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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: Why Kids Fail to Launch & Surprising Exercise Myths

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Next time you do something really embarrassing in front of other people – you will remember what I am going to tell you in this episode – and it will make you feel a lot better about whatever embarrassing thing you did. http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/family/embarrassment Then, we are going to look at the problems created by parents today who give too much and do too much for their kids. Richard Watts, author of Entitlemania: How Not to Spoil Your Kids & What to Do If You Have (http://amzn.to/2mRbVCP) reveals the consequences of parents over indulging their kids in the name of love. Also, everyone knows that you should stretch before you exercise to become flexible and prevent injury. Yet, according to science it is actually a bad idea. It’s one of the many exercise myths I explore with New York Times writer Gretchen Reynolds, author of The First 20 Minutes (http://amzn.to/2n1Y7pK). You’ll hear the science that explains how many things people believe about exercise, health and weight loss are just plain wrong. There is this thing called the paradox of choice. It basically means that the more choices you give someone the more likely they are to pick none. It’s important to understand and I’ll explain why. http://conversionxl.com/17-lesser-known-ways-to-persuade-people/# Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I just learned Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.

0:05.2

At the end of your first year, they automatically double all the cash back you've earned.

0:10.7

That's right, everything you've earned doubled.

0:13.6

All the cash back from eating at your favorite soup-dumpling restaurant?

0:17.6

Doubled.

0:18.6

All the cash back from that trip you sort of learned how to snowboard?

0:22.7

Also doubled.

0:23.9

And the best part, you don't have to do anything ridiculous to get it.

0:27.5

Oh, Discover does it automatically.

0:30.5

Seriously though, see terms and check it out for yourself at Discover.com slash match.

0:39.4

Today on something you should know, when you do something embarrassing, it feels horrible.

0:44.7

But it's probably not as horrible as you think.

0:47.6

I'll explain.

0:49.1

Plus, our parents today too easy.

0:52.1

I mean, how many parents would say to their kids,

0:54.6

I do not want to be your friend.

0:56.6

I choose to be your parent.

0:59.0

And as a parent, I'm going to have to do things you're not going to like.

1:03.4

And I don't care.

1:04.5

But I'm going to do it because I love you.

1:06.4

And I want to equip you for the days ahead.

1:08.9

Plus, if you want someone to do something, don't give them too many choices,

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