One Daily Nugget

Hi there 👋🏻 Having sent out our final edition of One Daily Nugget today, we want to take a moment to say thank you. For more than five years, you’ve welcomed us into your message inbox every morning. You’ve read, reflected, and replied, sharing feedback, great ideas, and words of encouragement. Your support has meant more to us than we can express. As announced earlier this month, today marks the temporary pause of One Daily Nugget. As a small team working on several educational products in parallel, we’ve decided to concentrate our limited resources on our other projects for now. But this isn’t the end. We still believe deeply in the mission behind One Daily Nugget and we hope to brin...

Issue #1631: Read More, Keep Reading! Thank you so, so much for following ODN through the years! This may be the final nugget for a while, but we sincerely hope (and trust) that you will continue to fill your minds with knowledge bit by bit in the days to come. Today's nugget, published by Farnam Street, offers a helping hand into welcoming more reading time into your lifestyle, as well as a compelling case for why it is so worthwhile to do so. Read on to learn more! The Best Way to Find More Time to Read Farnam Street • 6-minute read

Issue #1630: Above All, Be Kind As the year draws to a close and we reflect on the past and plan for the future, it's especially poignant to think about what kind of people we'd like to see ourselves become. In today’s nugget, published by Harvard Health, Melissa Brodrick discusses some facts about kindness. Treating somebody with compassion and care helps not only them, but also yourself and, little by little, society too. So, even when we're tired and not in the mood, let's try to choose kindness. Read on to learn more! The heart and science of kindness Harvard Health • 4-minute read

Issue #1629: Anxiety is Not What You Think Not only does fretting and worrying the days away feel awfully unpleasant, it isn't serving you or anybody else, either. Though feelings of anxiety may seem inescapable, there is a way to fight back against them. In today's nugget, published on his blog, Tim Ferris shares David Whyte's empowering words about reframing and overcoming anxiety. Read on to learn more! How to Heal the Anxious Self — David Whyte The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss • 12-minute read

By the way, you might be wondering who won our last weekly poll. And the winner is... a tie between How to Raise Critical Thinkers in a World That Desperately Needs Them and Look down. You’re wearing the wrong shoes If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, check them out.

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Issue #1628: When the Little, Weird Things Matter No, it's not really about the Labubus in the end –but it goes to show that parenting can sure lead you down some unexpected rabbit hole! In this nugget, published by She Knows, Heather Boneparth takes us along on her family's journey to score some bizarre collectibles, and reflects on how powerful it can be to show care and passion for your children's interests, whether you understand the hype or not. Read on to learn more! Why I Spent Hours Scoring Labubus for My Kids — & What It Says About Parenting in Today’s Trend Culture She Knows • 6-minute read

Issue #1627: Where Your Energy Should (and Shouldn't) Go There are so many things to do – but your personal time and energy are finite. Managing personal priorities can be a struggle, especially in busy times. In today’s nugget, published on her Well Well Well blog, Rosamund Dean runs through a few questions to help identify whether something is a worthwhile use of energy or if it might be better to skip out. Read on to learn more! The Great Energy Recession Well Well Well • 3-minute read

Issue #1626: Say Something Original (You Can Do It!) You've probably heard that there are no truly original ideas anymore. That's not exactly true. New ideas will probably look very similar to the ideas that came before them, but that doesn't mean they aren’t valuable. In today’s nugget, published on his blog, Paul Graham talks about what originality in the modern landscape looks like, and what paths there are to get closer to it in your own writing. Read on to learn more! General and Surprising Paul Graham • 2-minute read