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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: How Your Brain’s Mistakes Make You Successful & Life After Privacy

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Using a public bathroom is usually not the highlight of your day. However, when it comes to choosing which stall or urinal to use, there is a way to minimize your potential exposure to germs and bacteria. I begin this episode by telling you which one you should choose – and if that one is taken, what should be your second choice. https://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/wellness/a58568/cleanest-bathroom-stall/ Sure, we’ve all heard how amazing the human brain is. Yet, it actually is rather lousy at many things. For instance, memories get distorted, your brain makes a lot of mistakes and misjudgments and there are plenty of other things is does not do particularly well. What’s interesting is those flaws are actually a good thing according to Henning Beck, a neuroscientist and author of the book Scatterbrain: How the Mind’s Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative and Successful (https://amzn.to/31EemMJ). Listen as he describes how these brain deficiencies actually help make your life better, even though it is sometimes hard to see. The Internet can make your life a lot easier, however you do pay a price. And that price is your privacy, according to Firmin DeBrabander, professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He is also author of the book Life After Privacy (https://amzn.to/3fzlORx). Listen as Firmin reveals what the potential dangers are and why so many people are gladly willing to give up their privacy anyway. You may have noticed that most pencils are not round and instead have six sides. Why? Some people believe it is to prevent the pencil from rolling off the table. That may be a benefit – but it is not the reason. Listen as I explain the real reason. Source: Douglas B. Smith author of “Ever Wonder Why?” https://amzn.to/2OcdGuU PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Packed with industry-leading tools ready to ignite your growth, Shopify gives you complete control over your business and your brand without having to learn any new skills in design or code. Sign up for a $1/month trial period at https://Shopify.com/sysk to take your business to the next level today! With Instant Match from Indeed, as SOON as you sponsor a job post, you get a shortlist of quality candidates whose resumes on Indeed match your job description, and you can invite them to apply right away. You only pay for quality applications that match your must-have job requirements! Visit https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING to start hiring now! Zocdoc is the only FREE app that lets you find AND book doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance, are available when you need them and treat almost every condition under the sun! Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. The Dell Technologies’ Semi Annual Sale is on, with limited-quantity deals on top tech! Save today by calling 877-ASK-DELL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on something you should know, a smart strategy for the next time you have to use

0:07.0

a public bathroom.

0:09.0

Then your brain has a lot of flaws, it makes mistakes, it distorts memories, and it always

0:14.6

wants more.

0:15.6

I mean, we know that from lab studies that the brain is constantly seeking for something

0:20.4

better, even if you are in a very pleasant and happy situation.

0:24.5

This is the reason why we have progress, why we are inventing new stuff, why we are

0:29.9

improving.

0:30.9

Also, why most pencils are not round, but have six sides instead.

0:36.6

And we're all being watched online, and many of us don't really care.

0:41.1

This is why in one respect this kind of surveillance is so remarkable, because it is so

0:46.5

neatly packaged with convenience.

0:48.4

I mean, why are people so willing to share and expose themselves online?

0:52.7

Because of the amazing convenience is afforded by digital technology.

0:56.2

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

1:08.6

you can use in your life today.

1:11.6

Something you should know, with Mike Karothers.

1:14.5

Hi, welcome to something you should know.

1:18.5

As someone who doesn't really relish the experience of using a public restroom, and I imagine

1:24.7

there aren't a lot of people who do, one positive thing I've noticed since COVID is that public

1:30.1

restrooms are a little cleaner than they were before, probably because fewer people use

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