Surprising Benefits of Being Awkward & The Amazing Power of Seeds - SYSK Choice
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Why is relying on your first answer on tests often a bad idea?
There is one word I think gets people in trouble with money. It's 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. fifty percent off your first year at monarch.com with code SYSK. Today, on something you should know, what you must be aware of before you take your next test. Then you've no doubt felt embarrassed and awkward in front of other people.
It feels terrible, and it happens to everyone.
I use the phrase embrace the awkward because here's a truth that I feel so strongly about that awkwardness is not something we can eliminate. It is not a deficiency to fix. To eliminate awkwardness implies eliminating uncertainty.
Also, the secret to parallel parking and the fascinating world of seeds, how they work, and how you get seedless watermelon if there are no seeds.
The seedless watermelon is a an anomaly created by humans. So you can't get more seedless watermelons from a seedless watermelon. They are a human creation. They're sort of the Frankensteins of the food.
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should know. Fascinating intel. The world's top experts. And practical advice you can use in your life. Today, something you should know with Mike Carruthers.
Hi and welcome, you're just in time for another episode of Something You Should Know. I have probably I'm almost positive I have mentioned this before on a previous episode quite some time ago, but I still hear this a lot, and that is this advice that parents and teachers have been giving for a long time to people who are about to take a test at the DMV or in school. And the advice goes something like: if you're in doubt about a question, go with your first answer. That's the advice. Is it good advice? No, Research on this exact question has been going on for well over 80 years, and virtually all the studies have come to the same conclusion. If you think about changing your answer, you're usually better off changing it and not sticking with your first answer.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why is relying on your first answer on tests often a bad idea?
0:00–17:17
2
What research shows about changing answers on multiple‑choice exams?
17:17–22:22
3
How can embracing awkwardness become a secret weapon for confidence?
22:22–24:53
4
What does Henna Pryor say about the psychology of embarrassment?
24:53–45:41
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