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Pasricha: CDC reports US suicide rates are highest since WWII
“The CDC says they have not seen murder, not murder rates, suicide rates this high since World War II.”
Pasricha: Decision-making energy is replenished only by sleep and glucose
“Decision-making energy is a finite resource, and you know, there's that great book called Willpower by John Tierney, and it's a finite resource. When it's gone, and there's only two ways to replenish it, which is sleep and glucose”
Pasricha: Turning off bright screens gives an hour of extra energy
“And you know what they're actually also finding, Shane, is that the bright screen, when it turns off, gives you about an hour jolt of extra energy.”
Pasricha: Decision-making energy is only replenished by sleep or glucose
“They say when you're done with your decision-making energy, there's only two ways to replenish it. Number one is sleep, and number two is glucose, or anything that turns into glucose in your body.”
Pasricha: NIMH reports 43% of people report having depression
“National Institute of Mental Health says that 43% of us are now saying that we have a form of depression.”
Pasricha: Studies show workers spend 31% of their time task-switching
“There's some studies that have come out and said, you know, we're spending 31% of our time today bookmarking, prioritizing, and switching between tasks as opposed to actually doing things.”
Pasricha: Nature immersion increases cancer-fighting NK cell production
“By immersing ourselves in nature, We actually do so much benefit to our mental health and our physiological health. We increase the production of NK, you know, cancer killing cells. We increase our heart health. We reduce our anxiety. We reduce our stress leve…”
Pasricha: Merely placing a phone between strangers dramatically reduces rapport
“They put a cell phone in between them, and it was not the cell phone of either person. It was not your phone or my phone. It was a dummy prop. It was just a half phone. But the presence of that physical device that nobody could actually touch or do anything wi…”
Pasricha: Earning over $50,000 annually puts someone in top 0.05% globally
“If you make more than 5000 dollars a year, you're above the world average. If you happen to make more than 50,000, you're in the top 0.05%.”
Pasricha: Average person reads 100,000 digital words and gets 147 emails daily
“According to the University of California, the average person reads a 100,000 words per day today. It's called Instagram comments, Twitter feeds, blog rolls, news headlines, texts, alerts, and notifications, and the average knowledge worker receives a 147 emai…”
Pasricha: 10 Weeks of Weekly Gratitude Practice Improves Happiness and Physical Health
“Emmons and McCullough, 10 weeks of five gratitudes a week makes you not only happier, but physically healthier after 10 weeks, so we know it's a powerful punch to your brain to do that”
Pasricha: Wired Founder Kevin Kelly Uses Desktop Lifespan Countdown Clock
“Kevin Kelly, founder of Wired Magazine keeps a clock on his desktop that has expected lifespan, subtracts his current age, measured in days. So, if the average lifespan, which it is, in North America is 30,000 days, and he happens to have lived 21,500 of them,…”
Pasricha: US suicide rate is 14 per 100k, double the murder rate
“The CDC is now saying that suicide rates are around 14 per a 100,000. Just to compare, murder rates are around six per a 100,000, so we are two to three times more dangerous to ourselves than anybody else is to us.”
Pasricha: Inhaling tree phytoncides reduces cortisol and anxiety
“There, it turns out that there's a chemical that trees release, Shane, called phytoncides. Have you heard of this? P-H-Y-T-O-N-C-I-D-E-S. Phytoncides. When you're out in nature, Not when you're on a treadmill looking at a picture of the Muir Trail. I'm talking…”
Pasricha: 95% of people charge phones within arm's reach while sleeping
“95% of people right now are plugging in with an arm's reach of themselves.”
Pasricha: Living humans represent a 1-in-15 fraction of all who ever lived
“There are a hundred and fifteen billion people, Shane, who have ever lived in the world. If you're watching or listening to this right now, you're one of the eight billion people who are alive today, which means by de facto, a hundred and seven billion of the …”
Pasricha: McKinsey finds 31% of the day is spent task-switching
“McKinsey says, 31% of our days are now spent bookmarking, prioritizing, and switching between tasks.”
Pasricha: Anorexia study shows patients rotate sideways through doorways
“They studied anorexics, ok, and they asked people who had anorexia and people who did not A very simple, non-challenging question to answer, but something that mentally distracted them while they walked through a doorway. So they were not paying attention to t…”
Pasricha: 18% of people and one-third of college students report anxiety
“I believe it's 18% of people will say that they have a form of anxiety. I mentioned in college students it's even higher, one in three.”
Pasricha: Nolan Ryan and Cy Young hold records for wins and losses
“The guy that had the most strikeouts, Nolan Ryan, was also the guy that had the most walks. You know, like, ok. The guy that had the most wins, Cy Young was also the guy that had the most losses.”
Pasricha: North American Life Expectancy Is 30,000 Days Versus 25,000 Globally
“Right now, life expectancy is 30,000 days. That's North American life expectancy. It's 25,000 days globally, by the way, which is 68, 30,000 days from North America, which is 83.”