Understanding The Hacker's Mind & Your Ever Shrinking Attention Span

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Could you be smarter, thinner and better looking than you think you are? This episode begins with a look at how people tend to underestimate some of their own characteristics. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dating-and-mating/201801/3-reasons-youre-more-attractive-you-think-you-are When you think of hackers, you probably think of computer hackers doing bad things. However, there is a broader view of hacking that is really quite interesting. …. Bruce Schneier is a renowned security technologist, who has written more than a dozen books. He teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and is latest book is called A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back (https://amzn.to/3HhdVgQ). Bruce joins me to explain how hacking goes on in all aspects of life from taxes to basketball and how it’s not always a bad thing. In fact hacking can be revolutionary. Attention spans are shrinking – and that’s not a good thing. When you can’t stay focused for very long it leads to errors in judgement and other costly mistakes and problems. Here to explain what those problems are and how to stay focused and keep from being distracted is psychologist Gloria Mark. She is a professor at UC Irvine and author of the book Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity (https://amzn.to/3XmFCL4). The color of the plate or bowl you eat from can alter people’s perception of how the food tastes. Listen as I explain this interesting finding. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51841254 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Zocdoc is the only FREE app that lets you find AND book doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance, are available when you need them and treat almost every condition under the sun! Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours! TurboTax experts can relieve you from the stress of taxes and file for you so you can do… not taxes! Come to TurboTax and don’t do your taxes. Visit https://TurboTax.com to learn more. Intuit TurboTax. Did you know you could reduce the number of unwanted calls & emails with Online Privacy Protection from Discover? - And it's FREE! Just activate it in the Discover App. See terms & learn more at https://Discover.com/Online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.0	Today on something you should know, why you are probably thinner, smarter and better looking than you think.
0:44.0	Then, hacking. It gets pretty interesting when you broaden out the definition of that word.
0:50.0	Basketball, dunking was originally a hack. It wasn't in the rules. A formal unracing. Someone I think in the 80s shows up on the field with a six-wheeled car. Those are all hacks.
1:04.0	Also how colors can change the way food tastes. And your attention span. It's harder to stay focused on one thing. We switch our attention more and more and that's a problem.
1:16.0	We know that people make more errors. When they switch their attention, there have been studies done with physicians and nurses and pilots. And we know that people make errors when they're switching their attention.
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3:02.0	Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life today.
3:11.0	Something you should know with my carothers.
3:16.0	Hi there, welcome to something you should know. So here's a question for you.
3:21.0	How well do you think you perceive yourself?
3:25.0	If you're like the average American, you probably underestimate yourself. Some studies found that people rated themselves lower than other people rated them in several departments.
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