Something You Should Know

From the producers of "Something You Should Know" comes The Washies! As a SYSK subscriber you are getting a “first peek” of Episode 1 just in time for President's Day and Washington's birthday. Here is what this podcast is all about…In the not so distant future of 2025, amid a backdrop of significant political unrest, a TV producer finds and promotes five millennials who happen to be direct descendants of George Washington. The three women and two men participate in a reality TV show that catapults them to both fame and infamy. As they struggle to slay their own person demons, they also represent the paradox of George Washington—hero/slave owner. Through all this, they learn to love each other and truly become family… just as the country needs them most.I hope you will listen - and then subscribe, leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen - and feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you think. if you like episode #1 here is a link so you can go and listen to more episodes - they are available now https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-washies/id1549712920  So here you go episode #1 of The Washies…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get someone to say - YES? There is a simple phrase or two you can add to any request that will increase the chances that almost anyone will do you the favor you ask. This episode begins with what those phrases are. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510974.2012.727941?journalCode=rcst20Certainly one of the appeals of watching professional sports is knowing you are watching the best of the best play the game. So how did those players get to be the best and what can you learn from that so you can get to the top of your game in your chosen field? What separates the very best from the “pretty good?” Ashley Merryman, co-author of the book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing (http://amzn.to/2CiopYU) reveals some fascinating stories and research that you can use to improve your chances of winning in whatever you choose to do.There isn’t a soul alive who hasn’t gotten an email or 2 (or perhaps thousands!) offering male enhancement pills, creams and lotions. The problem is, none of them work. And there is even a bigger problem with these fake potions. Listen and discover what it is. http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/16/the-dangers-lurking-in-male-sexual-supplements/Are people becoming ruder? Sure seems that way to me. So where did this need to be “brutally honest” come from? Danny Wallace, author of the book, F You Very Much (http://amzn.to/2HeCzxV) looks at the origins of this new lack of civility as well as what it is doing and how we can stop it.The Washies: Here is the link to our new podcast I mention in this episode called The Washies, on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-washies/id1549712920PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yesM1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Athletic Greens is doubling down on supporting your immune system during the winter months. Visit https://athleticgreens.com/SOMETHING and get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!Now you can file a simple tax return for free and get free advice from a TurboTax Live expert until February 15! Please visit https://turbotax.com today for more information!You deserve to know what’s in your multivitamin. That’s why Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit https://ritual.com/something to start your Ritual today.Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at https://helixsleep.com/syskBackcountry.com is the BEST place for outdoor gear and apparel. Go to https://backcountry.com/sysk and use promo code SYSK to get 15% off your first full price purchase!Let NetSuite show you how they'll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at https://netsuite.com/SYSKCheck out Dan Ferris and the Stansberry Investor Hour podcast at https://InvestorHour.com or on your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have ever lost weight, you’ve probably asked yourself, “When I lose weight, where does the fat go?” It is an interesting question and the fact is most health professionals cannot answer it. But I can – and will as we begin this episode. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/health/lose-weight-where-does-it-go-partner/index.htmlIf the “lose-it-or-use-it” theory applies to anything – it applies to memory. U.S. Memory Champion Chester Santos, author of the book, Mastering Memory (https://amzn.to/2P4LTay) joins me to offer some techniques to help you improve your ability to remember names and just about everything else. In fact he takes us all on an exercise to remember a list of 15 random words and commit it to memory.There is probably a jar of Vaseline around your house somewhere. And it turns out that Vaseline has a lot of uses and applications that you have probably never heard of. I’ll share several of the best ones in this episode. https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/14-unusual-uses-for-vaseline-50762While it is always great to strive for success, some people strive for nothing else. They judge everything by how much they achieve, how they look, how much money they have or how big their house is. Psychologist Dr. Arthur Ciarimicoli identified this problem and gave it a name – “Performance Addiction.” It refers to people who think achievement and success will bring them happiness. When it doesn’t, that’s