How to Make The Biggest Decision of Your Life & Curiosities of The Human Mind

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Your mother probably told you not to lie – and she was right. Of course, there are the moral reasons for not lying but it seems lying is also bad for your health. This episode begins with the reasons why. http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/32424-study-telling-fewer-lies-linked-to-better-health-relationships For most of human history, people married NOT for love. It is only recently that this idea of committing to someone because you fall in love came about and a lot of times it doesn’t work very well. While it is unlikely that we will ever go back to arranged marriages, there are some things we can learn from them according to psychiatrist George Blair-West author of the book How to Make the Biggest Decision of Your Life (https://amzn.to/3gQPTyD). Listen as he reveals what really matters in keeping a relationship together for a long time. When you study the human mind, it is easy to come to the conclusion that it works in odd and curious ways. For example, we tend to be overconfident in our abilities a lot of the time. We often think everyone else is having more fun than we are. And we tend to like things simply because they remind us of us – like the numbers in your birthday! Listen as I discuss this with my guest David G. Myers. He is a social psychologist and professor of psychology at Hope College and author of a book How Do We Know Ourselves?: Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind (https://amzn.to/3fqyP1Z). In just about every recipe that uses mushrooms, it tells you to brush (not wash) them before you eat them. The theory is that if you wash them, they will soak up water like a sponge and not taste right. Is that true? Listen as I explain. Source: Harold McGee author of On Food and Cooking (https://amzn.to/3UeclA2). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! We’re all about helping you find ways to get more out of life… that’s why we want you to listen to Constant Wonder. Constant Wonder is a podcast that will bring more wonder and awe to your day. Listen to Constant Wonder wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.byuradio.org/constantwonder Did you know you could reduce the number of unwanted calls & emails with Online Privacy Protection from Discover? - And it's FREE! Just activate it in the Discover App. See terms & learn more at https://Discover.com/Online You’ve earned your fun time. Go to the App Store or Google play to download Best Fiends for free. Plus, earn even more with $5 worth of in-game rewards when you reach level 5! We really like The Jordan Harbinger Show! Check out https://jordanharbinger.com/start OR search for it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen! https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why lying even a little bit can be bad for your health.
0:08.0	Then what's the secret of long-term love?
0:11.0	Well, there are a couple of them, but here's one.
0:13.0	When we know that our partner, even though they know all of our shortcomings,
0:18.0	still wants to be there and care about us, that is an incredibly powerful experience.
0:24.0	It really is the essence of the feeling of a long-term relationship.
0:28.0	Also, a myth about mushrooms you probably believe, and odd ways human think,
0:34.0	like we tend to be overconfident.
0:36.0	We often misuse our intuition, and we have something called implicit egotism.
0:41.0	Implicit egotism is the tendency to like what we associate with ourselves.
0:47.0	We tend to like letters that happen to be on our names.
0:50.0	There are an excess number of fills in Philadelphia, of Virginia's in Virginia.
0:56.0	All this today on something you should know.
1:02.0	Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts,
1:07.0	and practical advice you can use in your life today.
1:11.0	Something you should know, with my carothers.
1:15.0	Hi, welcome. Thanks for spending part of your day with something you should know.
1:20.0	I'm sure you like to think of yourself as an honest person,
1:24.0	and there's some real wisdom in that, because being dishonest can make you sick.
1:30.0	Researchers at the University of Notre Dame determined that telling even white lies could bring on a cold or the flu.
1:38.0	That's because concocting a lie and then having to cover your tracks can be hard work and it's stressful to your system.
1:45.0	That lowers your immunity and leaves you prone to whatever is going around.
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