SYSK Choice: Effective Ways to Deal With Jerks & A Guide to Awesome Smartphone Photos

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Why do you sigh? Usually it is because you feel relief or you are sad or tired. But it turns out there is more to a sigh than you thought. In fact it turns out to be good for you. I’ll explain as I start this episode. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75330/frequent-sighing-helps-keep-you-alive The world is full of jerks. And unfortunately you have to deal with them. So what’s the best way? Here with some expert help is Bob Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford and author of the book The A**hole Survival Guide (http://amzn.to/2HqacwR). Bob explains why jerks are so jerky and reveals the different categories of jerks and then offers some tactical advice to deal with them and still get what you want. Did you know different airlines have different flying styles? Did you know the armrest closest to the aisle on an airplane that can’t be raised actually CAN be raised if you know a little trick? These are just two of the fascinating behind-the-scenes facts about air travel that we’ll explore. http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a19193/airline-employee-secrets/ Everyone today has a camera on them almost all the time. And cellphone cameras have gotten pretty good. So, since you may likely be photographing much of your life, why not make those photos the best they can be? Photographer Jim Miotke, founder of www.BetterPhoto.fun and creator of the online course Outstanding Photography offer some simple tips and idea that will transform your cellphone photos so they truly capture the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why do you sigh? Usually it's because you're tired,
0:07.5	sad, or relieved. But there's also a biological reason that I think you'll find fascinating.
0:13.6	Then, you know all those jerks you have to deal with? What's the best strategy to handle
0:19.0	them?
0:20.0	The portapine power is showing a flash of anger and giving them a hint that you're not
0:24.3	going to put up with their abuse. If you've got that kind of jerk on your hand, flashing
0:28.3	a bit of portapine power sends the message to them, no, I am not an easy target.
0:33.1	Also, I'll reveal some things about airlines I bet you don't know. And how to take stunning
0:39.1	images with your cell phone camera.
0:41.8	Whenever you get an opportunity to photograph in the first parts of the day, for the last
0:47.6	light of the day, you're going to find that there's that golden view. You're going to
0:51.9	find a pink hue. You're going to find this dance to the light.
0:56.6	All this today on something you should know.
0:59.4	Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice
1:08.2	you can use in your life today. Something you should know, with Mike Karothers.
1:15.1	The interviews in today's podcast are on topics that are about as universal as you can get.
1:21.9	Starting with jerks, because who doesn't have to do that?
1:26.1	And taking better pictures with your cell phone camera. You've got your camera with you
1:30.4	all the time now. So why not take better pictures? And you're going to hear some really
1:35.7	simple but very effective techniques that will make your pictures look so much better.
1:41.9	All that's coming up today, but we start off with a sigh. You know, a sigh. It's defined
1:49.3	as a deep, long breath about twice the volume of a typical breath. Tiredness, sadness,
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