Why Your Knowledge of Relationships is Mostly Wrong & The Art of Saying No - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Why is it you see people on the news every once in a while who claim to drink and smoke and eat a questionable diet – and still live to be 100 while healthy people sometimes die young? This episode begins by exploring this phenomenon and reveals what your odds of living to 100 on the whiskey and cigarette diet really are. Source: Dr. Robert Butler author of The Longevity Prescription (https://amzn.to/392khSV) You have likely heard of these sayings: • Love conquers all • No man is an island • A friend in need is a friend indeed • You can’t judge a book by its cover These sayings all have to do with relationships (or lack of) with other people. But are they true? Eric Barker has taken a hard look into the research on love and friendship and he joins me with some startling findings. Eric is author of the book Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships is (Mostly) Wrong (https://amzn.to/3vQdZi9) While it is sometimes hard to say no to someone, how many times have you said yes and regretted it? If you could use some help on getting good at saying no and not feel so guilty about it, listen to my conversation with bestselling author Michael Tougias, author of the book No Will Set You Free. (https://amzn.to/3sm5HfF) Bananas are more interesting than you might think. First of all, you probably believe they come from a tree. They don’t. Also, a bunch of bananas is not technically called a bunch. And there’s more. Listen as I dazzle you with my banana knowledge which can then use to dazzle your friends. https://www.britannica.com/plant/banana-plant PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Indeed is offering SYSK listeners a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING NerdWallet lets you compare top travel credit cards side-by-side to maximize your spending! Compare & find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, & more https://NerdWallet.com TurboTax Experts make all your moves count — filing with 100% accuracy and getting your max refund, guaranteed! See guarantee details at https://TurboTax.com/Guarantees Luckily for those of us who live with the symptoms of allergies, we can Live Claritin Clear with Claritin-D! eBay Motors has 122 million parts for your #1 ride-or-die, to make sure it stays running smoothly. Keep your ride alive at https://eBayMotors.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why does some people smoke and drink and then live to a hundred
0:08.4	while some healthy people die young?
0:11.0	Then the surprising science of how well you understand other people.
0:16.0	When it comes to meeting strangers, we only predict their thoughts and feelings accurately
0:21.0	20% of the time.
0:22.0	With friends, that hits 30%. and feelings accurately 20% of the time.
0:22.6	With friends that hits 30% and with spouses it only hits 35%.
0:27.2	So whatever you think is on your spouse's mind,
0:29.3	two-thirds of the time you're wrong.
0:31.3	Also what you probably never knew about bananas and how to get good
0:36.2	at saying no and not saying yes to everyone. Here's a little litmus test that
0:41.7	there's too much yes in your life.
0:44.1	Are you stressed from being over-scheduled? Are you getting enough sleep in me time?
0:49.3	And then lastly, is there one important project you've wanted to for years but never found the time.
0:56.3	All this today on something you should know.
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1:27.1	smoothly.
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1:36.8	And with eBay guaranteed fit, it's guaranteed to fit your ride the first time, every time time or your money back.
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