How to Improve at Anything & The Truth About Owning Nothing-SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Walking is great exercise. However, the speed you walk at can make a big difference. The right pace can offer health benefits and can have a surprising impact on how long you live. Source: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/people-who-walk-faster-tend-to-live-longer How do top performers get to be the best at what they do? Many people assume it’s all about experience or endless practice, but there’s a more effective approach. Eduardo Briceño joins me to explain how. He delivered a popular TED Talk called How to Get Better At The Things You Care About https://www.ted.com/talks/eduardo_briceno_how_to_get_better_at_the_things_you_care_about and is the author of The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action (https://amzn.to/45Hs4NY). Eduardo reveals a powerful strategy you can apply to improve at anything you want to master. A growing movement suggests that our future may involve owning less—or even nothing at all. Advocates claim it offers freedom from responsibility, but critics warn that it threatens the traditional path to wealth creation. One of those critics is Carol Roth, author of You Will Own Nothing (https://amzn.to/44wDGCr). Carol explains who is behind this movement, what it means for you, and why it could have big implications for the future. Let’s talk about chewing gum. It won’t cure diseases or transform your health, but it turns out gum has a few surprising benefits you might not know about.Source: https://www.numberanalytics.com/blog/the-surprising-benefits-of-chewing-gum#google_vignette PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool this fall with long lasting staples from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for anxiety, Hers has you covered. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, a lot of the guests who appear on something you should know have their own TED Talk.
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0:28.6	answers to questions like, how do I stop caring about what other people think, or is my partner
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0:42.1	Listen to TED Talks Daily wherever you get your podcast.
0:48.5	Today on something you should know, next time you walk, walk a little faster.
0:53.8	I'll tell you why.
0:55.0	Then, if you want to get good at something, experience isn't everything.
1:00.0	There's research out of Harvard to see how much medical doctors improve their patient outcomes,
1:06.0	the more years of experience that they had on the job.
1:09.0	And what they found is that on average,
1:11.6	patient outcomes of doctors go down the more years of experience.
1:15.6	Also, are there health benefits to chewing gum? And there's a growing movement to get people
1:22.6	to own less. Fewer homes, fewer cars, everything. And that has a lot of folks concerned.
1:28.9	There is one thing that I know more than anything to be true,
1:33.2	and that's wealth comes from ownership.
1:36.2	So the idea that people wouldn't have ownership was very concerning to me.
1:42.3	All this today on Something You Should Know.
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