when the trouble begins. Arthur not only coined the term, he is also the author of a book, called Performance Addiction (https://amzn.to/2P97r66). Arthur joins me to explain and explore this growing problem in our culture – and what can be done about it.PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yesLet NetSuite show you how they'll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at https://netsuite.com/SYSKM1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Athletic Greens is doubling down on supporting your immune system during the winter months. Visit https://athleticgreens.com/SOMETHING and get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!Now you can file a simple tax return for free and get free advice from a TurboTax Live expert until February 15! Please visit https://turbotax.com today for more information!Capsule is a new kind of pharmacy that hand delivers your prescription the same day, FOR FREE! To sign up, visit https://capsule.com today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have regrets. And when you stop and think about it, having regrets doesn’t help you very much. This episode begins with some simple strategies that will help anyone let go of some of those big regrets we all have that we tend to play over and over in our heads for no good reason. Source Hamilton Beazley author of the book No Regrets (https://amzn.to/3rfuf7k)You dream every night. You may not remember your dreams - in fact you probably don’t remember most of them. But you do dream. Why do we dream? What purpose does it serve? Do your dreams mean anything? Joining me to discuss all this is Antonio Zadra, professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal and researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine. He is also author of the book When Brains Dream (https://amzn.to/2Yxwvu8). While he dismisses most “dream interpretation” he believes there are a lot of important things to understand about your dreams you likely haven't heard before. Listen and find out more. Negotiation scares a lot of people. It can seem full of tricks and schemes that are designed to screw the other guy so you can get what you want. Many of us just don’t feel comfortable with that idea. Negotiation doesn’t have to be that way according to Dr. Leigh Thompson, a professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and author of ten books including Negotiating the Sweet Spot: The Art of Leaving Nothing on the Table (https://amzn.to/3iZO9A4). Listen as she offers up some proven ways that anyone can be a better negotiator. Given that we all negotiate every day, this is important advice we can all use.Heating your house costs a lot of money. So any little bit you can save has to help. Listen as I explain a few simple ways that will help you keep a little more of the heat in - and the cold out so you save on your next heating bill. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/smarter-living/save-money-energy-heating-bills.htmlPLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yesLet NetSuite show you how they'll benefit your business with a FREE Product Tour at https://netsuite.com/SYSKM1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Athletic Greens is doubling down on supporting your immune system during the winter months. Visit https://athleticgreens.com/SOMETHING and get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!Now you can file a simple tax return for free and get free advice from a TurboTax Live expert until February 15! Please visit https://turbotax.com today for more information!Capsule is a new kind of pharmacy that hand delivers your prescription the same day, FOR FREE! To sign up, visit https://capsule.com today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many times do you see food labels claim things like “All-Natural” or “Doctor Recommended” or “Made with Whole Grains”? What do these phrases mean? This episode begins by discussing why those words are really on the label and what they mean to you. https://www.cornucopia.org/2010/05/nutrition-buzzwords-make-hay-out-of-grains-of-truth/How do you get people to do what you want? Well, the best way is to get them to do it because THEY want to do it, according to Christopher Hadnagy. Christopher is a global security expert and author of the book Human Hacking Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You (https://amzn.to/3iMz58R) He has some really interesting insight into what motivates people to give you what you want, why it is so effective and how to do it. Ever have trouble sleeping? Of course you do - everyone does. Sometimes it’s because you are worried or your mind is racing or it could be your bedroom is not set up properly. Joining me to discuss why people have trouble with sleep is health journalist Kim Jones author of the book Trick Yourself to Sleep: 222 Ways to Fall and Stay Asleep from the Science of Slumber (https://amzn.to/2MtdFS7). Listen as she offers some great strategies that will have you sleeping like a baby.One of the worst things you can do to your car is - to start it. Listen as I explain how cold engine starts are really hard on your engine and what you can do to ease the strain. Source: Jack Gillis author of The Car Book (https://amzn.to/2Ym0DIX)PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yesM1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Athletic Greens is doubling down on supporting your immune system during the winter months. Visit https://athleticgreens.com/SOMETHING and