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SYSK Choice: How Your Home Impacts You & The Forgiveness Myth Feb 13, 2021

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When you ask someone on a date, is it better to call or send a text or email? There is a preferred method if the goal is to get a - yes. This episode begins by explaining all of this. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150901140703.htm

When someone walks into your home, they immediately make assumptions about you. So what do people assume about you? What does your home say? According to Winifred Gallagher author of the book, House Thinking: A Room by Room Look at How We Live (https://amzn.to/2LzmTWX), it says a lot. What’s also interesting is that your house and its contents have impact and influence on you – in terms of how you think and behave. Join me as Winifred explains the fascinating and often undetected relationship you have with your home.

Whether or not you are happy depends on a lot of factors. But there is one BIG factor in your life that can make or break your happiness. Listen as I tell you what it is. http://www.techinsider.io/how-to-know-you-are-happy-psychology-2015-9

If you are able to forgive someone for something you have done to you, that is considered the virtuous and right thing to do. But is it? What if what was done to you is unforgivable – then what? Is forgiveness the only way to unburden yourself? No, according to Gary Egeberg, author of the book, The Forgiveness Myth (https://amzn.to/2Pg6xEM). Sometimes forgiveness is NOT the answer and Gary explains what the alternatives are.

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How Scents, Odors and Smells Affect You & Where the Internet Came From Feb 11, 2021

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Wearing a face mask has become part of everyday life. What type of mask is the best to protect you and others? While the mask itself is important, there is something else about the mask that is critical for it to be effective. Listen as I explain what that is. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22251362/mask-fit-coronavirus-best-cloth-n95

Have you ever wondered how your sense of smell really works? What makes some scents pleasant and others repulsive? Did you know a lot of the odors here are on earth come from outer space? These are a few of the fascinating things I explore with Harold McGee, author of the best-selling book called Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells (https://amzn.to/39yhOgx). Listen and you will have renewed respect for your sense of smell.

What is the Internet, where did it come from and how did it get to be what it is today? That is what you will discover as you listen to my conversation with James Ball. He is Global Editor at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a former special projects editor at The Guardian and author of the book, The Tangled Web We Weave: Inside The Shadow System That Shapes the Internet (https://amzn.to/3tsaaMP)

What’s the best cure for the hiccups? Not all cures work for everyone but listen as I explain some that are worth trying. I’ll also tell you the hiccup cure that works virtually every time. Source: Nancy Snyderman author of Medical Myths That Can Kill You (https://amzn.to/3cUAR7d)