Learn to Be Luckier Instantly & How to Better Spend the Time You Have

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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0:00.0	Do you own or rent your home?
0:02.7	Sure you do, and I bet it can be hard work.
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0:31.8	Today on something you should know, a simple trick professional chefs use that will make
0:38.9	you a better cook.
0:41.1	Then all the little factors that can actually make you a luckier person.
0:46.1	The way that people perceive you does have a huge influence on your luck.
0:49.7	And a lot of this has to do with the fact that when we think that people are treating
0:53.5	us well, we feel better about ourselves and it makes us more motivated to do things.
0:58.6	Also something interesting about your shoes that will make them last a lot longer.
1:04.2	And spending your time wisely, it means dealing better with distraction.
1:09.0	I think one thing we don't understand very clearly about distraction is that the urge
1:14.2	to distract yourself comes from inside you.
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