How Your Money Actually Works & How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

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🗓️ 9 April 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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I recently appeared on a different podcast to talk about the evolution and success of Something You Should Know. To listen to my appearance on "On Mic with Jordan Rich," follow this link: http://onmicwithjordanrich.blubrry.net/category/episodes/ Confident people just have a way about them. The way they act and talk draws people to them. So how can you be (and appear) more confident? I begin this episode with some expert advice on how to project confidence. (https://bit.ly/2qeuW3m) How does your money move around? In other words, you write me a check, how does the money get from your account to mine? What makes a $20 bill worth $20? And how does Bitcoin work? These questions and more are answered by my guest Charles Wheelan, who teaches economics at Dartmouth and is author of the book Naked Money (https://amzn.to/2qb0N58) You probably have an ice maker in your freezer. If so , you should be aware that your ice maker has its own heater to keep it from freezing and that little heater is costing you. (http://science.time.com/2011/04/14/how-the-ice-in-your-drink-is-imperiling-the-planet/) One reason that happiness can be so hard to find is because our brains aren’t wired for happiness – they are wired for survival. Rick Hanson, author of the book Hardwiring Happiness (https://amzn.to/2uY5Hr4) reveals how, with a little effort, you can rewire the brain so happiness becomes part of who you are Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, how can you appear to be more confident and
0:05.8	likable? I'll have some easy, simple strategies. Then do you understand how your
0:11.2	money really works? For example, what makes a $20 bill actually worth $20?
0:17.0	It is worth the paper is printed on, which is not much, plus the reputation of
0:22.8	whatever institution is responsible for protecting the purchasing power of that
0:27.9	paper. And that in this country and in many other countries is worth quite a bit.
0:32.0	Also, if you have an ice maker in your freezer, there's something you really
0:36.1	need to know. And finding true happiness. It takes effort every single day.
0:41.2	The question is, how can you learn and gain and grow from this day? We have the
0:46.6	power, each one of us, to slow things down, register useful experiences and as a
0:52.1	result build up an unshakable core of calm and strength and happiness. All this
0:56.8	today on something you should know.
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1:31.4	Something you should know. Fascinating Intel. The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life.
1:40.2	Today, something you should know with my carothers.
1:45.0	I've talked a little bit in previous episodes about how this podcast came to be
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