How Your Mind Really Works & Why People Are Insecure and How to Fix It

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

When you travel, there is a good chance you don’t sleep all that well the first night you are at your destination. It is so common it has a name – it is called the “First Night Effect.” This episode begins with an explanation for why it happens and some advice to counter the effects. http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2816%2930174-9 What exactly is your mind? I know that’s a weird question but think about it – you have a mind that determines who you are. So is your mind the same thing as your brain? If you took your brain and put it into someone else’s body would it still be the same mind? Would you still be you? To discuss that, I have invited Alan Jasonoff, a Professor at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and author of the book The Biological Mind: How Brain Body and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are (https://amzn.to/2VDYqbR). What’s better – beer in a bottle or a can? What’s the fastest way to chill champagne? These are just a few of the questions I tackle with expert advice on the proper ways to serve and drink wine, beer and spirits. https://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/a54470/ways-youre-drinking-wrong/ Being an insecure person isn’t easy. You are frequently doubting yourself and you are very sensitive to criticism. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Is being insecure just part of your personality or something you can change? Where does that insecurity come from? Joining me to discuss this is Joseph Nowinski, he is a clinical psychologist and author of the book, The Tender Heart Conquering Your Insecurity (https://amzn.to/2VDTfca). This Week’s Sponsors -LinkedIn. Go to www.LinkedIn.com/podcast to get $50 off your first job posting. -Ancestry. Go to www.Ancenstry.com/something to get your Ancestry DNA kit for only $50 (offer expires 5/13/19) -Better Help. Go to www.BetterHelp.com/SYSK to get 10% off your first month of counseling -Away Travel. For $20 off a suitcase go to www.awaytravel.com/something and use the promo code: something -Capital One. www.Capitalone.com. What’s in your wallet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, when you travel, it's often hard to sleep well the
0:07.5	first night.
0:08.5	I'll tell you why and what you can do about that.
0:11.5	Then how your brain and your mind work together to make you who you are.
0:16.8	Some people like to say the mind is the software of the brain, kind of thinking of the brain
0:21.4	like a computer.
0:22.4	But even that is wrong.
0:24.1	The mind is something that comes from the interaction between our brains and our bodies
0:28.8	and the environment around us.
0:30.6	Also, some common mistakes people make when they serve and drink cocktails and understanding
0:36.6	insecurity.
0:38.0	What does it mean to be an insecure person?
0:40.8	It has to do with how to make a lot of self doubt.
0:44.0	The rough and cold thin skinned, very sensitive to criticism, and insecure people are burdens
0:50.7	with sort of a chronic low grade what I call free floating anxiety.
0:55.8	Call this today on Something You Should Know.
1:00.6	The right hire can make a huge impact on your business.
1:04.2	I know that.
1:05.2	I mean, we have great people who work on this podcast, but I sometimes think, well, what if we didn't
1:09.8	have them?
1:10.8	What if they didn't have the job?
1:12.0	It would be very different and probably not as good.
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