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Something You Should Know

Proven Ways to Be More Persuasive & The Surprising Truth About Recycling

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

If you saw someone walking down the street and they were not swinging their arms, you would think it looks a little weird. Yet, humans don’t have to swing their arms to walk - we can walk fine with it. This episode begins with an explanation as to why most of us swing our arms when we walk and the benefits of doing so. https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-we-swing-our-arms-when-we-walk No one knows more about how influence and persuasion work than Robert Cialdini. For decades he has studied what does and doesn’t work when you are trying to get people to do what you want. In the 80s he wrote a landmark book on the topic which has just been updated called Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (https://amzn.to/3dHyjJx). Listen as Robert discusses how little things can have a huge impact on getting people to do what you want. You probably recycle - right? But are you doing it correctly? A lot of things you may think are recyclable are not. And some things that you would assume are recyclable actually gum up the works. You might also wonder just how much of what we put in the recycle bin actually gets made into something else. Listen and be surprised as I am joined by Jennie Romer. She is an attorney and leading expert on single-use plastics, and she is author of the book CAN I RECYCLE THIS? A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics (https://amzn.to/32BfVeS). Wouldn’t it be cool to find something tucked away in your attic or basement that is actually worth money? Listen as I describe some items that just might be in your possession that you could turn into cash. Source: Brian Kathenes author of Betcha Didn’t Know That! (https://amzn.to/3xaJn9A) PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! We really enjoy The Jordan Harbinger Show and we think you will as well! There’s just SO much here. Check out https://jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations, OR search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Over the last 6 years, donations made at Walgreens in support of Red Nose Day have helped positively impact over 25 million kids. You can join in helping to change the lives of kids facing poverty. To help Walgreens support even more kids, donate today at checkout or at https://Walgreens.com/RedNoseDay. https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, you don't have to swim your arms when you walk, so

0:09.2

why do you?

0:10.5

Then how to be more persuasive and influential?

0:14.0

One way is with compliments.

0:16.3

There are two ways to actually increase the benefits of a genuine compliment.

0:23.4

One is to give it behind people's backs, give it to somebody else who tells you.

0:31.7

Then what's in your basement or attic that could be worth money?

0:35.7

And what you probably don't know about recycling, including what's not recyclable.

0:41.2

So plastic carry out bag, those shouldn't be in your curbside bins.

0:46.0

They tend to clog the recycling machinery and then a lot of the smaller things like bottle

0:51.2

caps that aren't attached to the bottles or forks.

0:54.0

They're really not going to make it through.

0:56.5

All this today on something you should know.

1:01.3

We're all juggling life, a career and trying to build a little bit of wealth.

1:05.5

The Brown Ambition podcast with host Mandy and Tiffany the Budget Meester can help.

1:10.2

It's time for the B-A Q-A-A, the B-A Q-A, what you say?

1:15.0

The B-A-A.

1:16.0

A lot of mission question answers.

1:18.8

You have questions.

1:19.8

We have some answers.

1:20.8

Watch what happens.

1:21.8

No, that's a financial advisor.

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