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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: How Self Aware Are You? & How Your 5 Senses Affect Your Behavior

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

New clothes are not necessarily CLEAN clothes. In fact, there is a good chance other people have worn your new clothes before you. We start this episode discussing why and how to wash new clothes before you wear them. http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning-organizing/germs-in-new-clothes Also, how self-aware are you? Do you really understand who you really are and do you understand how other people really see you? Surprisingly, few of us know – even though we like to think we do. Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich author of the book Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think (http://amzn.to/2psRFGC) explains how to become more self-aware and why it is important to your success at work and in life. Your 5 senses can affect your attitude and behavior –and it is going to sound strange. For example, feeling something soft can “soften” your personality. Feeling something warm can create warm feelings for another person. I know it sounds nuts but Dr. Thalma Lobel author of the book Sensation: The New Science of Physical Intelligence (http://amzn.to/2raTg7Y) explains the science behind this. More importantly, she reveals how to use this knowledge to your advantage.  Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam that appears to have no cause? Listen as I reveal why that happens and other fascinating things about the way traffic does – and does not move. http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autoinnovation/just-a-few-self-driving-cars-on-the-highway-could-cut-random-traffic-jams-by-half/ar-AAfi1mD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, do you always wash new clothes before you wear them?

0:08.1

You will for sure after you hear this.

0:11.0

Then you probably think you're self-aware.

0:14.0

But are you really?

0:15.5

95% of people think that they're self-aware, but the percentage of people that actually

0:21.0

are self-aware is between 10 and 15%.

0:24.5

So I always joke that 80% of us are essentially lying to ourselves about whether we're lying

0:29.3

to our stuff.

0:30.3

Then why are there traffic jams that seem to have no cause and then just clear up?

0:36.0

And the fascinating way your five senses can alter your personality and attitude.

0:41.7

For example, if you touch a hard object compared to a soft object, you're a softer negotiator.

0:49.1

You're more willing to change your initial offer just because you touch something soft

0:53.2

or because you sit on a softer chair.

0:56.0

Call this today on something you should know.

1:01.1

Oh, I've talked about this before.

1:02.6

There is a podcast that I really would like you to listen to.

1:06.9

It will get you motivated.

1:08.9

It will make your day better.

1:10.7

It's called the Daily Boost.

1:12.8

And it is a daily motivation and coaching podcast that helps you get what you want, practical,

1:19.1

tactical and real world advice that you can use right away to get what you want in life.

1:25.4

It's hosted by Scott Smith.

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