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Hi PaulTalkers and other viewers, I’m Paul[br]and I want you to register to vote!

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YouTube has found that on average it takes[br]one minute, thirty-four seconds to register

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to vote.

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That’s what this counter is counting down.

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To get started, just search Google for “register[br]to vote” or click on this info card in the

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corner!

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You can do that in another window while I[br]talk to you here about Spoon Theory and how

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it applies to voting.

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Over a decade ago, Christine Miserandino was[br]trying to explain to a friend what it’s

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like to live with a chronic illness (versus[br]not having to do that) and grabbed a bunch

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of nearby spoons then asked her friend to[br]list all the things they do in a day.

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For every “thing” (getting up, taking[br]a shower, having breakfast, getting dressed,

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etc.) Christine [sound of clanging spoons][br]*chuckle* set aside one of the spoons.

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Before her friend finished listing all[br]the things, the spoons were gone and the theoretical

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day wasn’t done.

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That’s what it can be like when you have[br]a chronic illness, like lupus for her, or

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depression for me.

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(But if you don’t have a health issue limiting[br]them, you have a for-all-practical-purposes

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unlimited amount of spoons.)

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If you know someone who has a chronic illness,[br]that is why sometimes they just won’t be

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up for “things”.

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How does this apply to registering to vote?

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Because everyone has different abilities and[br]spoons, I try not to say that anything is

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easy, but the online process to register to[br]vote in the United States has probably never

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been easier.

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You don’t have to deal with a person.

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You don’t have to articulate very many personal[br]things about yourself.

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You don’t have to physically manipulate[br]much.

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And on average it doesn’t take much time.

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So even for Spoonies, it may be more doable[br]than you think to register to vote, so please

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do!

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And that’s time!