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Something You Should Know

The Secrets to Achieving Your Goals & Origin Stories of Our Favorite Phrases - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Speed reading might sound impressive, but research shows that slowing down can actually improve comprehension, retention, and enjoyment. In this opening segment, we explore why reading at a slower pace could be the real key to getting the most out of your books and articles. https://www.bustle.com/p/7-reasons-slow-reading-is-actually-a-good-thing-because-being-a-speed-reader-is-overrated-73092 On average, people juggle about 22 goals at any given time — but chasing all of them often leads to frustration and burnout. My guest, Jon Acuff, bestselling speaker and author of nine books, including All It Takes is a Goal (https://amzn.to/3PtSiOF), shares a fresh, motivating approach to goal setting. Learn how to identify the goals that truly matter, let go of the ones that don’t, and build momentum toward the ones that can change your life. “It’s raining cats and dogs,” “go cold turkey,” “know the ropes” — we say these things all the time, but rarely stop to ask where they originated. Caroline Taggart, longtime publishing professional and author of Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins (https://amzn.to/3ZazBTw), takes us on a fun journey into the surprising and sometimes bizarre backstories of the phrases we use every day. Winning arguments isn’t easy — but there’s one simple strategy that dramatically improves your chances. In this closing segment, I share the key insight from Mike Nichols, author of The Lost Art of Listening (https://amzn.to/3ErzkSy), that can help you argue smarter, connect better, and maybe even change a few minds. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! DELL: Huge savings on Dell AI PCs with Intel Core Ultra processors are here, and they are newly designed to help you do more, faster.  Upgrade today by visiting ⁠⁠https://Dell.com/Deals⁠⁠ QUINCE: Keep it classic and cool this fall with long lasting staples from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for anxiety, Hers has you covered. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and on the new season of heavyweight...

0:04.0

And so I pointed the gun at him and said this isn't a joke.

0:08.4

A man who robbed a bank when he was 14 years old.

0:11.8

And a centenarian rediscovers a love lost 80 years ago.

0:16.3

How can a 101-year- old woman fall in love again?

0:23.7

Listen to heavyweight wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.8

Today on something you should know, reading can be very entertaining, and there are ways to make it even

0:38.6

more entertaining.

0:40.5

Then, if you have a goal you're not quite getting to, there's another way to approach it.

0:46.0

I like to look at goals not as a problem to fix, but as a present to open.

0:51.2

So I always try to get people to look at it that way, versus there's a part of my life that's broken that I need to fix, because I don't think we don't like to open. So I always try to get people to look at it that way versus there's a part

0:55.1

of my life that's broken that I need to fix because I don't think we don't like to spend time

0:59.0

sitting in that spot. Also, how to better your chances of winning any argument and the

1:05.5

strange words and phrases we use to get our point across. For instance, I mean, if you look out the window and it's

1:12.1

raining really hard, it's raining cats and dogs. And people all across the world have thought

1:16.9

this, because in different languages you get, it's raining spears or it's raining cauldrons,

1:22.1

or even in Danish, it's raining shoemaker's apprentices. All this today on Something You Should Know.

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