Futurology: The Forces That Shape Your Future & Where's the 4-Day Workweek?
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there is one word i think gets people in trouble with money probably i'm probably spending about this much every month i'm probably saving enough i'm probably on track for retirement probably is not a financial plan. I've been using Monarch. It's a personal finance app that puts your whole financial picture in one place, and it replaces probably with actual numbers. For example, Monarch showed me that our spending last month jumped about 30% from the month before. 30%. We had some home repairs, but none of the bills seemed like a big hit at the time. But put them all together, and wow. But I didn't realize how much our spending had jumped until Monarch showed me. And I think that's how money can get away from you.
It's not necessarily one giant expense that sets off alarm bells. It's all the things that add up that you don't really notice. That's what I like about Monarch. You can see your spending, accounts, investments, and savings goals all in one place and see what's really going on with your money. If you're operating on probably, maybe it's time to find out. Write your own money story with Monarch. Use code SYSK at Monarch.com to get your first year of Monarch Core half off at just $50. That's 50% off your first year at Monarch.com with code SYSK. Today on Something You Should Know, why unsubscribing from spam email may cause more harm than good. Then predicting the future. Mostly, it's impossible. But in some cases, could the prediction itself make it
so? Some things are certain, you know, the sun will come up tomorrow. Some things you can't predict at all. And then there's this kind of bandwidth in the middle where people can make claims about expertise of various kinds. And that becomes a greater and greater influence in our lives actually over the course of the last century.
Also, an amazingly simple and effective way to lose weight. And the four-day work week. It's been talked about for decades. And the push is getting stronger.
Number one, employees love it. Transformational. But the really surprising thing about it is that the companies love it too. That they are thriving along with the employees.
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Fascinating intel. The world's top experts. And practical advice you can use in your life. Today, Something You Should Know with Mike Carruthers.
You would think that unsubscribing from unwanted emails would be a good idea. But is it? Let's find out. Hi and welcome to this episode of Something You Should Know. When you get a spam email offering you something you have no interest in, it's tempting to go to the bottom of that email and unsubscribe. But by doing so, it turns out you might be unwittingly inviting more spam. Now, most of the time when you unsubscribe, especially if it's from a reputable company or a company you've done business with or you're familiar with, There's no problem. Unsubscribing should stop any more emails. It's those emails that come from out of the blue, like the one from the Nigerian prince, or it's for some miracle cure, or miracle weight loss product, or some oddball investment opportunity.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:49
2
Why can unsubscribing from spam email actually increase spam?
6:49–7:26
3
What makes predicting the future so unreliable?
7:26–13:14
4
Why hasn't the four‑day workweek become the norm despite decades of advocacy?
13:14–34:29
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How do futurists like Glenn Adamson say imagination shapes reality?
34:29–49:29
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