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Something You Should Know

How Language Affects How You Think & The Fascinating Way Emotions Determine Your Success

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Not drinking enough water is a big problem. And while being a little dehydrated won’t kill you, dehydration does have a lot of significant and negative effects on your physical and mental wellness. This episode starts with a look at some surprising findings. http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/5-signs-dehydration-besides-color-your-pee Language controls what you think and how you think it. Imagine how differently you would think if you didn’t have words like “left” or “right”? Or what if your language had no specific numbers? Well it turns out there are languages like that. And the differences in languages, including English, frame the way you think according to Lera Boroditsky who is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California San Diego. She has a fascinating TED talk on this subject which led me to her. Here is the link: https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think You’ve surely been told the importance of maintaining good eye contact with people when you speak with them. But sometimes you shouldn’t. In fact sometimes you can’t maintain eye contact – it’s virtually impossible. Listen to hear the reason why. http://www.livescience.com/7155-helps-concentration.html While you may not spend a lot of time thinking about it, your emotions play a huge role in your personal and professional success. Psychiatrist Dr. Norman Rosenthal, author of the book The Emotional Revolution https://amzn.to/2KxxlSd joins me to reveal things about how your emotions work, how you can control them and the purpose they serve.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, you're probably at least a little dehydrated right now,

0:07.2

and the effects can be significant.

0:09.5

Plus, the language you speak actually shapes the way you think in fascinating ways.

0:15.3

For example,

0:16.3

There's some languages that don't have exact numbers.

0:18.6

They don't have words like seven.

0:20.7

And when I first learned about languages like this, I said, is that really possible?

0:25.3

Like some of these people have seven children.

0:27.4

How do they keep track of their children?

0:29.5

Also, maintaining good eye contact is important, but sometimes it's impossible.

0:35.3

And are you happy or miserable?

0:37.6

Your emotions have so much to do with your success.

0:41.4

So the happier you are, the more goodies come your way.

0:45.2

And the more miserable you are, the more people avoid you, and then you feel well, I've got

0:48.9

reason to be miserable.

0:49.9

So there's this dynamic interaction between what you're putting out there and what's coming

0:54.9

back from the world.

0:56.3

Call this today on something you should know.

1:00.4

Something you should know.

1:04.1

Fascinating intel.

1:05.1

The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life today.

1:11.5

Something you should know with my carothers.

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