Issue #1016 | A How-To Guide for Video Calls
In the era of remote work, video calls are on the rise. In today’s nugget, published by TED, Briar Goldberg shares seven practical tips for how to do them well.
Read on to learn more!
7 Zoom mistakes you might still be making — and how to raise your video skills
TED • 7-minute read
In the era of remote work, video calls are on the rise. In today’s nugget, published by TED, Briar Goldberg shares seven practical tips for how to do them well.
Read on to learn more!
7 Zoom mistakes you might still be making — and how to raise your video skills
TED • 7-minute read
Issue #1017: Lessons From Not Drinking for Two Years
In issue 809 of One Daily Nugget, we featured William Leith’s cautionary tale of how drinking can take over one’s life.
In today’s nugget, published on Medium, Andy Boyle shares a hopeful tale of what happened after he decided not to drink for two years.
Read on to learn more!
What I learned not drinking for two years
Medium • 6-minute read
In issue 809 of One Daily Nugget, we featured William Leith’s cautionary tale of how drinking can take over one’s life.
In today’s nugget, published on Medium, Andy Boyle shares a hopeful tale of what happened after he decided not to drink for two years.
Read on to learn more!
What I learned not drinking for two years
Medium • 6-minute read
Issue #1018: Will Your Marriage Survive Bad-Ass Frugality?
In past issues of One Daily Nugget, we’ve featured plenty of advice by Mr. Money Mustache on how to achieve financial independence through bad-ass frugality.
In today’s nugget, Mr. Money Mustache addresses a reader question: Won’t my pursuit of frugality ruin my marriage?
Read on to learn more!
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage?
Mr. Money Mustache • 9-minute read
In past issues of One Daily Nugget, we’ve featured plenty of advice by Mr. Money Mustache on how to achieve financial independence through bad-ass frugality.
In today’s nugget, Mr. Money Mustache addresses a reader question: Won’t my pursuit of frugality ruin my marriage?
Read on to learn more!
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage?
Mr. Money Mustache • 9-minute read
Issue #1019: Frugality Versus Marital Harmony, Part 2
In the previous issue of One Daily Nugget, Mr. Money Mustache addressed a reader’s question on how to square bad-ass frugality with marital harmony.
In today’s nugget, Mr. Money Mustache elaborates further on the topic and shares practical advice on how to communicate with your partner.
Read on to learn more!
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage? (Part 2)
Mr. Money Mustache • 7-minute read
In the previous issue of One Daily Nugget, Mr. Money Mustache addressed a reader’s question on how to square bad-ass frugality with marital harmony.
In today’s nugget, Mr. Money Mustache elaborates further on the topic and shares practical advice on how to communicate with your partner.
Read on to learn more!
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage? (Part 2)
Mr. Money Mustache • 7-minute read
Hey Nuggeteers! Hopefully, you enjoyed the past week's issues!
Now, why not participate in our traditional poll to share your thoughts on what nugget was the most inspiring for you?
(Remember that you can vote for more than one option.)
Now, why not participate in our traditional poll to share your thoughts on what nugget was the most inspiring for you?
(Remember that you can vote for more than one option.)
One Daily Nugget poll for the week of April 28th
Final Results
33%
How to be More Productive and Eliminate Time Wasting Activities by Using the “Eisenhower Box”
33%
How to make friends? Accept the awkwardness
0%
What Would Disappoint Your 16-Year-Old Self About the Current You?
33%
7 Zoom mistakes you might still be making — and how to raise your video skills
0%
What I learned not drinking for two years
0%
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage?
0%
Is Mr. Money Mustache Ruining Your Marriage? (Part 2)
By the way, you might be wondering who won our last weekly poll. And the three winners are...
Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
Good intentions (how to be on time)
Mastering Sleep Hygiene: Your Path to Quality Sleep
If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, check them out.
Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
Good intentions (how to be on time)
Mastering Sleep Hygiene: Your Path to Quality Sleep
If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, check them out.
Issue #1020: Derek Sivers on Not Being a Donkey
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year, and underestimate what they can do in ten years,” Derek Sivers writes in today’s nugget, published on his blog.
As a result, they try to squeeze too much onto their plate and end up spreading themselves too thin.
The solution? Think long-term and use the future.
Read on to learn more!
Don’t be a donkey
Derek Sivers • 2-minute read
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year, and underestimate what they can do in ten years,” Derek Sivers writes in today’s nugget, published on his blog.
