a picture. I also really love your energy. Every time I listen, I feel so happy and always learn something new. Well, that's good, Michelle, to hear. That's so great.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Thanks, Sophie. And I'm glad you like that episode.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, I often hear settle in and settle down in songs. And I have a question. What's the difference between them? Thanks so much. Oh, what a good. Another just, you know, like 10 1, 110 out of a hundred questions. Yeah, I mean, it's awesome.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes, yes, exactly. Hit it out of the park again. So, yeah, so this is going to be great. There's a lot to talk about here, guys. You are going to want to get the All Ears English app there. You know, here we're going to be talking about vocabulary and you know, one of the things that we have over there is, well, you can follow along the, with the transcript and you can also get your personalized power list of vocabulary words so you don't have to be sitting there taking notes on everything. You can just click it and have it saved. And it's just a really great learning tool.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. We choose usually 5 to 7 words per episode of Allers English and we decide that those are the words that are going to help you to become more are fluent in English, especially at the B2C1 level. And so go on over and get it because those words will be probably tappable inside the transcripts and when you tap them, you'll be able to save them to your personal power list like Michelle said. All right, good. So go to allersenglish.com app. Okay.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes, good. All right, so another great question. So let's, let's go for it. So let's start with settle in. Yeah, I used this in the beginning about asking you what do you do to settle in at home? So what does that mean?

[Lindsay McMahon]

So it means to get comfortable, to get relaxed or potentially to get confident. Confident, comfortable with something, getting used to something, adjusting to it. Usually when something is a lot of meaning or when something is, is getting started, it's like an adjustment period, right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. So it could just be this basic, oh, like let's settle in at home. Like let's, you know, get in our pajamas and have some hot cocoa.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

But it also could be. Yeah, yeah, that does sound great. Just like more something about this adjustment period. So let, let's do some examples. It's so it took me a while to settle in when I moved into my house, but I'm finally pretty comfortable. So here it's that adjustment period. It's about, you know, unpacking all your boxes, deciding what room things go in.

[Lindsay McMahon]

I mean, one thing for me about settling in is, you know, it's really nice if I can unpack. So this week we're staying, I'm staying at my in laws place because we're doing a renovation on our home and I was able to kind of unpack a little bit, take stuff out of a suitcase and that's a big part for me of settling in is feeling like you're not living out of a suitcase a little bit. A little bit. What do you think, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, yeah, definitely this, the living out of a Suitcase is really hard. So I, I mean, I just came back from a vacation and the laundry situation was really something special. We, I, I mean, we were, we did all the washes. It was just then we didn't have time to fold the laundry and put it away. And then meanwhile, we're still wearing clothes. So, like, we're all getting clothes from the laundry pile, which is downstairs and like, where. And, and they're just, it's like, oh, my gosh, snowballing out of control. But I just, I just did it. But now there's just more laundry. So. Yeah. So it was hard to settle in back from vacation because there was so much laundry and unpacking to do.

[Lindsay McMahon]

100. So I think a lot of our listeners right now are probably envisioning what they like to do to settle in when they get home from a long day at work. Right? Especially if you live in a big city and you've been on the train, maybe you shower because you're feeling dirty, or maybe you put uncomfortable pants or you eat or turn on the tv. What. Everyone has their own little ritual. But then also you could say something like this, let's settle in. This lecture is going to take a long time. So this kind of means, like, calm down in a way. Or it means, well, actually, I don't know, calm down.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Like, it's like, get relaxed. Get. I mean, it is, it's like get comfortable. Like, this is, we're, we're not moving, right?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Like, you're gonna be in a place for a while. This is like a three hour college lecture, right? Yeah. Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Or it took me a full semester to settle in at my college. It, I had a hard time in the beginning. And that's true for me. I've talked about on the show. It took me a semester, really, to settle in and get comfortable. So that adjustment period, part of settling

[Lindsay McMahon]

into a new life, like you're talking about with college, is making friends, right? Figuring out, like, where things are physically located. It's a lot bigger than just putting on pajama pants. Right. But here's a question, Michelle. This is really niche and probably very picky on my part, but our listeners love subtle nuances. Do you think that the term settle in is used more in, like, certain regions of the country? Oh, like, like specifically in the context of checking into a hotel. I'm just curious if you think, like, if you ever stay in a hotel, like in the west or maybe on the west coast as opposed to the east coast, do you feel like you hear that More or less. It's probably.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I am not the right person to answer that question. But you are. Well, I, I, I've spent only a little time on the West Coast. Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

I mean, I grew up in New England and my partner and I have noticed some trends around this term. Settle in. It seems to be used more, it seems to be used more on like in like New England inns. When you check into like a, you know, an old fashioned inn, like, oh, we'll give you some time to settle in and then you can come down and have, you know, we're serving tea and cookies in the parlor or something. Whereas I haven't heard that quite as much in the west, which is interesting. But it's just a small theory. That's not necessarily true. It's just something we joke about.

