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Ep. 596: How Do People Learn the Things Everyone Already Knows? Plus a Ladder Warning

· 35 min · Episode 596

Episode Ep. 596: How Do People Learn the Things Everyone Already Knows? Plus a Ladder Warning

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Listeners share the "everyone knows that" facts they learned the hard way and we share an important warning about falls.

Episode highlights:

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Listener Follow-Up: Remember that even a small fall can lead to a big injury. [00:57]

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Lessons Learned the Hard Way—spare tires, elevator exit stars, gas tank arrows, and more [02:42]

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Try This at Home: We share listeners' examples of facts everyone else seemed to know--but they didn't. [15:05]

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Demerits & Gold Stars: Elizabeth’s demerit: late to fill out school health forms; Gretchen’s gold star: to Elizabeth’s family for making the long trip for the 4th of July [27:35]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Food & Wine: What the Color of Your Bread Tag Really Means • Gretchen's Reading Retreat guide: happiercast.com/readingretreat • Who Needs Friends by Andrew McCarthy (Amazon, Bookshop) • Virginia Woolf's Diary, Vol. 3 (Amazon, Bookshop)

Connect with Us:

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Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

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Website: gretchenrubin.com

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Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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