As a result, they try to squeeze too much onto their plate and end up spreading themselves too thin.
The solution? Think long-term and use the future.
Read on to learn more!
Don’t be a donkey
Derek Sivers • 2-minute read
Issue #1021: The Trials of Parenthood
Around two weeks ago, in issue 1009 of One Daily Nugget, Julie Gottman shared what being a mom meant to her. Her focus was manifestly on the beautiful aspects of parenthood.
In today’s nugget, published on Medium, Ijeoma Oluo provides a candid perspective on the difficult parts.
Read on to learn more!
Parenting Advice: Don’t Kill Them
Medium • 7-minute read
Around two weeks ago, in issue 1009 of One Daily Nugget, Julie Gottman shared what being a mom meant to her. Her focus was manifestly on the beautiful aspects of parenthood.
In today’s nugget, published on Medium, Ijeoma Oluo provides a candid perspective on the difficult parts.
Read on to learn more!
Parenting Advice: Don’t Kill Them
Medium • 7-minute read
Issue #1022: Begging for Forgiveness vs. Asking for Permission
“I have always believed in the saying, ‘It’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission,’”, Mark Suster writes in today’s nugget.
Indeed, as Suster argues, to achieve your goals in life, it’s important to have a bias for action and take calculated risks.
Read on to learn more!
It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission
Both Sides • 5-minute read
“I have always believed in the saying, ‘It’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission,’”, Mark Suster writes in today’s nugget.
Indeed, as Suster argues, to achieve your goals in life, it’s important to have a bias for action and take calculated risks.
Read on to learn more!
It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission
Both Sides • 5-minute read
Issue #1023: Christopher Ryan on Monogamy
In the United States, around half of all marriages end in divorce. And people don’t seem to learn from their mistakes: The rate of divorce tends to be higher for subsequent marriages compared to first marriages.
What’s going on here? In today’s nugget, published by Salon, Thomas Rogers tries to find out, by interviewing Christopher Ryan, author of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality.
Read on to learn more!
Why monogamy goes against our nature
Salon • 9-minute read
In the United States, around half of all marriages end in divorce. And people don’t seem to learn from their mistakes: The rate of divorce tends to be higher for subsequent marriages compared to first marriages.
What’s going on here? In today’s nugget, published by Salon, Thomas Rogers tries to find out, by interviewing Christopher Ryan, author of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality.
Read on to learn more!
Why monogamy goes against our nature
Salon • 9-minute read
Issue #1024: Ben Horowitz on What It Takes to Lead
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and a battle-tested former CEO, has spent a great deal of time reflecting on what makes for a great leader.
In today’s nugget, published on the Andreessen Horowitz blog, he distills leadership into three key traits, and provides an iconic example of each.
Read on to learn more!
Notes on Leadership
Andreessen Horowitz • 5-minute read
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and a battle-tested former CEO, has spent a great deal of time reflecting on what makes for a great leader.
In today’s nugget, published on the Andreessen Horowitz blog, he distills leadership into three key traits, and provides an iconic example of each.
Read on to learn more!
Notes on Leadership
Andreessen Horowitz • 5-minute read
Issue #1025: How Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Can Change Your Life
We first heard about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a multi-week mindfulness program that has been shown to be tremendously effective, in issue 143 of One Daily Nugget.
In today’s nugget, published by the Guardian, Julie Myerson gives a vivid account of how MBCT changed her life.
Read on to learn more!
Julie Myerson: how mindfulness based cognitive therapy changed my life
The Guardian • 7-minute read
We first heard about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a multi-week mindfulness program that has been shown to be tremendously effective, in issue 143 of One Daily Nugget.
In today’s nugget, published by the Guardian, Julie Myerson gives a vivid account of how MBCT changed her life.
Read on to learn more!
Julie Myerson: how mindfulness based cognitive therapy changed my life
The Guardian • 7-minute read
Issue #1026: Sam Altman on Creating Value by “Doing”
In Wednesday’s issue of One Daily Nugget, Mark Suster endorsed a “bias for action” by encouraging us to beg for forgiveness rather than ask for permission.
In today’s nugget, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, picks up the topic of “taking action” through a different lens.
More specifically, Altman argues that many of the things that feel like “work” don’t actually contribute much, if any, value: You need to actually do things, like building a widget and selling it to customers.
Read on to learn more!
