SYSK Choice: How Probability REALLY Works & Proven Ways to Master Motivation

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

I’ll bet there have been times when someone has offered to help you and you declined. You probably said something like, “No, that’s ok I got it.”? Well, why say that? Why we are so reluctant to ask other people for help when we likely could use it? This episode begins with a discussion on why asking for help is hard and yet it is one of the smartest things you will ever do. http://rd.com/advice/relationships/phrases-make-people-trust/ Your Life is ruled by chance and probability. Yet how much do you understand about them? Ian Stewart knows about them better than most people. Ian is a Professor Emeritus of math at the University of Warwick in England and author of the book Do Dice Play God?: The Mathematics of Uncertainty (https://amzn.to/2MWjer8). Listen as he explains, for example, how a slot machine appears to be “hot” one day but not another. Or, what really determines whether a coin flip will end in heads or tails. And most importantly, how this all applies to you. When women sit down at a restaurant, where do they typically put their purse? They sling it over the back of the chair or put it on the floor. Listen as I explain why both of those options are really bad ideas that can easily get your identity stolen. I’ll also explain a simple way every woman can secure her purse and never worry again. http://rd.com/advice/travel/purse-theft-safe/ Motivational speakers can be very inspiring – but motivation for you can’t really come from someone else’s story. Susan Fowler, author of the book Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals (https://amzn.to/2HJneXV) joins me to explain the real science of motivation – and how it works. Listen and discover how to find the motivation that will sustain you to achieve even when times are tough. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Listen to Build For Tomorrow with Jason Feifer, our favorite new podcast, right here! https://apple.co/3rPM8La or visit https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/ Go to https://backcountry.com/sysk to get 15% OFF your first full-priced purchase. Firstleaf – the wine club designed with you in mind! Join today and you’ll get 6 bottles of wine for $29.95 and free shipping! Just go to https://tryfirstleaf.com/SOMETHING Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically and is accepted at 99% of places in the U.S. that take credit cards! Learn more at https://discover.com/yes Omaha Steaks is the best! Get awesome pricing at https://OmahaSteaks.com/BMT T-Mobile for Business the leader in 5G, #1 in customer satisfaction, and a partner who includes benefits like 5G in every plan. Visit https://T-Mobile.com/business For more information on fire safety products, safety tips and educational activities you can do at home with your family visit https://firstalert.com/firepreventionmonth Download the five star-rated puzzle game Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play! https://bestfiends.com https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you own or rent your home?
0:02.9	Sure you do, and I bet it can be hard work.
0:06.1	You know it's easy.
0:07.7	Bundling policies with Geico.
0:09.8	Geico makes it easy to bundle your homeowners or renters insurance along with your auto
0:15.0	policy.
0:16.2	It's a good thing too because you already have so much to do around your home.
0:21.2	Go to Geico.com.
0:23.1	Get a quote and see how much you could save.
0:25.8	It's Geico Easy.
0:27.5	Visit Geico.com today.
0:30.1	That's Geico.com.
0:33.4	Today on something you should know, you probably hate asking for help, but you really should,
0:39.7	and I'll tell you why.
0:41.5	Then the laws of probability affect all aspects of your life, and it's critical to understand
0:47.4	how they work.
0:48.7	For example,
0:49.7	There is absolutely nothing in probability theory that says you can't sit down and toss
0:54.6	a coin, could be heads, could be tiles, just get heads, heads, heads every time.
0:59.5	It could happen, but the probability of it happening is vanishing these moments.
1:03.7	Plus where women should really put their purse when they go to a restaurant, although they
1:08.4	almost never do.
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