Dovi’s Digest Volume 247
Let it goooo, let it gooo 😌😮💨
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual, and physical needs
Hello all! Welcome to Volume 247 of Dovi’s Digest!
I tend to hold onto things longer than I should. possessions, relationships, feelings of inadequacy. It might be for the nostalgia aspect, but it’s more likely it’s for the what if.
What if I need my grade one art file? What if I want to use my cricket bat again (despite not having played seriously for 15 years)? What if I need to charge the iPod Shuffle I lost in 2017?
It’s not uncommon for us to hold onto the past, especially when there’s emotion attached. And it doesn’t need to be a real memento. Sure, a photo of a cherished relative is important, but sometimes a random object like a ticket stub given by the same relative can hold just as much, if not more meaning.
So, when should we let go? Start declutt
In this week’s added extras:
A fascinating collection of internal company memos from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and more.
Unexpected ways to use salt in your cooking.
Tips for keeping your screen time from physically hurting you.
Why stop at rock, paper, and scissors when this game lets you pick any object you want to throw down?
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There were FIVE correct answers to last week’s brainteaser, Well done to Craig N, Ariel S, Ryan S, Jeff C, and Jonathan A! In addition, Chaim E was correct last week. The answer and this week’s riddle are below.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Why Can’t We Remember Our Lives as Babies or Toddlers?
Memories emerge earlier in some cultures than others, but researchers have long puzzled over our inability to recall events before two or three years of age.
Is Everyone the Same Person?
The only way to make sense of our self is to expand it.
How To Fall Asleep Fast (And Stay Down for The Night)
An 11-point plan to go to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up full of energy the next day.
Hey, Maybe It's Time to Delete Some Old Chat Histories
Your messages going back years are likely still lurking online, potentially exposing sensitive information you forgot existed. But there's no time like the present to do some digital decluttering.
Prepping Isn’t Just for Preppers Anymore—It’s Time to Get a Go-Bag
How to pack a go bag, a shelter-in-place bag, an emergency car kit, and an everyday carry.
Want To Know the Most Dangerous Animal in The World? Ask The Crespo Scale
This new ranking system works on population size and mortality rate for each species.
The Vegan Hunter
A bad breakup and a love for nature inspire a taste for eating meat.
Quote of the Week:
This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way its chapters open.” — St. Augustine
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Dionne P)
Rejig
ree·jig/ˌriːˈdʒɪɡ/
Verb:
1. organize (something) differently; rearrange.
"The organisers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules."
2. re-equip with machinery; refit.
"Britain will send experts to help rejig French factories”.
Noun
a reorganization.
"a cabinet rejig."
Do you know a word you think others should know about? Submit it here!
Facts of the Week:
Malaysia expelled Singapore in 1965 making it the only country to have gained independence unwillingly. (One of my favourite facts of all time.)
Pythons have leg bones.
A rooster cannot hear how loud its own crowing is.
Coral reefs make a sound like popcorn being made.
Coral can drown.
The air pockets in an iceberg lettuce are known as 'goblin caves'.
When an alpaca gives birth, it is called an “unpacking”.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
Headline of the Week:
(Courtesy of Yisroel G)
Brainteaser of the Week:
A quick side note: I'm running low on brainteasers, so if you see some ones that you’ve enjoyed, please send them my way!
Below are clues that lead to two words that are anagrams of each other.
Example: An Egyptian snake and a health club with a steam room = asp, spa.
To pointlessly use up perspiration
To support a highly prized seafood
The table city southeast of Phoenix and the home of Iowa State University
One is often depicted with a white beard, the other with horns
*Three responses:* Sold to the highest bidder, what you get in school, and…they warned you about this
Last week’s brainteaser and answer:
The first part defines a word and a Roman numeral. When you add the letters of the Roman numeral to the word, you get the word described after the equals sign. You can add the Roman numerals either before, in the middle of, or after the word. Thus “objectively sentimental + 55 = a dozen” is solved as TWEE + LV = TWELVE
a) A growth that can form on the body + 151 = someone who propels a vehicle
b) Bambi, for example + 54 = carry or transfer to someone
c) A small bed + 2,001 = perpetrate
Answers:
a) CYST + CLI = CYCLIST.
b) DEER + LIV = DELIVER.
c) COT +MMI = COMMIT