Value is created by doing
Sam Altman • 3-minute read
In Wednesday’s issue of One Daily Nugget, Mark Suster endorsed a “bias for action” by encouraging us to beg for forgiveness rather than ask for permission.
In today’s nugget, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, picks up the topic of “taking action” through a different lens.
More specifically, Altman argues that many of the things that feel like “work” don’t actually contribute much, if any, value: You need to actually do things, like building a widget and selling it to customers.
Read on to learn more!
Value is created by doing
Sam Altman • 3-minute read
One Daily Nugget poll for the week of May 5th
Anonymous Poll
25%
Don’t be a donkey
25%
Parenting Advice: Don’t Kill Them
0%
It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission
0%
Why monogamy goes against our nature
25%
Notes on Leadership
0%
Julie Myerson: how mindfulness based cognitive therapy changed my life
25%
Value is created by doing
Hi Nuggeteers! Thank you for being with us this week and learning together from the timeless wisdom of some of the greatest articles out there!
Now, we encourage you to think of the articles you enjoyed the most this week and leave your vote in our traditional poll.
(Remember that you are not limited to one option.)
Now, we encourage you to think of the articles you enjoyed the most this week and leave your vote in our traditional poll.
(Remember that you are not limited to one option.)
Probably, you wonder which issue came on top in the previous poll. The Nuggeteering gold goes to…
A tie between
How to be More Productive and Eliminate Time Wasting Activities by Using the “Eisenhower Box”,
How to make friends? Accept the awkwardness,
and 7 Zoom mistakes you might still be making — and how to raise your video skills!
If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, check them out.
A tie between
How to be More Productive and Eliminate Time Wasting Activities by Using the “Eisenhower Box”,
How to make friends? Accept the awkwardness,
and 7 Zoom mistakes you might still be making — and how to raise your video skills!
If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, check them out.
Issue #1027: A Letter to Your 16-Year-Old Self
In issue 1015 of One Daily Nugget, we featured Brett and Kate McKay’s thought-provoking perspective on “disappointing your 16-year-old self.”
In today’s nugget, published by The Players Tribune, Pete Sampras writes a letter to his 16-year-old self.
If you were to write a letter to your 16-year-old self, what would it say?
Letter to My Younger Self
The Players Tribune • 6-minute read
In issue 1015 of One Daily Nugget, we featured Brett and Kate McKay’s thought-provoking perspective on “disappointing your 16-year-old self.”
In today’s nugget, published by The Players Tribune, Pete Sampras writes a letter to his 16-year-old self.
If you were to write a letter to your 16-year-old self, what would it say?
Letter to My Younger Self
The Players Tribune • 6-minute read
Issue #1028: Schopenhauer on Handling a Midlife Crisis
A “midlife crisis” is a period of emotional uncertainty and reassessment that often occurs in middle age, leading some to make significant life changes in pursuit of happiness and identity.
In today’s nugget, published by Aeon, Kieran Setiya, professor of philosophy at MIT and author of Midlife: A Philosophical Guide, recruits Schopenhauer to provide much-needed guidance.
Read on to learn more!
How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis
Aeon • 5-minute read
A “midlife crisis” is a period of emotional uncertainty and reassessment that often occurs in middle age, leading some to make significant life changes in pursuit of happiness and identity.
In today’s nugget, published by Aeon, Kieran Setiya, professor of philosophy at MIT and author of Midlife: A Philosophical Guide, recruits Schopenhauer to provide much-needed guidance.
Read on to learn more!
How Schopenhauer’s thought can illuminate a midlife crisis
Aeon • 5-minute read
Issue #1029: Travel Advice From Flight Attendants
If you’re looking for travel advice, there’s no better place to look than the crew that makes it all possible, Zachary Mack argues in today’s nugget, published by BestLife.
He is referring, of course, to flight attendants. Indeed, from what to pack and when to fly to how not to irritate the staff, they’ve got you covered.
Read on to learn more!
10 Travel Hacks From Former Flight Attendants
BestLife • 6-minute read
If you’re looking for travel advice, there’s no better place to look than the crew that makes it all possible, Zachary Mack argues in today’s nugget, published by BestLife.
He is referring, of course, to flight attendants. Indeed, from what to pack and when to fly to how not to irritate the staff, they’ve got you covered.
Read on to learn more!
10 Travel Hacks From Former Flight Attendants
BestLife • 6-minute read