[Michelle Kaplan]

That's really funny that then now we're doing an episode.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. Like, because it kind of has very slight notions of like quaintness.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Do you know?

[Lindsay McMahon]

I mean, it's like, I see what you're saying.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, for sure.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And New England and like the, the oldest part of the country. Right. This, well, the south obviously is old as well, but the East Eastern seaboard is like the oldest part of the country. Kind of has a quaint nature to it a little bit.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, I can, I can definitely, I can appreciate that.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, that's a stretch. That's my own fun. See, it's fun to have these little observations. Then you make jokes about it with your family. Right. It's kind of.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Oh yeah, of course. It's the best. But you could also. You settle into. Right. So when I was researching this, it's pretty much the same. It suggested maybe it's a little bit more specific, but I would say settle, settle into is very similar. I'm settling into my new neighborhood.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yep, exactly. And that's interesting. So that's, that to me is more about a life transition. Right. Because you wouldn't say, I'm settling into my home at the end of a busy day at work.

[Michelle Kaplan]

No.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right. No, no, no, no. It's, that's really when you've changed your circumstances. Yeah. So that's a good point for our high level listeners at the C1B2 level, this is something to pay attention to. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You are all about the good observations today.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. We're going really subtle today, but I think our listeners love it. So then what's the difference? As, as our listener Sophia asked, settle down. How's it different? Very different. Right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. Well, this is an interesting one. So it could either mean calm down or get to a certain stable point in some area of your life.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So it's less about the adjustment in a shorter period of time. Like, it's like a. It's like a big, big change for a long time. So, for example, he's not ready to settle down. I mean, he is only 25. So what does that mean? What are we saying?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Essentially, what you're saying is kind of. It's language for. It's code for getting married, having kids. At least in our culture, that's code for. Yeah. Yes. Kids, house, car loans, things like that. Anything that kind of ties you down a little bit. Right. Roots you.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Roots you. Yes, exactly. Or what's something you might hear? This is more about calming down.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. Please settle down. We don't want to have a fight here. Right. So people might say this to kids who are kind of rowdy or something. Probably doesn't work. Probably makes them worse.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

But, yeah, this just means bring the energy down.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, Exactly. Or I was pretty angry at first, but I settled down after I ate something, so I calmed down. I got more stable. Right. Maybe I was hangry.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Sure.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And this doesn't necessarily mean you were, like, rowdy and making noise. It just means you were upset.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, right, right, right. Exactly.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

That.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Do you tend to get hangry? Like, do you get irritable when you're hung? When you're hungry? Which. Which is hangry? Hangry.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I think I do. I think I do. Do you?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, of course I think. Yeah. Most people do. Y.

[Michelle Kaplan]

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[Lindsay McMahon]

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[Michelle Kaplan]

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[Lindsay McMahon]

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[Michelle Kaplan]

A little extra. Yep. So the first one is to settle for.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So interesting.

[Michelle Kaplan]

This is to say that something is okay or acceptable, even if it's not what you really wanted. And sometimes people also just might say settle in. The situation.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes. And this is often used in like the romantic context.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

If you say, oh, she's settled, you're literally saying you're only referring to partner choice. Wouldn't you say?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. Yes, yes. Yeah. She said, yeah. I mean, it could also be like career or, you know. Yeah, but, but I would say it's often about like a partner choice. Like, oh, she doesn't really like the guy, but she, she, she felt her biological clock was ticking.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right, Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Unfortunately, yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here's some examples. On the show House Hunters, the contestants often settle for a house they may not think is perfect, but it is the best option out of the three. Yeah, right. And the reality is when you house hunt Nowadays in 20, 26, 25, 27, most of the time we kind of settling or we're compromising because it's such a tough market that we can't get everything we want in a house.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right? Yeah. It's very hard to find the perfect house in the perfect place. You know, you often have to prior, you know, prioritize what's the most important and maybe settle for other, you know, things in other aspects.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Or here's another one. I really want to go to Tokyo, but I'd settle for a beach vacation just to get away.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Very different experiences. But yeah, y.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right, yes, exactly. Like, oh, maybe. I mean, I would say this is true for me. Like I, I would love to go to Tokyo, but right now it's a little too expensive, a little too far. But even if I just get away a little bit, sure, that's good.

