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2022-09-01 21:01:02 “I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.” – Groucho Marx

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2022-09-01 19:36:01 Issue #414 | An Interview with Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold is probably the most famous rock climber in the world. Among other things, he was the first man to free solo climb Yosemite’s El Capitan. The New York Times rightly called it “one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever.” It’s documented in a riveting movie, Free Solo, which won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

In today’s nugget, Honnold is interviewed by 52 Insight. Read on to learn what motivates him, why he wasn’t afraid during his free solo climb, and what scares him instead!

Alex Honnold "There's no real secret."

52 Insights • 10-minute read Open / Comment

2022-08-31 21:31:01 “A teacher affects eternity. He can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams

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2022-08-31 19:35:24 Issue #413 | Slack Is Good, But Fake Deadlines Aren’t

Do you sometimes set fake deadlines for yourself or others in order to build in some slack? (“If we don’t manage to get it done by the fake deadline, no problem, because we’ll still have some room to maneuver.”)

You shouldn’t, argues Seth Godin in today’s nugget. Yes, building in some slack is a good thing. But you should be honest about your deadlines, then prioritize accordingly and keep your promises.

Read on to learn more!

Fake deadlines

Seth’s Blog • 1-minute read Open / Comment

2022-08-30 21:31:27 “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine

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2022-08-30 19:36:01 Issue #412 | It’s Time for Men to Retire Their “Going-Out Shirt”

“The wild American bro is most recognizable by its ubiquitous nighttime camouflage,” GQ’s Scott Christian observes in today’s nugget. “Thigh-length swaths of cotton, collars pointed outward like airplane wings, sleeves rolled up and flared out like a Musketeer's.”

Christian is referring, of course, to the famous “going-out shirt.” And he is taking umbrage at the very notion of there being such a piece of clothing in the first place. “You shouldn’t have a going-out shirt. A man's wardrobe should be versatile, from totally casual to formal, and everything in between.”

So what’s a man to do? Read on to learn more!

Men, Time to Ditch the Going-Out Shirt

GQ • 2-minute read Open / Comment

2022-08-29 21:29:01 “A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself and hates them for it.” – George Bernard Shaw

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2022-08-29 19:33:01 Issue #411 | Keep the Spark Alive in Your Relationship with “Date Nights in a Jar”

“It is the small things done often that make the most difference in your relationship,” Ellie Lisitsa, writing for The Gottman Institute, reminds us in today’s nugget.

How do you put this into practice? Regular date nights are a good start. But Lisitsa has an even better idea: “Date Nights in a Jar”!

It works like this: Together with your partner, you brainstorm fun ideas for future date nights, write them on little scraps of paper, and stuff them into a jar. Then, on your next date, you simply pull out one of the scraps.

Read on to learn more!

Date Night in a Jar

The Gottman Institute • 1-minute read Open / Comment

2022-08-28 21:28:01 “Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.” – Roy T. Bennett

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2022-08-28 20:36:01 Probably, you wonder which issue came on top in the previous poll. The Nuggeteering gold goes to…

It’s Never too Late to Study

In case you didn’t have a chance to enjoy it last week, feel free to check it out now. Open / Comment