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Something You Should Know

The 2 Keys to Your Happiness & Defying the Rules of English

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Even though people seem to enjoy dining out, many find the process frustrating and difficult. And the restaurant’s menu has a lot to do with it. This episode begins with the result of a recent survey regarding how people order, what they think of menus (including QR code menus) how much a meal should cost and more. https://www.usfoods.com/our-services/business-trends/american-menu-choices.html Happiness is a difficult word to define. Even the happiest person in the world isn’t happy all the time. Maybe happiness is more of a philosophy – an overall sense of contentment. Maybe it is the result of the things you do and who you do them for. That’s what Stephanie Harrison believes, and she has studied what makes people happy. Stephanie is the creator of the “New Happy” philosophy. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. The New Happy’s art, newsletter, podcast, and programs reach millions of people around the world. Here's the website- https://www.thenewhappy.com. She is also author of the book New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong (https://amzn.to/3WxgOlR). Listen and you will get a deeper understanding of happiness and how to find it. In English we have rules. For example: Don’t start an sentence with “and” or “but”; don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t say “ain’t” because it’s not a real word. Says who? Where do all these rules come from? Who wrote the rules? Are they really rules and or suggestions? Do they even make sense? Here with some insight into the rules of English and the fascinating way our language evolves is Anne Curzan. She is a professor of English language and literature, linguistics, and education and also serves as the dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. Anne is also author of the book Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words (https://amzn.to/44wj7rd). Some people prefer not to know the gender of their soon-to-be-born baby or name it until after birth. However, there are some good reasons – particularly for new fathers – to know sooner rather than later. Listen as I explain what they are. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/10014909/Fathers-who-find-out-sex-of-unborn-child-more-likely-to-bond-sooner.html PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Indeed is offering SYSK listeners a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING NerdWallet lets you compare top travel credit cards side-by-side to maximize your spending! Compare & find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, & more https://NerdWallet.com TurboTax Experts make all your moves count — filing with 100% accuracy and getting your max refund, guaranteed! See guarantee details at https://TurboTax.com/Guarantees Luckily for those of us who live with the symptoms of allergies, we can Live Claritin Clear with Claritin-D! eBay Motors has 122 million parts for your #1 ride-or-die, to make sure it stays running smoothly. Keep your ride alive at https://eBayMotors.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, how a restaurant's menu can make or break a meal.

0:08.0

Then true happiness, it eludes a lot of people, because they think I'll be happy when I get rich I get married I get thin

0:17.2

The idea that I'll be happy when is really the source of so much misery because not only does it lead us to do things that

0:25.6

make us miserable in the moment thinking they'll bring us happiness in the future

0:29.2

it also distracts us from all of the goodness that we already have in our lives.

0:34.0

Also, is it really better to know a baby's gender before it's born or not?

0:39.3

And the English language, it has lots of weird rules. Where did they come from? I'm encouraging people to ask

0:46.0

that question when someone says you can't do that in writing or that's wrong or that's

0:52.1

not a real word.

0:53.6

We can all ask, says who?

0:56.3

All this today on something you should know.

0:59.5

Seeking the truth never gets old.

1:03.7

Introducing June's Journey, the free-to-play mobile game that will immerse you in a thrilling murder

1:08.4

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1:09.4

Join June Parker as she uncovers hidden objects and clues to solve her sister's death in a beautifully

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1:21.0

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1:27.0

or play on PC through Facebook games.

1:30.0

Something you should know, Fascinating Intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life. Today, something you should know, with Mike Carothers.

1:45.0

Hi, welcome to another episode of something you should know.

1:49.0

I would imagine that most people like to go out to eat.

1:54.0

Some people like to go out a lot,

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