[Lindsay McMahon]

We can get the same benefits. Right. Being on vacation is being on vacation. You come back clear headed, feeling re. Energized. So this is a good chunk for listeners to take away. Today. I'd settle for X. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Thing, Right?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I really want a big chocolate chip cookie, but I'd settle for a Hershey kiss.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right, right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

It's like my next choice. Like if that's all we have.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, for sure. So. And then sometimes you might hear someone say, never settle. Right. Yeah. Life advice, it's kind of just in a vacuum.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Graduation speech or your principal. Never settle.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right, right, right, right. Exactly, exactly. And then real quick, actually do. Should we do this one? Michelle? This.

[Michelle Kaplan]

All right, maybe we'll, maybe we'll.

[Lindsay McMahon]

We'll skip that one. And then what do you think? Go to the role play.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I don't wanna. Yes, sure, let's play. We can always do another one another time. So here I am visiting you at your new house. Nice okay. All right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Here we go.

[Michelle Kaplan]

All right. Wow. This place is beautiful. Are you all settled in?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Thanks. I think so. I'm still trying to pick paint colors. I can't find exactly what I want, though, so I think I'll settle for off white.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Oh, well, you can't go wrong with that.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. I can't believe I'm settling down after so many years of moving.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, it must be a good feeling.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It's weird.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Did you figure out which couch you are going to get? Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It took me forever, but I finally settled on this really nice sleeper sofa. It's navy and really comfortable.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Great.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Nice. All right, let's go through these. And there was one bonus that we hadn't taught you yet, but we'll teach it in context. So.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So you asked me, this place is beautiful. Are you all settled in? Meaning what, Michelle? Are you.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Are you comfortable? Are you adjusted? Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, exactly. Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And then you said, I'm trying to pick paint colors. I can't find exactly what I want, though, so I think I'll settle for off white. So you're. You're saying, okay, I'm just gonna make a choice that might not be my favorite, but this is fine.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. And then I said, it's a commentary about my life stage. I can't believe I'm settling down after so many years of moving. So here, this settling down could mean getting married, but not necessarily in this context.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It could just mean I decided to buy a house for the first time.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Maybe you've lived all over the world and now you're picking your spot, and now you're gonna get ready to build some roots.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. Building roots is the key. Whatever that means for you. And then here's our bonus that we hadn't taught, but we get a bonus today. So I said, you said, did you figure out which couch you're going to get? And I said, yes. It took me forever, but I finally settled on this nice sleeper. What am I saying there, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Well, you had a lot of possibilities and you made a decision. Maybe it was some sort of compromise or maybe you just. Yeah, you just made some decision.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. You decided on it. You. That that's what it is. That's that simple. Let's make a decision.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

All right. Really good episode today. Great question. The best episodes come from the best questions. So, guys, send them to [e-mail] and Michelle, what should our listeners check out next?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Guys, check out episode 2564. Was human or person? What's the difference. We are really loving these questions where people say, you know, listeners write in what's the difference between this and this? Because I think. Yeah, this or that.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

This or that. Because they're very useful. It can. So these are the types of really specific questions that we love. So if you have a what's the difference? Question, definitely let us know.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And when it comes to connection in today's episode, I mean, I think it's a fun topic to ask someone, you know, what do you do to settle in in the evening? Because you learn a lot pe a lot about people's values, about what makes them comfortable and it's just like a warm and fuzzy topic, right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. Yeah, exactly.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So open up the topic, guys. And yeah, good stuff. Try to stretch yourself with this new vocabulary.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Okay. All right. All right, Lindsay. Well, again, thank you so much to Sophia for this question. And Lindsay, I'll see you next time.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Sounds good, Michelle. Take care. Bye.

[Michelle Kaplan]

All right, bye.

[Lindsay McMahon]

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