Why We Often Expect the Worst & The Science Behind the Fonts You Use
Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia
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🗓️ 17 August 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Today on something you should know, sure exercise is good for you, but specifically how. |
| 0:08.5 | I'll explain that. |
| 0:10.3 | Then worry. |
| 0:11.5 | Why do we often worry way too much? |
| 0:14.5 | One of the phrases I hear so often from my clients, it helps if I expect the worst. |
| 0:19.9 | Well, actually, it probably doesn't, but they have that sense if I'm not worrying that |
| 0:25.0 | I'm treating life too casually. |
| 0:27.8 | Also, can you be addicted to music? |
| 0:30.9 | And do you know which fonts, which typefaces are best for emails or letters? |
| 0:36.7 | For example, a lot of people use Times New Roman. |
| 0:39.8 | Times New Roman would be better if you switched to Georgia. |
| 0:42.5 | Times was designed for the Times Newspaper for those very, very narrow column widths of |
| 0:47.3 | the newspaper. |
| 0:48.3 | So it's quite condensed. |
| 0:49.3 | And as soon as you're actually spreading it out all the way across the page, it starts |
| 0:53.5 | to become a little bit harder to read. |
| 0:56.1 | Call this today on something you should know. |
| 1:01.4 | Seems like everyone is selling something online today. |
| 1:04.5 | And you know what? |
| 1:05.5 | Platform millions of people trust to sell their products all over the world. |
| 1:09.4 | Here's a hint. |
| 1:10.4 | It's the one responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars in global sales. |
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