How YOUR Driving Affects Traffic & How You Can Make Yourself More Likable

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

If you take your own bags to the grocery store, there may be an unintended health consequence – and it’s not good. This episode begins by revealing what happens to some people who use reusable grocery bags. https://grist.org/food/are-your-reusable-grocery-bags-making-you-fat/ How you drive has a real impact on the flow of traffic. Tom Vanderbilt, author of the book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us (https://amzn.to/2XTgPDL) joins me to explain why traffic flows the way it does, why it sometimes stops for no reason and how your driving affects other drivers. He also reveals what we can all do to make traffic work better. What’s the best way to get ketchup out of the bottle? Everyone seems to have their own technique. However, the people at Heinz ketchup created a secret little way that works if you know what to look for. I’ll explain their method which actually works on any ketchup bottle. https://www.today.com/food/how-get-ketchup-out-bottle-trick-heinz-57-t118061 Some people are just more likable than others. And there are some simple strategies anyone can use to make themselves more likable. Michelle Tillis Lederman author of the book The 11 Laws of Likability (https://amzn.to/2LwUoxn) is here to explain what makes someone likable and how anyone can improve their likability. This Week’s Sponsors -Native Deodorant. For 20% off your first purchase go to www.nativedeodorant.com and use the promo code SYSK at checkout -Grove. Get a 3-piece cleaning set from Mrs. Meyer’s spring scents, a free 60-day VIP membership, and a surprise bonus gift just for you when you sign up and place an order of $20 or more at www.grove.co/something -Linked In Jobs. Get $50 off your first job post at www.LinkedIn.com/podcast -Proactiv. Go to www.Proactiv.com/SOMETHING and with your order, you'lll also receive Proactiv’s “On the Go Bag” (close to a $100 value!) PLUS FREE SHIPPING & a 60 Day Money Back Guarantee! -Embark DNA Kit. Go to www.EmbarkVet.com and use Promo code SOMETHING to save 15% off your Dog DNA Test Kit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I just learned Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.
0:05.2	At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you've earned.
0:10.7	That's right, everything you've earned doubled.
0:13.6	All the cash back from eating at your favorite soup-dumpling restaurant?
0:17.6	Doubled.
0:18.6	All the cash back from that trip you sort of learned how to snowboard?
0:22.7	Also doubled.
0:23.9	And the best part, you don't have to do anything ridiculous to get it.
0:27.5	Oh, Discover does it automatically.
0:30.5	Seriously though, see terms and check it out for yourself at Discover.com slash match.
0:40.4	Today on Something You Should Know,
0:43.0	if you use reusable grocery bags, there's something you need to hear.
0:48.0	Then the fascinating world of driving.
0:51.4	The open road.
0:52.6	Do you like to drive?
0:54.0	It's the most dangerous thing most of us do driving.
0:57.6	On the other hand, if you think about all those people out there,
1:00.6	all the many millions of miles that are generated every year,
1:04.6	it's right there isn't more chaos and damage than there is.
1:08.6	Also, the secret way to get ketchup out of the bottle every time.
1:13.4	And if you want people to like you, you need to understand the laws of likeability.
1:18.5	One of my favorites is the law of energy.
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