How to Figure Out Any and Every Problem & How to Use Statistics to Make Your Case

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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If you want someone to do something for you, it is all about how you phrase it. This episode begins with a discussion on the psychology of requests and how to say it so people will respond the way you want them to. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/09/persuasive-techniques-that-actually-work.html When life dishes out problems you have to solve them. And according to my guest, the good news is that all those problems can be solved. Marie Forleo is a wildly popular entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist, optimist and author of the book, Everything is Figureoutable (https://amzn.to/32NIeVw). Listen as she offers a fresh way to look at and solve the problems of life. Marie’s website is www.MarieForleo.com So it’s not polite to stare but if you are going to stare, how long before you really creep people out? I’ll reveal the exact number of seconds – down to a tenth of a second so you will now know proper staring etiquette. http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/7/160086 Statistics are a funny thing. It seems you can make them say whatever you want – in fact you can just make them up out of thin air and likely never get caught. Unless of course you are talking with my guest, David Spiegelhalter. He is a British statistician and Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. He is also author of the book The Art of Statistics (https://amzn.to/30amC8T). He joins me to reveal how best to use statistics to bolster your own argument and how to question them when other people use statistics to make sure they are real and relevant. This Week’s Sponsors -Zapier. Try Zapier for free for 14 days. Go to www.Zapier.com/SYSK -Native. For 20% off your first purchase of Native deodorant go to www.nativedeodorant.com and use promo code: SYSK -Daily Harvest. For $25 off your first box go to www.dailyharvest.com and use promo code: something -Babbel. To learn a language go to www.Babbel.com and get a whole year of access to Babbel for as low as $3.50 a month! -SimpliSafe. Get free shipping and a money back guarantee go to www.SimpliSafe.com/something -LinkedIn. For $50 off you first job post, go to www.LinkedIn.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	Today on something you should know, how long can you stare at someone before you start to creep them out?
0:52.0	I'll tell you to the 10th of a second. Then, how to figure out any problem.
0:56.0	In fact, there are three rules to do it.
0:58.0	Rule number one is all problems are figure outable. Rule number two. If a problem isn't figure outable,
1:04.0	it's not a problem, it's a fact of life. Rule number three. You may not care enough to solve a particular problem,
1:11.0	and that's okay. But find something you do care enough about and go back to Rule number one.
1:16.0	Also, how to phrase a request so people are more likely to say yes.
1:21.0	And the fascinating ways people manipulate statistics to make their case.
1:26.0	In the US, if you go on to the website, you can find out that there's a 2% mortality rate from heart surgery.
1:32.0	And in the UK, there's a 98% survival rate. Whoa, well that sounds much better. It's exactly the same.
1:40.0	All this today on something you should know.
1:44.0	Something you should know. Fascinating intel. The world's top experts.
1:50.0	And practical advice you can use in your life today. Something you should know.
1:55.0	With Mike Karothers.
1:58.0	Hi, welcome. Have you ever wondered how long you should stare at somebody before you should look away?
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