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2022-04-22 22:35:00 “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson

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2022-04-22 07:35:15 Issue #282 | Mr. Money Mustache on the True Cost of Commuting

Since reaching negative (!) levels during the early phase of the Covid pandemic, oil prices have risen to the highest levels since 2008. Time to take a good and hard look at your daily commute to work.

If you are still commuting by car, Mr. Money Mustache would like to have a word with you.

Read on to learn more!

The True Cost of Commuting

Mr. Money Mustache • 7-minute read Open / Comment

2022-04-21 22:35:00 “Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh

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2022-04-21 07:35:05 Issue #281 | The More You Spend on Your Wedding Ceremony, the Shorter Your Marriage

“When you choose a life partner,” Tim Urban wrote in issue 185 of One Daily Nugget, “you’re choosing a lot of things, including your parenting partner and someone who will deeply influence your children, your eating companion for about 20,000 meals, your travel companion for about 100 vacations, your primary leisure time and retirement friend, and someone whose day you’ll hear about 18,000 times.”

In order to help you avoid a marital mismatch, let’s dig into the science behind stable marriages. In today’s nugget, Randal Olson, a Portland-based data scientist and self-described “data tinkerer,” mines a 2014 paper on marriage stability for actionable insights. Among the highlights: Marriage duration is inversely correlated with spending on the engagement ring and the wedding ceremony. Also, make sure you’ve been dating for a while, and don’t skip the honeymoon!

What makes for a stable marriage?

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2022-04-20 22:35:00 “To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower, hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour.” – William Blake

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2022-04-20 07:35:11 Issue #280 | Abraham Maslow on How to Live a Meaningful Life

As a well-read Nuggeteer, you are likely familiar with Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs”: Once you have satisfied all your so-called “deficiency needs”, which, if unmet, result in unpleasant feelings, your attention will naturally be directed to the “growth need” of self-actualization.

In today’s nugget, published by the Academy of Ideas, you will have an opportunity to learn more about what it means to be a self-actualizer — and why it’s so important for living a meaningful life!

A Guide to Self-Actualization – Abraham Maslow and the Healthy Individual

Academy of Ideas • 4-minute read Open / Comment

2022-04-19 22:35:00 “I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one of the things that women have is men.” – Coco Chanel

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2022-04-19 07:35:00 Issue #279 | Should You Get a Dog?

Here at One Daily Nugget, we frequently feature articles designed to guide you in making high-stakes decisions — say, how to plan your career, whether to buy a house, or how to pick your life partner.

Today, we’ll be tackling an equally weighty decision: Whether to get a dog!

To that end, Michele Welton, a dog trainer and author of 15 dog books, shares her perspectives on the various advantages and disadvantages of dog ownership.

In short: It may turn out to be a bigger commitment than you have bargained for, but if you are willing to make some sacrifices, you can expect to reap numerous benefits.

Read on to learn more!

Should You Get a Dog? Pros and Cons of Owning a Dog

Your Purebred Puppy • 9-minute read Open / Comment

2022-04-18 22:35:00 “What we’re beginning to recognize now is that success is not always about doing more, but also about doing better, and we do better when we’re connected to our inner wisdom, strength, and intuition.” – Arianna Huffington

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2022-04-18 07:35:09 Issue #278 | Slipping Pearls of Wisdom Into Your Everyday Conversations

As a parent, you might be wondering how best to teach your kids about serious subjects — from the birds and the bees to the meaning of mortality.

The traditional approach is to sit down with them for a heart-to-heart talk. In today’s nugget, however, Brett and Kate McKay argue for a different approach: Weave nuggets of knowledge into your regular conversations with them. When your kids ask why the family isn’t getting a new car, for example, replace the short, content-less responses that hurried parents often fall back on with something slightly more expansive and substantive — such as the difference between “needs” and “wants”, and a new car falling into the latter category.

Read on to learn more and get inspired to try it out with your kids!

Ad-Lib Fatherhood

The Art of Manliness • 1-minute read Open / Comment