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Something You Should Know

One Proven Thing That Will Help You Live Longer & How Everyday Things Get Made

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Are you a doodler like me? I often doodle when I listen to a talk or a presentation – even when I interview people for the podcast. And it seems there is a real benefit when you doodle. This episode begins with the explanation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-the-doodle-improve-your-focus-and-memory-1406675744 You may be looking at exercise all wrong. Health and fitness may be less about going to the gym for an hour or other formal exercise and more about fitting more movement into your day – all day long. That’s according to Juliet Starrett attorney, professional athlete, and podcaster who has worked in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years. She offers up the latest proven research that shows how small movements are so important to health, longevity and your overall level of fitness. And she explains easy ways to do it. Juliet is co-author of the book Built To Move (https://amzn.to/3ZwADHH) and her podcast is The Ready State (https://thereadystate.com/podcasts/). Every manmade thing you see or touch today was invented and engineered to work by someone. When you think about it, there is something amazingly creative about that process according to Bill Hammack. Bill is known as The Engineer Guy on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@engineerguyvideo) and is a professor of engineering at the University of Illinois. He joins me to take a peek into the fascinating world of invention and engineering to see how the things you use every day to make your life better, came to be. His book is titled The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans (https://amzn.to/3zhGpm3). As the weather warms up, poison ivy, oak and sumac will start showing up and causing irritating rashes on people who come in to contact. Listen as I explain a few myths and facts about these plants to help you protect yourself. https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/itchy-skin/poison-ivy/who-gets-contagious PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Zocdoc is the only FREE app that lets you find AND book doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance, are available when you need them and treat almost every condition under the sun! Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome. At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you’ve earned! See terms and check it out for yourself at https://Discover.com/match Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, what doodling does to your concentration?

0:07.5

Then some very cool things about health and fitness you may not know, like the sit and

0:13.0

rise test.

0:14.5

And the sit and rise test is based on a great study that showed your ability to get up

0:18.7

and down off the ground is a predictor of your longevity.

0:22.4

Test basically involves crossing your legs and sitting down and then getting back up from

0:26.4

that position without putting in knee or hand on the floor.

0:29.6

Also what you might not know about catching poison ivy and the fascinating world of inventing

0:35.7

and engineering the products we use every day.

0:39.4

I have always been fascinated by the two-liter soda bottle.

0:43.6

The guy who invented that his last name was Wyeth and his father was a great illustrator

0:49.4

and his brother Andrew Wyeth was a great painter and this Wyeth was an engineer.

0:55.9

Call this today on something you should know.

0:59.3

Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts and practical advice

1:08.2

you can use in your life today.

1:11.3

Something you should know, with my carothers.

1:14.7

Hello, welcome to something you should know.

1:17.6

Sometimes when I interview people for something you should know, I doodle.

1:23.2

And sometimes I feel guilty about doodling.

1:25.3

I guess because I've been told throughout my life that if you're doodling you're not paying

1:29.0

attention, but I think it helps me pay attention.

1:33.0

And as it turns out, if you are in a meeting or listening to a presentation or in the classroom

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