SYSK Choice: How to Change to Reach Your Goals & What It Means to be Alive

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How can too much noise make you less generous? As we have discussed here in the past, noise levels are increasing, and all that noise can have negative effects on your health as well as your happiness. This episode starts by explaining the negative impact of too much noise and what you can do to protect yourself. https://www.sehn.org/sehn/noise-pollution-takes-toll-on-health-and-happiness-everyday-noise-can-overstimulate-the-bodys-stress-response What is the best way to achieve a big goal? People have a lot of theories and ideas on this and there is also some pretty good research on the topic. If you want to know what the research says, listen to my guest Katy Milkman. She is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular economics podcast Choiceology https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1337886873?mt=2- and author of the book How to Change (https://amzn.to/3gyCGYX). Listen and you will have some new ways of thinking for the next time you want to tackle a big goal. What is life? I am not sure we can completely answer that question in one segment of this podcast, but we can take a stab at it with my guest Sir Paul Nurse. Paul won a Nobel prize in 2001 for his work in science and he is author of the book What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology (https://amzn.to/3dVHxC5). He explains what makes something “living” and has some great insights into what life is all about and why some things are still a big mystery. Ever have a bee that just won’t leave you alone? It could be that the bee thinks you are a flower. Listen as I explain how to make sure every bee is aware you are not a flower and how to stop them from following you around this summer. http://insects.about.com/od/antsbeeswasps/a/10-tips-to-avoid-bee-stings.htm PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome. At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you’ve earned! See terms and check it out for yourself at https://Discover.com/match If you own a small business, you know the value of time. Innovation Refunds does too! They've made it easy to apply for the employee retention credit or ERC by going to https://getrefunds.com to see if your business qualifies in less than 8 minutes! Innovation Refunds has helped small businesses collect over $3 billion in payroll tax refunds! Let’s find “us” again by putting our phones down for five. Five days, five hours, even five minutes. Join U.S. Cellular in the Phones Down For Five challenge! Find out more at https://USCellular.com/findus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, too much noise can make you irritable and less generous.
0:08.7	I'll explain how.
0:10.4	Then when it comes to achieving a big goal, a lot of people do it all wrong.
0:15.6	It turns out that most people when they're trying to start something new and achieve a
0:19.9	big goal, look for the most effective way to get there.
0:23.8	A small minority of people, though, look for the most fun way to pursue their goals.
0:28.1	And it turns out that is more effective.
0:30.5	Also today, what not to do, so you don't have bees buzzing around your head this summer,
0:36.5	and a Nobel Prize winner explains what life is and how we're all made up of billions of
0:42.0	cells.
0:43.0	Well, there are tiny, tiny things, but you know cells can get much, much bigger.
0:47.4	In fact, if you had an egg this morning for breakfast, you might be surprised to know
0:52.2	that that is actually a single cell.
0:55.9	Call this today on something you should know.
1:01.2	There's no doubt that we have great doctors and nurses and healthcare people.
1:06.1	The problem I find with healthcare is the system.
1:09.9	It can take weeks or months to get in to see the doctor.
1:13.1	Then you go and you have to wait even though you have an appointment.
1:16.2	At the appointment, you feel rushed.
1:19.0	Just doesn't feel right.
1:20.3	Man, I can tell you stories.
1:22.7	And I bet you have stories, too.
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