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While we tend to be very good at noticing our failures, keeping track of all your victories is a much better idea – even the little victories. This episode begins with an explanation of why [...]

Everyone doodles. It is just something we do, especially when listening to a boring speaker. Yet doodling is actually not a distraction – it can really help your memory. Listen as I begin [...]

Do you like your signature? What message does it send to the people who see it? This episode begins with some insight into how other people might make assumptions about you based solely on how [...]

We can all do a little bit to improve our driving skills. For example, do you turn your headlights on when you drive during the day? You should – and that is just one of several things I discuss [...]

Wi-Fi is great except when the microwave oven is on. At least that is the case in my house. Whenever we turn on the microwave oven in the kitchen – it screws up the Wi-Fi. Why is that? And is [...]

A common ingredient listed on perfumes, colognes, soaps and lotions is “fragrance.” That doesn’t tell you much. This episode begins with an explanation of why manufacturers don’t have to list [...]

Everyone know that texting and driving is dangerous. But why is it so much more dangerous than driving and drinking coffee or driving and talking to a passenger or driving and tuning the radio? [...]

In the last several years, a lot of different kinds of salt have popped up on store shelves. It used to be just salt and kosher salt. Now there is sea salt, Himalayan salt, pink salt and a [...]

You have probably noticed that aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side. Why? What’s the difference – and why do some recipes call for it to be either shiny side up or shiny side [...]

Anyone who travels knows you often don’t sleep well on the first night at your new destination – especially if you have travelled across time zones. This experience is so common it has a [...]