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Back to SearchSYSK Choice: How to Be a Top Performer & Great Writing Hacks
Episode 523
Have you ever watched someone blow out the candles on a birthday cake and wondered, “Do I really want to eat cake after someone blew and spit all ove…
5 years, 2 months ago
Strange Ways Friends Influence Your Life & Why It is So Hard to Ask for Help
Episode 522
Identity theft is often not the result of some high-tech scam. It is frequently because someone digs through your trash and finds documents with pers…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Science of Taste & How to Change a Habit for Good
Episode 521
In the search for love, you’ve probably heard claims that pheromones can make you more appealing. And some perfumes and colognes claim to have pherom…
5 years, 2 months ago
SYSK Choice: How Constructive Criticism Works & Algorithms for Everyday Life
Episode 521
I don’t know about you but I simply cannot walk and text at the same time. And that turns out to be a good thing. I begin this episode with some fas…
5 years, 2 months ago
What People Really Think Of You & How to Make Your Point So People Get It
Episode 520
We have all had the experience of a fly landing on our food and then pondering whether to toss it out or eat it. This episode begins with some guidel…
5 years, 2 months ago
How to Make Hard Choices Easier & How to Be Irresistible
Episode 519
I am sure you have had to perform under pressure. So you know that it is difficult to do and often your performance suffers. But why? Well, a couple …
5 years, 2 months ago
SYSK Choice: Overcoming Shyness & How to Make 2021 Resolutions Stick
Episode 518
How can drinking hot cocoa from an orange mug taste different from drinking hot cocoa from a blue mug? I’ll explain some interesting research that sh…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why We Love the Same Old Christmas Songs & A Powerful Way to Achieve Any Goal
Episode 517
It is called the “helper’s high.” It’s that feeling you get when you do something nice for someone else. It isn’t only a theory, there is solid evide…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why You Should Treat People Like Dogs & Interesting Ways Language Changes
Episode 516
We are taught that jealousy and envy are not productive emotions. Well, maybe. This episode begins with a look at how jealousy and envy can actually …
5 years, 2 months ago
SYSK Choice: Your Brain on Music & Awesome Decluttering Hacks
Episode 515
Negotiating your own salary can be stressful and difficult. This episode begins with some proven ways to help you maneuver through the negotiation pr…
5 years, 2 months ago