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Curiosity Weekly

Relationship-Deepening TV, Elon Musk and Bill Gates' Productivity Hacks, and Why You Don't Hear Your Own Footsteps

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Learn why watching TV together is good for your relationship; why you don’t hear your own footsteps; and how to schedule your day to be as productive as overachievers like Elon Musk and Bill Gates.

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0:00.0

Hi, we've got three stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

0:05.5

I'm Cody Gough.

0:06.4

And I'm Ashley Hammer.

0:07.4

Today you'll learn why watching TV together is good for your relationship, why you don't hear

0:11.7

your own footsteps, and how to schedule your day to be as productive as

0:15.3

overachievers like Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Let's satisfy some curiosity

0:19.3

on the award-winning Curiosity Daily. Planning on snuggling up for some Netflix this weekend?

0:24.7

I've got some good news for you.

0:26.2

Recent research suggests that watching TV with your partner could be good for your relationship.

0:31.2

Ashley, which is the last show you watched with your B.F?

0:33.2

We're currently watching Man in the High Castle.

0:35.7

It's a show about what would happen if the Nazis won the war.

0:40.4

Oh. Yeah, it's pretty wild. It's very dark. Wow. The last show I watched was Star Trek.

0:47.0

Of course it was. Like the original Star Trek. Nice. It's hit or miss. Yeah, I tried watching the entire season of

0:55.3

Next Generation and like the first episode is so bad. Like other ones are good but man it's like you cannot start that season from episode one

1:06.4

The first season of next generation is is a little hairy, but it gets so good after that I think maybe I need to just like start on season 3 or something.

1:15.0

I might, yeah, but I recommend that.

1:16.0

Yeah.

1:17.0

Well, this research should be good news for you, no matter what you're watching with or significant other.

1:20.0

In a recent study led by Dr. Seragomillion, a team of researchers quizzed 259 college students on the details of their relationships.

1:28.0

They all meant dating for an extended period of time, about 16 months on average.

1:32.0

The couples with the strongest relationships were the one period of time, about 16 months on average.

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