The Origins of Christmas Traditions & A Simple Way to Achieve Important Goals
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Why do people hesitate to ask for a raise?
Hi, here's a question for you. I think this has probably happened to everyone. You get your nerve up to go walk into the boss's office to ask for a raise, and then you chicken out. You don't go through with it. Well, why? Well, for one reason, who wants to be turned down? Nobody likes hearing no when you ask for a raise. But also, I bet you wondered about your reputation. What will the boss think of you for asking? Will he or she lose respect or think you're greedy? Apparently not, according to Michael Wheeler. He's author of a book called The Art of Negotiation. He says there's a lot of research that shows that when you ask people after a negotiation how they feel about the person they just negotiated with, the answer is entirely independent of the deal or the money that was negotiated. So if you're worried your boss will think less of you just for asking for a raise, that's likely not true. What's more important is how you ask.
Making your case well and being respectful is what will get you more, if there is more to get. And that is something you should know. For many of us, Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year. The Christmas season has a lot of meaning for a lot of people. It brings back memories of Christmases gone by, and maybe memories of people who are no longer part of our lives. But the memories are wonderful. And the glue that holds this whole season and this holiday together are the traditions, the rituals, the things we do only this time of year. And joining me to talk about these traditions is James Cooper. He's a web designer by trade but has a deep love of the Christmas holiday and has a great website you'll enjoy if you are also a fan of Christmas.
The website is whychristmas.com. Hi, James. Merry Christmas. Welcome to Something You Should Know. Well, thank you for having me, Mike, and very happy Christmas. So, first of all, since we celebrate Christmas on December 25th, why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25th?
Yeah, the short answer is no one really knows. The long answer is it's complicated. I'll try and do my best to explain. You might have heard some people say it's because we took it from the Romans. That kind of doesn't really fit if you look really at the evidence. The earliest records of people trying to find out when to celebrate the birth of Christ was actually to do with his death. Because in the early church, the early Christians, there was kind of a belief that you are important people, especially prophets. And so especially the son of God was born and died on the same day. And they were trying to work out when Jesus died. And they came up with the date. of the 25th of March as a good consensus date because there were various dates in and around that time, but they chose the 25th of March. And it changed from the belief that you were born and died on the same day to you were conceived and died on the same day. So if you then put nine months onto the conception of Jesus being on the 25th of March, you get his birth on the 25th of December.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do people hesitate to ask for a raise?
1:15–4:55
2
What are the origins of Christmas traditions?
4:55–10:27
3
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25th?
10:27–14:00
4
How did Christmas trees become popular?
14:00–20:29
5
What’s the story behind Christmas gift-giving?
20:29–26:05
6
How did Santa Claus evolve into the character we know today?
26:05–36:06
7
What is the history of Christmas cards?
36:06–40:20
8
Why are poinsettias associated with Christmas?
40:20–47:39
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