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.
How to Say No and Feel Good About It & The One Thing That’s Better Than Happiness
How To Ask For Anything and Everything & The Unusual History of Ice
SYSK Choice: Why Your Self-Delusions Are Valuable & How to Flirt Successfully
The Extraordinary Ways The Workplace is Changing & Why You Have Allergies
The Strange Factors That Influence What You Buy & The Fascinating Story of Data
SYSK Choice: The Science of Fear & How to Be A Great Communicator
What Every Traveler Must Know Today & Is There Intelligent Alien Life Out There?
The Very Excellent Reasons We Have a 7-Day Week & How Cats Became Pets
SYSK Choice: The Science of Happily Ever After & How To Rethink Anything
The Benefits of Finding Wonder In The World & What Is Money and How Does It Work?
Why We All Get Stuck In Life and How To Get Unstuck & The New Science of Longevity
SYSK Choice: Your Illusion of Knowledge & Has Restaurant Nutrition Really Improved?
How The “User Experience” Became A Thing & How To Change Someone’s Mind
Why Parking Your Car Is Such a Pain & How Invisible Microbes Shape Your World
SYSK Choice: Improving Your Digital Body Language & How Food Affected Human Evolution
What You Never Knew About Your Blood But Should & How To Conquer Burnout?
Why Quitting Can Be The Best Option & Why Humans Are Attracted to Bodies of Water
SYSK Choice: How Your Brain Changes Who You Are & The Science Behind Beverages
The Important Reason We Label Generations & The Strange Stories of Medical Breakthroughs
The Fast Track To Self-Confidence & How To Stop Procrastinating and Get It Done
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