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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: How Constructive Criticism Works & Algorithms for Everyday Life

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

I don’t know about you but I simply cannot walk and text at the same time. And that turns out to be a good thing. I begin this episode with some fascinating research about texting and walking – and how the people around you hate you when you do it. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/people-who-text-while-walking-are-annoying-as-hell-study-confirms_us_55b8f3e7e4b0a13f9d1b0b13?ir=Healthy%2BLiving%C2%A7ion%3Dhealthy-living&utm_hp_ref=healthy-living Criticism can be tricky. It is often hard to give it effectively and it is even harder to hear it when it is aimed at you. That may be because we are not doing it correctly, according to Deb Bright, author of the book, The Truth Doesn’t Have to Hurt : How to Use Criticism to Strengthen Relationships, Improve Performance, and Promote Change (https://amzn.to/2ATMnyh). Listen as Deb reframes the topic and shows how criticism can be a very valuable tool in shaping behavior and getting things done. And it doesn’t necessarily have to sting. Anyone who has made the effort to eat healthy knows how hard it is to resist a sudden craving for junk food. You know nothing else will do and you know the craving isn’t going to pass any time soon. So what do you do? Well, it turns out there is a way to stop that craving dead in its tracks and I’ll reveal it in this episode. http://www.medicaldaily.com/eliminating-food-cravings-may-be-easy-looking-images-bugs-vomit-344656 What if you could use computer algorithms to solve everyday problems in your human life, such as where to eat dinner or how to choose a home? Well, you can! In fact you should, according to Brian Christian, author of the book Algorithms to Live By (https://amzn.to/2OQGO6m). Brian explains how many of our personal problems can actually be better solved by using algorithms if you understand what they are and how to use them. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Get your first Hims visit FREE at http://forhims.com/something and a 90 day no risk offer! Get great cardio and strength training! Go to https://joinfightcamp.com/something for free shipping and a gift worth $109 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Slack.com.com. Today on something you should know, just because you can walk and text

0:35.8

at the same time doesn't mean you should. In fact, you shouldn't. I'll explain. Then

0:40.9

the art of giving and getting criticism.

0:43.4

What you're really seeking is really good quality information, and criticism done well

0:48.3

gives individuals good quality information. Telling some of your stupid or unidiot. That's

0:53.6

certainly isn't what I would consider good quality criticism. Also, a powerful way to

0:58.7

stop a food craving, even if it is a bit disgusting. And how and why to use computer algorithms

1:06.2

to solve human problems? The fundamental challenges that the world poses to us are computational

1:13.4

in nature. Trying to find a place to live. What to have for dinner. How to organize their

1:17.8

physical space. They correspond rather precisely to some of the fundamental problems in computer

1:24.4

science.

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