I am sure you have had to perform under pressure. And so you know that it is difficult to do and often your performance suffers. But why? Well a couple of interesting things happen in that situation and when you understand them you can make the experience of performing under pressure a lot easier. Listen as I begin this episode with this fascinating intel.
Then, we are going to explore the process of making choices. Today, we have so many choices for everything – breakfast cereal, cars, food, careers – everywhere choices abound! And that can be great except that too many choices can actually be paralyzing. Anyone who has spent more time choosing what show to watch on Netflix than actually watching a show knows what I mean. Barry Schwartz, author of the book, The Paradox of Choice (http://amzn.to/2n9IpHD) joins me to explain why trying to make the “best” choice may be a waste of time and he offers a better way to make choices that will leave you more satisfied.
Have you heard that we only use about 10% of our brain? Well, that turns out to be nonsense and it is just one of several myths about the brain we will clear up in this episode.
What attracts men to women and women to men? Allan Pease has some very interesting answers. Allan has been studying how people communicate and he is author of the book, Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love (http://amzn.to/2Fcp7IW). Listen as he explains how to make yourself more attractive to the opposite sex based on evolutionary drives and urges that still rule our feelings and actions.
Why People Don’t Read What You Write & How Could You Be a Better Person?
Hidden Ways Movies and TV Influence You & Why You Need to Brush Your Tongue
SYSK Choice: How Choice Architecture Works & The Benefits of Selfishness Done Correctly
The Awesome Power of Pure Joy & Hidden Distractions That Suck Your Time
How to Get Important Things Done & Ways to Tell If Someone Is in Denial
SYSK Choice: Successful Dating Beyond Dating Apps & Why The 4-Day Work Week Works
How to Speak Well When You Are Put On The Spot & The Strange History of Breakfast Cereal
What If You Could Live a Lot Longer & Why We Believe Things That Just Aren’t True
SYSK Choice: A Brief History of Motion & The Right Ways to Speak Up
How to Build The Life You Want & Why Eggs Are More Amazing Than You Ever Knew
Understanding Fear and Bravery in Everyday Life & How Modern Chemicals Affect You
SYSK Choice: What Happens In Our Brain When We Snap & Understanding Heartbreak
The High Price of Being So Busy & The Trouble You’ll Cause If You Don’t Have a Will
How Emotions Control Your Thoughts and Actions & What You Never Knew About Elevators
SYSK Choice: Why It’s Human to Seek Pain on Purpose & How Cooperation Shaped the World
Why You Should Embrace Your Most Embarrassing Moments & The Fascinating World of Seeds
How To Better Maneuver Through Changes In Life & What You Need to Know About Slime
SYSK Choice: Our Hidden Power to Persuade & How Your Brain Decides What’s Beautiful
What Lack of Human Connection Does to You & How Roads Impact the World
How to Nail Those Important Goals & The Odd Words and Phrases We All Use
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