How to See What Others Don’t & What Pain Is Really Telling You
4/18/202654 min
Talking on the phone while driving seems harmless—after all, you can talk to passengers just fine. So why is phone use so much more dangerous? There’s something subtle happening in your brain that makes it far riskier than it appears. https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/care/centers/trauma-center/resources/distracted-driving
You see the world all day long—but how much do you actually notice? Visual intelligence is the skill of truly observing what’s in front of you, picking up details others miss, and interpreting what you see more accurately. Amy Herman, who has trained organizations like the...
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Mike Carruthers· Host0:19
[upbeat music] Today on Something You Should Know, why driving and talking on the phone is so dangerous when it seems like it shouldn't be. Then, improving your visual intelligence. It's kinda like noticing more of what you see.
Amy Herman· Guest0:36
It's not so much about looking closely. It's thinking about not only what do you see, but what aren't you seeing? It's called the pertinent negative, and the practical example I can give you is, for anyone who's a parent, you know that what your children don't say to you is just as important as what they do.
Mike Carruthers· Host0:51
Also, why you should smile a lot more often. And all the things you never knew about pain and pain relievers, like Tylenol.
Anish Singla· Guest1:00
We actually don't fully understand how Tylenol works, even though it's been around for a long time, but we believe it works by a central mechanisms. A lotta people think that, you know, oh, it's either ibuprofen or Tylenol, but believe it or not, you can actually take both together and they actually work on slightly different mechanisms.
Mike Carruthers· Host1:16
All this today on Something You Should Know. Here's a question for anyone with a dog or cat. Have you ever bought a flea treatment, used it exactly the way the instructions say,