The Surprising Benefits of Taking the Blame When Things Go Wrong & The Origins of Trick-or-Treat

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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When you go to the movies, is there really a “best seat in the house?” Actually, yes. Although people have their own preferences, theaters are calibrated for sound from one seat in particular. This episodes begins by telling you which seat that is and where to sit if someone is already sitting in it. https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/how-to-find-best-seat-movie-theater.html?mid=twitter_vulture How can four seconds change your life? Trust me, it can and it is one of several pieces of advice you are about to hear from consultant Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners and author of several books including Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Replace Counter-Productive Habits with Ones That Really Work (https://amzn.to/31LQfJG). Peter has some powerful and some would consider counter-intuitive advice that will get you to think – including why you should take the blame when things go wrong because it will actually make you more trustworthy. Why do we celebrate Halloween? Where did it come from and why do kids dress in costumes and go seeking candy? Halloween expert Lisa Morton author of The Halloween Encyclopedia (https://amzn.to/2BKMg5J) joins me to answer these questions and discuss how Halloween has changed over the years. While Halloween is a time to be afraid – there are some things people are afraid of that should be of no concern at all. This episode concludes with a list of things that may frighten you but it turns out they are nothing to be concerned about at all. https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/everyday-dangers-not-to-worry-about This Week’s Sponsors -Simplisafe. For free shipping and a 60-day free trial go to www.Simplisafe.com/something -Forevernote. For $25 off go to www.Forevernote.com/something and use promo code: something –Airbnb. To learn more about being an Airbnb host visit www.Airbnb.com/host -Babbel. Get 6 months for the price of 3 when you use the promo code SYSK at www.Babbel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	Today on something you should know, when you go to the movies, what's the best seat in the house?
0:51.0	I'll tell you that, plus, we often avoid taking the blame when things go wrong, but maybe we should.
0:58.0	We try to avoid blame because we believe that we will be more credible and reliable on trustworthy if we didn't make these mistakes.
1:06.0	But the truth is, not owning the mistakes is what makes us untrustworthy and unreliable and uncredible.
1:14.0	Also, are you more likely to get struck by lightning if you're holding an umbrella?
1:19.0	And where do our Halloween customs come from? Like trick or treating?
1:23.0	People think that trick or treat is very old. I hear this misconception a lot that it goes back to ancient Celtic practices that the druids dressed up know.
1:34.0	It really is less than 100 years old. It began as an American custom.
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