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Something You Should Know

Why You See the World Differently Than Me & What Cellphones Do to Relationships

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When you get angry, it seems normal to also get upset and maybe start yelling at whoever made you mad. Bad idea. This episode begins with a discussion how on to use anger constructively, so you get what you want without everyone being mad at each other. Source: Thomas A. Schweich, author of Staying Power (https://amzn.to/34Qrb85). You and I can look at the same thing and see it differently. You look at the world through filters and biases and I see the same world through my filters and biases. So we each have our own perception of the world and so does everyone else. What is so interesting is we seldom think about that. We tend to believe there is this objective reality – the world is the way it is and everyone sees the same thing. But that’s not so, according to Dennis Profitt, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the book Perception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds (https://amzn.to/3nPNhjI). Listen as he explains why you have your unique perceptions and why they are different from everyone else’s.  How much time do you spend on your cellphone every day? Probably a lot. For many of us, our cellphones are our constant companion. You probably stop and interact with your phone many times a day. So it is safe to say you have a relationship with that phone. Here to discuss how to manage and improve that relationship is Tchiki Davis, PhD. Tchiki is a technology consultant who writes the Click Here for Happiness blog for Psychology Today and she is author of Outsmart Your Smartphone: Conscious Tech Habits for Finding Happiness, Balance, and Connection IRL (https://amzn.to/2GQwxIa)  When was the last time you sent someone a handwritten note? If it has been a while, you need to hear why you need to start doing that again. It turns out the handwritten note can be very powerful when done correctly. https://www.handwrytten.com/resources/the-power-of-handwritten-notes/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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Today on something you should know, the next time you get angry, try using that anger

0:07.2

constructively.

0:08.2

I'll tell you how.

0:09.9

Then understanding perceptions and how you see the world differently than I do.

0:15.6

What perception does is the causes, the causes, the way things are, and we believe it.

0:20.3

And the notion that what we're seeing is our own world and that other people see a different

0:26.5

world just doesn't seem to be possible or true.

0:30.5

Then understanding the power of the handwritten note, it's a bigger deal than you think it

0:35.5

is.

0:36.5

And cell phones, they've become a big intrusion into our lives and relationships.

0:42.0

It's not so much that we're on our phones, it's maybe necessarily the bad thing, it's

0:46.4

that we're actually using our phones instead of doing things that are good for our well-being.

0:51.2

We tend to interact with our neighbors less and those things don't tend to be very good

0:54.8

for relationships.

0:56.4

All this today on something you should know.

1:02.2

Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice

1:08.2

you can use in your life today.

1:11.3

Something you should know with my carothers.

1:14.6

Hi there, welcome to something you should know.

1:19.2

As you have no doubt noticed, and I'm sure experienced, when you get angry it's very

1:25.0

tempting to yell and scream and just let it all out.

1:29.7

It would seem like that would feel really good.

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