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Something You Should Know

The High Price of Being So Busy & The Trouble You’ll Cause If You Don’t Have a Will

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

What makes happy people so happy? It is partly due to their attitude and behavior. This episode begins with some of the essential ingredients to create a general sense of happiness. They definitely work if you give them a try. http://www.biopsychiatry.com/happiness/ Who doesn’t love accomplishing all the things on their to-do list? But there is also a cost to doing that when it becomes your primary focus. It just may be that being a little less efficient will actually make you more content according to Tony Crabbe. He is a business psychologist who has worked with companies like Microsoft, News Corporation, Disney, HSBC and the World Bank and he is author of the book Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much (https://amzn.to/2XsxTxD) . Listen as Tony reveals the benefits of changing your focus from efficiency to contentment while still tackling the important things. Not to be morbid but one day your life will come to an end. Even though it is a certainty, many of us are not prepared for it and it can cause real headache for the people you leave behind. When you are gone people need to know things like: Where are your passwords, bank accounts and important papers? Who will take care of your kids? Who gets your possessions? Here to discuss all the things you need to take care of that you may not have even thought about is Adam Seifer. Adam is founder of Everplans (https://www.everplans.com) a life and legacy planning company and he is author of the book In Case You Get Hit by a Bus (https://amzn.to/2Xv70t4). Did you know that your eyes have over 2 million working parts? That is only one fascinating feature about your eyes you likely never knew and that that I explain at the close of today’s episode that https://www.hexarmor.com/posts/12-fascinating-eye-facts PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Indeed is the hiring platform where you can Attract, Interview, and Hire all in one place! Start hiring NOW with a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING Offer good for a limited time. Now, your ideas don't have to wait, now, they have everything they need to come to life. Dell Technologies and Intel are pushing what technology can do, so great ideas can happen! Find out how to bring your ideas to life at https://Dell.com/WelcomeToNow U.S. Cellular knows how important your kid’s relationship with technology is. That’s why they’ve partnered with Screen Sanity, a non-profit dedicated to helping kids navigate the digital landscape. For a smarter start to the school year, U.S. Cellular is offering a free basic phone on new eligible lines, providing an alternative to a smartphone for children. Visit https://USCellular.com/BuiltForUS ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, your ideas don't have to wait.

0:03.0

Now, they have everything they need to come to life.

0:06.0

Dell Technologies and Intel are creating technology that loves ideas,

0:12.0

loves expanding your business, evolving your passions.

0:16.0

We push what technology can do, so great ideas can happen right now.

0:22.0

Find out how to bring your ideas to life at dell.com slash welcome to now.

0:31.0

Today on something you should know,

0:33.0

the few essential ingredients that will give you an overall sense of happiness.

0:38.0

Then the problem with our obsession for being busy and being productive

0:43.0

and getting everything done.

0:45.0

And actually if we try and do everything we actually achieve nothing

0:48.0

and our lives turn to gray.

0:50.0

I used to paint as a kid when you mix too many colors on a palette.

0:53.0

You don't get a rainbow, you kind of get this gray sludge.

0:55.0

And that's when our lives become when we try and do everything

0:58.0

never quite do anything brilliantly.

1:00.0

Also, do you know what part of your body requires no rest at all?

1:05.0

And have you made preparations for the day you die?

1:08.0

Do you have a will?

1:09.0

A big part of having a will is to make sure that you name a guardian.

1:13.0

You know, everybody's got a crazy sister-in-law or uncle

1:16.0

who probably wouldn't be your top choice.

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