The Science of Charisma & Why Midlife Is Better Than Everyone Thinks
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Remember that charisma isn't just how you make them feel about you. It's how you make them feel about themselves. Let them impress you and they will love you for it. Stop trying to impress people.
Also, why you sometimes can't find things that are sitting right there in plain sight. And midlife. Midlife has a terrible reputation it doesn't deserve.
Unfortunately, we've been sold this narrative of midlife as a crisis. But the data that we have tell a very different story. Really, midlife is prime time. And that's a fundamental reframe that I hope many will embrace.
All this today on Something You Should Know.
Something you 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.
It's a common dance we see every summer. Bugs flying towards, circling around, and crashing into porch lights. Why do they do that? I'm Mike Carruthers, and that's what we're going to start with today on this episode of Something You Should Know. For decades, scientists thought that the reason bugs were attracted to light had to do with something about the moon, that bugs were mistaking light bulbs for the moon. But new research suggests that's not what's happening at all. It turns out insects aren't trying to fly to the light. They're getting trapped by it. Most flying insects have evolved to keep the brightest part of the sky above them. It's a simple way to stay upright while flying. For millions of years, that worked really well because the brightest light was the sun or the moon overhead.
But a porch light changes everything. As an insect flies past, it instinctively twists its back towards the bulb, trying to keep the light above it. That causes the bug to bank and loop and circle to the light and even flip upside down and crash. In other words, bugs aren't attracted to your porch light because they like it. They're confused by it. If you want to reduce the number of bugs attracted to your light, change the bulb. Remember this, if the package says daylight or cool white, you'll get more bugs. If it says soft white, warm white, or amber, you'll see far fewer. And that is something you should know. Have you ever met someone who just has it? The moment they walk into a room, people notice.
Others seem naturally drawn to them. They aren't necessarily the smartest or the funniest or even the best-looking person there, yet somehow they command attention and make people want to be around them. We call that charisma. But what exactly is it? Is charisma something you're born with, or is it actually a skill? And if it's a skill, why do some people seem to have so much of it, while others struggle to connect? My guest says charisma is not a mysterious gift bestowed on a lucky few. It's a set of behaviors that anyone can learn and master. Olivia Fox Cabane is one of the world's leading authorities on the science of charisma.
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