Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen addresses those pressing issues that are keeping you awake at night, including:

--Whether a society in which all relationships have known 'expiration dates' would be worthwhile...

--How one relationship expert can predict the divorce of any couple with 90% accuracy...

--Why knowing your love language can make a significant difference in your relationships...

--Why an earpiece that would allow you understand any spoken language isn't as promising as it sounds...

 --How your personality changes when you speak in a foreign language through the principle of linguistic relativity...

--How learning a new language can help you cope with rejection and earn more money at your job, and finally...

--The 50 movies that you absolutely need to see before you die.

 

Segments:

Learning Languages: 2:41

The Keys to a Successful Relationship: 37:22

Must-Watch Movies: 1:19:19

 

Corrections & Clarifications from the Podcast:

1. I stated on the podcast that the film Taxi Driver was 90 minutes long; it is actually 1 hour and 54 minutes long.

2. I stated on the podcast that Alfred Hitchcock's films were created in the 1960's and 1970's; they were actually predominantly released in the 1950's, with the exception of Psycho, which was released in the year 1960.

3. I stated on the podcast that Birdman was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards; it actually won the Best Picture award in 2014.

 

Where to Go to Get More Information:

1. DuoLingo - Learn A New Language

https://www.duolingo.com/

2. Benefits of Learning a New Language

https://etoninstitute.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-learning-a-foreign-language

3. Linguistic Relativity

https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199738632.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199738632-e-38

4. Ziah Fazah, World Record Holder for Language Ability

https://thelinguistblogger.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/the-many-languages-of-ziad-fazah/

5. 500 Days of DuoLingo - What You Can (and Can't) Learn from a Language App

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/smarter-living/500-days-of-duolingo-what-you-can-and-cant-learn-from-a-language-app.html

6. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg

7. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell

8. The Five Love Languages

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/

9. Netflix's Black Mirror, Season 4, Episode 4: "Hang the DJ"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5710978

10. American Film Institute's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time

https://www.afi.com/100Years/movies.aspx