The Real Dangers of Too Much Pleasure & Why You Should Celebrate Every Failure

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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So you get ready to make a salad and you rinse the lettuce and carrots and tomatoes under the faucet for a few seconds. Does that really get rid of the pesticides and bacteria? We explore that very important question and you really need to hear the answer. http://www.menshealth.com/how-to-wash-produce Do you understand the difference between pleasure and happiness? It’s an important distinction because the more pleasure you seek, the less happy you become. That’s the contention of Dr Robert Lustig, author of The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains https://amzn.to/2yp2xMf. Dr. Lustig sees some troubling developments in our quest for pleasure and I think you’ll be interested in what he has to say. It’s become a cliché to say that great ideas come in the shower. But the fact is – they do! And there is actually a psychological explanation for why that is. We begin this episode with a look at the reason for this common experience. http://mentalfloss.com/article/52586/why-do-our-best-ideas-come-us-shower Nobody likes failure – but maybe we should all rethink that. Failure turns out to have a silver lining – and not just in the way that “Every cloud has a silver lining.” Chris Gethard is a pretty successful stand-up comedian who has written a book about failure called Lose Well https://amzn.to/2CpJcgz. Although Chris has had some clearly successful moments (his own HBO special and his own sitcom on Comedy Central for example) he has also had some colossal failures. He joins me to discuss why failure is inevitable and really something to be celebrated on your journey to success. This Week's Sponsors LinkedIn Talent. To find the right person for the job and get $50 off your first job post, go to www.Linkedin.com/something Simplisafe. For amazing home security at a great price go to www.simplisafe.com/something Glip. Sign up for your FREE GLip account now and support this podcast by going to www.Glip.com/something LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. For your free $100 ad credit to launch your first campaign go to www.Linkedin.com/something Madison Reed. For 10% off plus free shipping on your first order go to www.Madison-Reed.com/something Jet.com. For a great online shopping experience like no other go to www.jet.com Hotel Tonight. To get $25 off your first eligible booking download the Hotel Tonight app and use the promo code something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why does it seem that great ideas come to you in
0:06.8	the shower?
0:07.8	There's actually a good explanation.
0:09.7	Then, the important difference between pleasure and happiness.
0:13.7	So, the more pleasure you seek, the more unhappy you get.
0:18.0	And, Las Vegas, Madison Avenue, Silicon Valley have very specifically confused and conflated
0:25.7	these two terms pleasure and happiness so that you don't know the difference.
0:30.1	Also, does rinsing fruit and veggies for a few seconds really get rid of pesticides and
0:35.4	bacteria?
0:36.4	I'll have the answer.
0:38.2	And why would a pretty successful guy write an important book about failure?
0:43.2	Well, I just, I have a lot of experience with losing.
0:46.6	It's the honest answer.
0:47.8	I've done a few things that I think people would point to a success and I'm very proud
0:52.2	of that but it's all been built on a foundation of just banging my head against the wall.
0:56.9	All this today on something you should know.
1:22.2	This is the way of water.
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1:32.1	Something you should know.
1:34.4	Fascinating intel.
1:35.7	The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life today.
1:42.2	Something you should know with Mike Carothers.
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