The Power of Being Brief and to the Point & Why Your Reality May Not Be Real at All

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Do you let your dog sleep on the bed? Some experts claim it is bad for your health. But I am going to start this episode by explaining why it may be just fine. http://www.purewow.com/entry_detail/national/22018/7-Reasons-Its-Actually-Betterto-Let-Your-Dog-Sleep-in-Your.htm When you are trying to communicate your idea or pitch your proposal it is easy to over explain it. After all, it is your baby and you want people to understand every little detail. The problem is that people don’t really want to hear all that detail. Brant Pinvidic a producer who has sold more than three hundred TV shows and movies, run a TV network, and ran one of the largest production companies in the world with smash hits like The Biggest Loser and Bar Rescue. He is author of the book The 3 Minute Rule (https://amzn.to/36uNAHI) and he is here to explain how and why your ideas will always go over better when you are brief and to the point, No matter how good a person you are, you are probably a better person in the morning than you are after dinner. How can that be? Listen and I’ll tell you. https://www.medicaldaily.com/morning-morality-effect-you-are-more-likely-lie-steal-and-cheat-afternoon-261482 What if what your reality isn’t real? What if real, objective reality is something humans can’t possibly perceive? And what if our inability to perceive objective reality is what has helped us to survive? I know it’s a bit hard to get your head around. That’s why Don Hoffman is here. Don is a professor at the University of California in Irvine and author of the book The Case Against Reality (https://amzn.to/2Nb2r2L). Don joins me to explain this theory which is more than just an academic exercise. There are some fascinating practical implications as well. This Week’s Sponsors –Airbnb. To learn more about being an Airbnb host visit www.Airbnb.com/host -3 Day Blinds. For their “Buy 1/Get 1 at half-off” deal go to www.3DayPodcast.com and use promo code: SOMETHING. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.0	If so, I've got some good news. Then the secret to getting people to understand your story and buy in to your idea.
0:57.0	Every idea can be simplified to the point where you can give it to people in a format that they'll understand it.
1:03.0	And one of the hardest things to learn how to do is to separate everything you want to say from only what needs to be said.
1:10.0	Also, even if you're a good person, you're probably a better person in the morning.
1:16.0	And one scientist makes the case that the reality you see in front of you right now isn't really what's there at all.
1:24.0	I'm saying that there is an objective reality, but the nature of that objective reality is utterly unlike anything in our perceptions.
1:33.0	That the very language of space and time and objects is simply the wrong language to describe it.
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