Sometimes all it takes is one little fact or one little piece of wisdom to change your life forever. That's the purpose and the hope of "Something You Should Know." In each episode, host Mike Carruthers interviews top experts in their field to bring you fascinating information and advice to help you save time and money, advance in your career, become wealthy, improve your relationships and help you simply get more out of life. In addition, Mike uncovers and shares short, engaging pieces of "intel" you can use to make your life better - today. Right now.
1066 episodes transcribedA kiss is just a kiss. Or is it? It turns out kissing does a lot. I begin this episode with some interesting facts about what kissing does, the messag...
A lot of things about you determine how likable you are but there are a few simple techniques to make you appear more likable instantly. I start this...
Do you blush? Most people who do blush wish they didn’t because it is embarrassing and – as blushers know – it is impossible to stop doing it. But blu...
Getting kids – or even some grownups – to eat their vegetables can be frustrating. However there are some simple techniques that researchers at Cornel...
Not drinking enough water is a big problem. And while being a little dehydrated won’t kill you, dehydration does have a lot of significant and negativ...
It is rare to see a UPS truck turning left. Sure, sometimes they have to but they try not to. And there is a really good reason why that we can all le...
There is only one right way to build a fire. It has always been this way and it is unlikely anyone will ever come up with a better way. Interestingly,...
Want to feel REALLY good? Watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiKxytbCWk. It’s a dull and boring video about folding towels and...
When you search for something in Google does it matter what order you put the words in? What about punctuation – does that matter? We start this episo...
Do nice guys finish last? Sure, there are a lot of successful nice guys but there are a lot of successful jerks too. So which is it? The answer may ac...
Humans are programmed to flirt. It’s the beginning of the process that keeps the species going forward. And while some people are clearly better at th...
Ever feel good about saving a spider because you took it out of your house and put it outside rather than killing it? It seems like a noble thing to d...
Mental health is complicated. But there are some things that can trigger depression in almost anyone. I begin this episode with a list of things that...
When you sit down to eat, several things affect how MUCH you eat and how much you enjoy the food. I begin this episode by revealing how the environmen...
Does having more sex make a couple happier – or is it just that happier couples have more sex? We begin this episode by looking at which is the cause...
Years ago coffee was called “The Think Drink” in a marketing campaign. Those were the golden days of coffee. Later coffee was demonized as something t...
No one likes getting a shot at the doctor’s office. But there is something you can do to ease the pain. We begin this episode with a little strategy t...
You know what is one of the most common decorating mistakes people make? It is hanging art on the walls incorrectly – usually too high. I’ll explain a...
When you have a meeting it is usually sitting down in an office at a table. That just may be one of the worst ways to conduct a meeting and maybe it i...
What is the stronger motivator – reward or punishment? In other words, does hurt more to lose something than it feels good to gain something? We start...
