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Something You Should Know

Surprising Ways We Influence Each Other & How to Handle Emotions at Work

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Ever have the feeling someone is watching you? Almost everyone has had the experience but do humans actually have the ability to sense that? I begin this episode by explaining the science behind the sense of being watched. http://www.popsci.com/why-do-i-feel-like-someones-watching-me People influence you and you influence other people. It happens all the time all day long. What is so interesting is that it often happens in ways you are unaware of. Matthew Jackson is a professor of Economics at Stanford University and author of a new book called The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs and Behaviors https://amzn.to/2EvVfJY joins me to offer some fascinating insight into how you influence others and they – you.   If you have been told anything about emotions in the workplace it was probably that you shouldn’t have any or don’t cry at work. “Check your emotions at the door” is common company policy in many organizations. Liz Fosslien, author of the book No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work https://amzn.to/2BY8zFn says the problem is that emotions are in the workplace and they can cause big problems. Listen as she offers solutions to deal with your emotions and those of the people you work with.   Why do we still have the U.S. penny? Other countries have eliminated their smallest value coin - but not here. Why? Listen and I’ll explain why we still mint millions of pennies every year. https://www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T043-C000-S001-why-the-humble-penny-refuses-to-die.html 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. -Select Quote. Get your free insurance quote at www.SelectQuote.com/something -Trip Actions. Go towww.TripActions.com/somethingto complete a 30 minute demo and receive a $100Amazon gift card. -Geico. Go to www.Geico.com to see how Geico can save you money on your car insurance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on Something You Should Know, can you really tell if someone is staring at you, even

0:06.8

if you can't see them?

0:08.6

Then, how influence works.

0:11.2

It's amazing who influences who and how.

0:14.2

You look at kids in school, the kids with the most friends tried drugs earlier, they smoke

0:19.6

more, they tend to go to more parties, the fact that they're acting differently or more

0:24.0

extremely means that the rest of the kids perceive that as the norm, even if it's not the

0:28.0

norm.

0:29.0

It's the US penny, it seems pretty pointless, so why is it still here?

0:34.5

And emotions at work, we're not supposed to have them, but they're there and they are

0:39.0

powerful.

0:40.0

The researchers have actually found that emotions can spread across offices, so say that

0:44.9

I sit next to the complainer at my work, I come home and I'm just really down and grumpy

0:50.1

towards my partner, and the next day he goes to work really grumpy and then that spreads

0:54.9

his office.

0:56.2

All this today on Something You Should Know.

1:16.6

Here's a question for you, although I think I already know the answer, but the question

1:20.4

is have you ever had that sense that you're being watched, that someone you can't see

1:27.6

is watching you, maybe someone behind you is staring at you or someone somewhere is looking

1:32.6

at you, but you can't see them.

1:35.0

Well, scientists have looked at this and it appears that that feeling of being watched

1:40.3

is all in your head.

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