If Your Heart Has Ever Been Broken - Listen to This & Amazing Ways Numbers Affect You

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

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🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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When I need to solve a problem or think of something creative, I often lie down, close my eyes and think. And it turns out that is good advice for everyone. I start this episode with some interesting research that reveals why lying down is a good position to think in. https://lifehacker.com/need-a-creative-boost-try-lying-down-5982463 Just about everyone has had their heart broken even you, I bet. Psychologist Guy Winch, author of the book How to Fix a Broken Heart (https://amzn.to/2UD20it) joins me to explain why a broken heart feels so horrible, how it is different than other forms of grief and why we need to take it more seriously. A broken heart can have negative long-lasting effects and Guy explains how to minimize those effects so you can move on with your life. Imagine life without zero. In the world of numbers, zero is a relatively new addition. And it is the only number that hasn’t changed over time. It is and always has been a circle. Alex Bellos, author of the book Alex’s Adventures in Numberland (https://amzn.to/2MT3G4V) explains some of the fascination facts about numbers like: Why a minute has 60 seconds and an hour has 60 minutes; why a number for nothing (zero) was so revolutionary; why elevator buttons never use negative numbers to indicate floors below ground – and so much more. (Alex is also author of Puzzle Ninja and Soccer School . How can it be that 40% of food in the United States is wasted and thrown away? Many people use coupons and search for bargains at the supermarket and yet so much of that food never gets eaten. Listen as we explore the problem and what we can do. http://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/01/save-money-with-fish-heads-and-potato-scraps /21305862/ This Week's Sponsors -ADT. Go to www.ADT.com/smart to learn how ADT can design and install a smart home system for you. -Quip. Go to www.GetQuip.com/something to order a Quip toothbrush and get your first refill pack free. -Geico. Go to www.Geico.com to see how Geico can save you money on your car insurance. -Sleep Number. To find your nearest store go to www.SleepNumber.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, if you need to solve a problem, lie down first.
0:06.8	I'll explain why.
0:08.4	Then, everyone has had their heart broken, and the effects can be more devastating than
0:13.6	you think.
0:14.6	If your heart broken and your heart is ripped out of your gut and all you can do is be
0:19.0	in bed and cry for a day, there's no medical organization, psychological organization
0:24.2	that feels that that is actually something that merits its own category or its own consideration.
0:29.3	It's remarkable to the next case.
0:31.3	Plus, we have a real food problem.
0:33.8	Too much of it is thrown away.
0:36.3	And the fascinating world of math and numbers.
0:39.4	For example, our number system is base 10.
0:42.6	But...
0:43.6	The very first system, the system used by the Sumerian 6000 years ago, was base 60.
0:49.0	Okay, basically, it kind of seems crazy, but that's why we have, um, for this day, 60
0:54.0	seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour.
0:56.5	All this today on something you should know.
1:01.7	I just learned, Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.
1:06.4	At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you've earned.
1:12.0	That's right, everything you've earned doubled.
1:14.8	All the cash back from eating at your favorite soup-dumpling restaurant?
1:18.9	Doubled.
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