What Really Influences How You Think & Something Fascinating Google, Amazon and Facebook Have in Common

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Do you really need to get a physical exam every year? We begin this episode by exploring who should and maybe who should not get an annual check-up and why. http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/theres-no-evidence-you-need-annual-physical-exam-say-doctors Your unconscious mind affects your thoughts and behaviors in ways you can’t imagine. That is the message from John Bargh, Yale professor of psychology and author of the book Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do (https://amzn.to/2JLKN2b). For example, feeling physically warm actually makes you more socially warm; feeling fear makes you think more politically conservative – it’s just amazing. Listen as professor Bargh takes you on a tour of your unconscious mind. A lot of things can get messy in your kitchen – from lingering cooking smells to fruit flies and a million other things. Listen as I reveal some great ways to solve common kitchen problems you probably haven’t heard before. http://food52.com/blog/14173-7-kitchen-cleaning-tricks-that-really-work How did Facebook, Amazon, Google and other big companies get so big so fast? The answer is “blitzscaling.” It is a recent phenomenon in business that was named and identified by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur Chris Yeh in their new book Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies (https://amzn.to/2D4HW33). Chris Yeh joins me to explain how blitzscaling works and others in business can use the same principles. This Week's Sponsors Care/Of Vitamins. For 25% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins go to www.TakeCareOf.com and use the promo code SOMETHING Home Chef. Go to www.HomeChef.com/something to get $30 off your first order. 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 go to www.Jet.com The Lodge at Woodloch. $50 resort credit off any 2-night stay at The Lodge at Woodloch when mentioning promo code SOMETHING by calling 800-966-3562, Option 2, then Option 1 for reservations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, do you really need to get an annual physical exam?
0:08.0	I'll tell you what doctors think.
0:10.0	Then, it's absolutely amazing what influences your thinking and affects your behavior.
0:15.0	For example, if you want to make a good first impression or when you meet somebody like your new neighbor, your new roommate,
0:21.0	all you have to do is pay attention to them.
0:23.0	You'll naturally imitate and mimic what they do.
0:26.0	And they'll sense that at some unconscious level and actually like you more as a result.
0:30.0	It's a sort of a natural way that people bond.
0:33.0	Plus, some expert solutions to problems in your kitchen you haven't heard before.
0:38.0	And a fascinating phenomenon in business today called Blitz Scaling.
0:42.0	So if you look at companies like Facebook or Google or Amazon,
0:46.0	Blitz Scaling is the set of techniques that allowed them to become so big, so fast and so important.
0:52.0	By prioritizing speed over efficiency in an environment of uncertainty.
0:57.0	All this today on Something You Should Know.
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1:25.0	And the best part, you don't have to do anything ridiculous to get it.
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