get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase!https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!Now you can file a simple tax return for free and get free advice from a TurboTax Live expert until February 15! Please visit https://turbotax.com today for more information!Capsule is a new kind of pharmacy that hand delivers your prescription the same day, FOR FREE! To sign up, visit https://capsule.com today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you show you care? Sometimes simple is better. In fact there are a few simple things you can do that can have a huge impact on someone else. I begin this episode with those things which I am sure will come in handy at some point in your life. https://news.butler.edu/blog/2012/01/5-surprising-ways-to-show-your-love/When you want to make a point or sell your idea or convince someone of something – nothing can do it like a picture. But what if you suck as an artist? Well, according to Dan Roam, that doesn’t matter. Any picture is better than no picture at all. Dan is the author of the book, Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (https://amzn.to/2PwDRsc). He joins me to explain the science of why visual representations (pictures) can be so much more powerful than words. As the saying goes – a picture is worth a thousand words. When you hear Dan you will understand just how true that is. Even if your artistic skills are less than impressive.So here is something I am sure has happened to you… you take your clothes or towels out of the dryer and you find a bleach stain. But you didn’t use bleach in the laundry, so how could you have a bleach stain? Well, it happens all the time. I’ll explain why and how to prevent it. http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/bleach-stains-towelsDo gentlemen prefer blondes? Do high heels really make women more attractive? Can the scent you give off actually repel some people while attracting others? Jena Pincott has the answers to these and other questions about human attraction. Jena tells the story of how she had to break up with a guy just because of his scent. He didn’t smell bad – it was just his natural scent she couldn’t stand. You have to hear the story. Jena is author of the book, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and Brains–The Science Behind Sex, Love, & Attraction (https://amzn.to/2ByZpS2). I think you’ll enjoy what she has to say.PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!https://bestfiends.com Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yeshttps://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!M1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Let SelectQuote save you time and money. Get your free quote at https://selectquote.com today.    Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. https://bestfiends.comGo to https://TommyJohn.com/SYSK to get 15% off your first order!KiwiCo is redefining learning, with hands-on projects that build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills.  Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with promo code SOMETHING at https://kiwico.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know there is a day that is considered to be the most depressing day of the year? Yup. It happened just a few weeks ago. Why ls “Blue Monday” so depressing? Listen as I explain. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/blue-monday-2021-uk-why-today-b1788755.htmlYou may never have thought about it but there is a real difference between happiness and joy. In fact, you can make the argument that joy is what creates happiness. You may also not realize that there are things that are universally joyful. Things like balloons and bubbles and bright colors bring joy to virtually everyone. Ingrid Fetell Lee is an expert on design and joy and has a blog called The Aesthetics of Joy (https://aestheticsofjoy.com) . She is also author of the book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness (https://amzn.to/3a4f8GM). Ingrid joins me to discuss the science of joy and how we can all bring more joy into our lives and why it is so important to do so. You probably spend a lot more time on your phone and other devices than you think. The problem is that all the time you spend on those devices means you are NOT doing something else and not spending time with someone else. Joseph McCormack has studied this and has authored a book called Noise: Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus (https://amzn.to/3cbgeTS). Listen as he explains how technology has become a “weapon of mass distraction” for so many of us and negatively impacting our lives. He then offers some simple strategies to combat the problem.How important is it to rinse off all the food from jars and other recyclables? Listen as I explain just how clean it has to be and how some recyclables (like pizza boxes) actually can’t be recyclable. https://residentialwastesystems.com/blog/do-i-have-to-rinse-my-recyclables/PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!https://bestfiends.com Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yeshttps://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!M1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Let SelectQuote save you time and money. Get your free quote at https://selectquote.com today.    Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. https://bestfiends.comGo to https://TommyJohn.com/SYSK to get 15% off your first order!KiwiCo is redefining learning, with hands-on projects that build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills.  Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with promo code SOMETHING at https://kiwico.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m sure you’ve seen construction crews sandblasting. Next time you see that - run!. This episode begins with a discussion on the problem with being around sandblasting. And it is a serious problem. Source: Dr. Paul Blanc author of “How Everyday Products Make People Sick” (https://amzn.to/3iug5Me)You know that voice inside your head? It tells you all kinds of things both good and bad. It can be a coach or a critic. Where does that voice come from? How can you use that voice to help steer your life in a positive direction? Joining me to discuss this is award-winning psychologist Ethan Kross. He’s a professor at the University of Michigan and author of the book Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (https://amzn.to/38XXEwa)Meetings are often described as a “necessary evil” at work. A lot of us dread them because they often don’t seem to accomplish much and waste a lot of time. But maybe it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s certainly the view of my guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart. She is founder of a company called Meeteor (www.meeteor.com) which helps companies improve the quality of meetings and she is co author of the book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings (https://amzn.to/2XXL2yT). Listen as she offers some great strategies to make your meeting more productive and engaging.When was the last time you checked your tires? Your tires can lose about half their pressure before they even start to look flat. Having underinflated tires can cause all kinds of problems and cost a lot of money. Listen as I explain how often you should check and how much air to put in them. Source: https://bit.ly/3oYpjmjPLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!https://bestfiends.com Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play.Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yeshttps://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!M1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Let SelectQuote save you time and money. Get your free quote at https://selectquote.com today.    Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. https://bestfiends.comGo to https://TommyJohn.com/SYSK to get 15% off your first order!KiwiCo is redefining learning, with hands-on projects that build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills.  Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with promo code SOMETHING at https://kiwico.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover unconventional pain relief remedies and explore the concept of self-sabotage with expert Pat Pearson. Learn about the impact of our beliefs on our goals and surprising findings about breakfast. Dive into the global sand shortage crisis and its impact on construction and the environment.

One of the benefits of houseplants is that they clean the air in your home or office - right? Well, not exactly. Houseplants are great and they do offer some benefits, but cleaner air is not one of them. This episode begins with a discussion about this that I know you will find interesting. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/health/plants-do-not-clean-indoor-air-trnd-wellness/index.htmlExercise is difficult. 80% of us don’t exercise much. If exercise is so important, why is it so hard to do? Are we programmed to be lazy? Well, actually, yes. Daniel Liberman professor of biological sciences and human evolutionary biology at Harvard University joins me to explain why it is so hard to stick with exercise and offers some effective strategies that can help make it easier to incorporate physical fitness into your life. And the really good news is that it doesn’t take much to see huge benefits. Daniel is author of book, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding (https://amzn.to/3bHF51h).Why does tickling make some people laugh? In fact, some people laugh at the mere threat of being tickled while others aren’t ticklish at all. Listen as I reveal the scientific explanation for this and why you can’t tickle yourself. https://www.britannica.com/story/why-cant-you-tickle-yourselfChocolate and peanut butter just go together. And so do a lot of other foods. Listen to this fascinating explanation of why certain foods just go well together like kiwi and oyster or chocolate and bacon as well as other combinations you would never imagine. My guest for this conversation is food scientist Bernard Lahousse co-author of the book The Art and Science of Foodpairing (https://amzn.to/3oPv9GJ).PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!You deserve to know what’s in your multivitamin. That’s why Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit https://ritual.com/something to start your Ritual today.Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE. That’s 6 months, for the price of 3! Just go to https://babbel.com and use promo code: SOMETHINGhttps://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy!M1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest!The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.Tru Niagen helps us age better by supporting the energy-generating engines that exist in our bodies, helping us restore youthful energy. Go to https://truniagen.com and enter promo code: SOMETHING at checkout to save twenty dollars on your first three-month supply!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices