What to STOP Doing if You Want to Succeed & How to Crush the Urge to Overeat

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

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🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This episode is released a few days before most people in the U.S. change their clocks back to standard time. And each time we change the clocks, people complain about all the bad things that result from that. Well, there are some good things as well. So I begin with some of those and the reasons behind daylight savings time that you may not know or understand. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a18011/in-defense-of-daylight-saving-time/ When you get a bad grade on your report card in school, you know that is a subject you really need to work on. But is that a good strategy in real life? Will you be more successful if you try to get better at the things you don’t like or do very well with or are you better served by focusing on those things that you are already good at and enjoy? Business consultant Marcus Buckingham, author of the book The One Thing You Need to Know (https://amzn.to/2SAJiHS) reveals why it is so important to identify your strengths and weaknesses and offers advice that will lead you to success. Got a bunch of Halloween candy in your house? Well, you could eat it or take it to work or you could do something to help our troops. Listen and I’ll explain how – and it’s very easy. http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-eat-3500-calories-candy. The website mentioned is www.operationgratitude.com It’s a bit of a mystery why so many more people today struggle with body weight than in previous generations. With some interesting answers and strategies is Stephan Guyenet, a neuroscientist and author of the book The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Makes Us Overeat (https://amzn.to/2JvirZW). Stephan explains exactly what it is that makes it so hard to resist some foods and the amazingly simple solutions to stop overeating in the first place. The instinct to eat is strong. However, you can overcome the instinct to OVER eat by following his advice. This Week's Sponsors Hotel Tonight. Download the app Hotel Tonight to your phone and get $25 off your first eligible booking. 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, most of us are changing the clocks this weekend.
0:07.0	I'll explain the real reasons we do that and the surprising things that happen when we do.
0:13.0	Then is success more likely to come from building on your strengths or improving your weaknesses?
0:19.0	All of us have our areas of opportunity where we can grow, but we're going to grow the most in the areas counter-intuitively where we already know the most.
0:27.0	We're going to grow most out of our strengths, not those things that we can us.
0:32.0	Plus, if you've got too much leftover Halloween candy, I have a great idea for what to do with it.
0:37.0	And understanding why people overeat and how to stop it.
0:42.0	Most of us have a very intuitive relationship with food.
0:45.0	We eat when we're hungry, and then we stop when we feel full.
0:48.0	And so that fullness signal is very important and it turns out that certain types of food deliver more fullness than other types of food.
0:56.0	All this today on something you should know.
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1:40.0	Something you should know.
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