Back in Grandma’s day, you had to spend an afternoon defrosting the freezer once in a while. Today we have frost-free freezers but unfortunately they can do damage to the frozen food in there. I’ll explain what to do about it.
One of the reasons life is so stressful is because we try to do things that we are just not wired to do. Gretchen Rubin, host of the “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” podcast and author of the audiobook The Four Tendencies has a solution. She explains how to figure out your own personality profile and then incorporate ways to live your life that are in line with your personality. When you do, life gets easier.
A lot more kids today have allergies and eczema compared to previous generations. And it may have to do with your dishwasher. You’ll want to hear this.
We humans are very good at making irrational decisions. It seems we can’t help ourselves. We like to think we are rational beings but so often what we do and how we think is driven by something else. Rom Brafman, co-author of the book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior explains why we do irrational things and offers some advice to help you be more rational when everyone else isn’t.
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RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Source for story about frost-free freezers: Rich Hartel Professor of Food Science and Author of “Food Bites”
Audible link for Gretchen Rubin’s audiobook, The Four Tendencies: http://adbl.co/2EJOYwd
Gretchen Rubin’s website is www.GretchenRubin.com
Amazon link for Rom Brafman’s book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior: http://amzn.to/2FjUwue
Source for story about allergies and dishwashers: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/289832.php
Before and after Modsy.com pictures of my living room
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After
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