New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the calendar, but also a day where people start resolutions, companies begin new budgets, and everyone screws up writing checks.
While documenting our trips around the sun makes perfect sense, why do we use this day, January 1, as the starting point for our calendar years? Why not some other dat ... Show More
Nov 24
The Paraguayan War (Encore)
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
It was a conventional wa ... Show More
15m 50s
Jan 2024
Why does the year begin on January 1st?
As we embrace resolutions and light up the skies with fireworks, it's time to mark the arrival of the New Year! All of us on the Do You Really Know team, hoping you soaked in the holiday vibes and send you our warm wishes for a splendid 2024. Today, planet Earth has set off on an ... Show More
4m 56s
Jan 2024
Pourquoi l’année commence-t-elle le 1er janvier ?
C'est le moment des résolutions naissantes et des feux d'artifice, nous célébrons le Nouvel An ! Aujourd'hui, la Terre a commencé un nouveau tour complet du soleil. Il durera 365 jours, donc, jusqu'à l’année prochaine. C’est pour cette raison que le 1ᵉʳ janvier est appelé jour de ... Show More
4m 26s
Jan 2024
The One Thing All Humans Have In Common | What’s Up To Us, What’s Not Up To Us
<p>It’s January 1st. It snuck up on you, didn’t it? You knew the year was wrapping up, you had resolutions you meant to make, a review you meant to do of the last twelve months, goals you intended to set, habits you were going to start in 2024…and then here it is already.</p><p>O ... Show More
12m 50s
Jan 2021
Set Your Money Intentions For 2021
It’s the first day of the new year. Not just any year, the year after 2020. I mean, has there ever been a more anticipated new year? So, my friend, what is that you want in this new year in all areas of your life? If we talk specifically about money, what are your money intention ... Show More
37m 31s
Jan 2021
What actually changes on January 1st?
<p><b>Right now we are being sold all this ‘new year, new you’ bullshit, and I’m asking you, what actually changes on January 1st? Nothing. You can have all the ideas, all the thoughts that this year is going to be different, but unless you put those thoughts into action, nothing ... Show More
29m 26s
Feb 2020
311: What It Takes to Have Your Best Year Ever (Especially If You Didn't Have the Start You Wanted)
<p>Nearly every year, most of us set out to make it our "best year ever" and yet most of us don't get off to the start that we want. We fall off track, and by February are either feeling discouraged, or have given up completely. Although this is all too common, it doesn't have to ... Show More
59m 29s