{"id":2274,"date":"2017-07-09T12:26:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T19:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2017-07-09T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T19:26:28","slug":"a-tour-to-the-heart-of-the-internet-and-why-it-smells-improving-your-self-discipline-to-achieve-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/a-tour-to-the-heart-of-the-internet-and-why-it-smells-improving-your-self-discipline-to-achieve-success\/","title":{"rendered":"083 A Tour to the Heart of the Internet (and Why It Smells) & Improving Your Self-Discipline to Achieve Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/7de7db7b-00fc-4dba-b5a0-8e84080dcb64\/episodes\/621bbc68-ba8c-461c-821b-2b7518836c87\/embed\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Of course you know that if your hand is in water long enough, your fingertips get shriveled up and wrinkly. But wait, everything else in the world SWELLS up when it gets wet, so why do fingers do the opposite? I think you\u2019ll find the answer quite interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Also, what is the Internet \u2013 and where is the Internet? <!--more-->We think of the Internet as being virtual but there is a physical Internet \u2013 there has to be. Those network connections all have to connect somewhere. Journalist Andrew Blum author of the book, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tAUJ8u\">Tubes<\/a> \u00a0takes us all on a journey of the physical Internet \u2013 where it is, how it works and what it smells like.<\/p>\n<p>Then, do you know what to do when lightning strikes? Much of what we hear isn\u2019t true. I\u2019ll tell you what the experts say about staying safe in a lightning storm.<\/p>\n<p>And when I say \u201cself-discipline\u201d you probably think, \u201cThat sounds hard.\u201d But when it comes to achieving success in anything, a little self-discipline can be a very powerful tool. Rory Vaden, author of the N.Y. Times bestseller, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfQsVP\">Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving Success\u00a0<\/a>explains how self-discipline really works, how powerful it is and why there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about it.<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe to this program. You see, when you do,\u00a0the episodes get delivered to you automatically – so you never miss one. To subscribe on iTunes go to:<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/something-you-should-know\/id1150124880\">\u00a0https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/something-you-should-know\/id1150124880<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source\u00a0for story about why your fingers wrinkle when they get wet:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/video\/01\/11\/2013\/getting-a-grip-on-finger-wrinkles.html\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/video\/01\/11\/2013\/getting-a-grip-on-finger-wrinkles.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon link for Andrew Blum’s book, Tubes:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tAUJ8u\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tAUJ8u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon link for Rory Vaden’s book, Take the Stairs:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfQsVP\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfQsVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source for story about lightning:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/health\/lightning-strikes-myth-vs-fact-93152046102.html\">https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/health\/lightning-strikes-myth-vs-fact-93152046102.html<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][mk_image src=”http:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/blumandrew.jpg” image_size=”medium” target=”_blank” title=”Andrew Blum” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][mk_image src=”http:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/tubes-book.jpg” image_size=”medium” link=”http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tAUJ8u” target=”_blank” title=”Click to Buy at Amazon” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][vc_empty_space][mk_image src=”http:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/rory-pic.jpg” image_size=”medium” target=”_blank” title=”Rory Vaden” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][mk_image src=”http:\/\/www.somethingyoushouldknow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/vaden.jpg” image_size=”medium” link=”http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tfQsVP” target=”_blank” title=”Click to Buy on Amazon” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Of course you know that if your hand is in water long enough, your fingertips get shriveled up and wrinkly. 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