Introducing: Something You Should Know

Hi Only One in the Room listeners! Today we’re introducing you to another podcast we think you’re really going to enjoy. It’s called Something You Should Know with Mike Carruthers.

Every episode of Something You Should Know delivers fascinating insights that can help us all understand our world – and each other – a little better. In today’s episode, Mike talks about how status affects our path to success and how to reduce anxiety:

SYSK: Why Status Is Critical to Your Success & Why Is There So Much Anxiety?

In the average lifespan, there are 2 separate years (and they are decades apart) where people report being the happiest. Can you guess what they are? Listen and find out. https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/22/study-23-and-69-are-the-happiest-ages/

The higher your status, the more likely you are to be successful. So how do you acquire high status? You might think power grants you status but that’s not really it. People of high-status exhibit 2 qualities – and you can too, according to my guest Alison Fragale. She is a Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times and other media outlets. She is author of the book Likeable Badass (https://amzn.to/47a5P5c).

Anxiety! You hear it talked about a lot. It seems as if more people are more anxious than ever before. So, what is anxiety, why does it seem to be on the rise and what is the best way to address it and reduce it? Here with some fresh insight into worry and anxiety is Russell Kennedy, M.D., who has dealt with his own debilitating anxiety. He is also a neuroscientist and author of the book Anxiety Rx: A Revolutionary New Prescription for Anxiety Relief―from the Doctor Who Created It (https://amzn.to/3ANfrqw).

Noises have colors. At least some of them do. You have probably heard of white noise but there is also pink, brown and black noise. Listen as I reveal what they are. https://www.wired.com/story/colours-of-noise/

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Good news! If you enjoy today’s episode, there’s plenty more to learn from Something You Should Know – Mike and his recent guests have discussed topics like the bystander effect, how animals communicate, introversion vs. extroversion, and so much more! You’ll learn something new and useful in every episode.

Look for Something You Should Know wherever you get your podcasts!

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