Why You Are Predisposed to Worry & How Fonts Influence Our Feelings - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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0:00.0	If you haven't tried Abercrombie denim yet, you're missing out.
0:03.8	Denim should fit like this.
0:06.0	It's all about proportions.
0:07.7	Abercrombie has their classic fits and athletic fits for guys who want a little more room in the thigh.
0:13.1	When you find your staple fit, it'll be the pair you reach for day after day for every plan.
0:19.2	Shop Abercrombie denim in, in the app, online, and in store.
0:28.2	Today on something you should know, sure exercise is good for you, but specifically how.
0:35.6	I'll explain that.
0:37.0	Then worry.
0:38.3	Why do we often worry way too much?
0:41.3	One of the phrases I hear so often from my clients,
0:44.3	it helps if I expect the worst.
0:47.3	Well, actually, it probably doesn't,
0:49.3	but they have that sense.
0:51.3	If I'm not worrying, then I'm treating life too casually.
1:01.8	Also, can you be addicted to music? And do you know which fonts, which typefaces, are best for emails or letters? For example, a lot of people use Times New Roman.
1:06.9	Times New Roman would be better if you switch to Georgia. Times was designed for the Times newspaper,
1:11.6	for those very, very narrow column widths of the newspaper, so it's quite condensed.
1:15.6	And as soon as you're actually spreading it out all the way across a page,
1:19.6	it starts to become a little bit harder to read.
1:22.6	All this today on Something You Should Know.
1:25.6	Hi, I'm Adam Gidwitz, host of Ardenkowitz. All this today on Something You Should Know.
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