Microvacations, Why Sand Matters and Why Were Running Out of It (w/ Vince Beiser), and Savings Plan Tricks
Learn how to stay sane at work by taking a microvacation; an easy trick for building the best savings plan; and why sand is one of the most important materials in human civilization \u2014 and why we\u2019re running out of it.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com \u2014 and learn about sand from author Vince Beiser \u2014 to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
- To Stay Sane at Work, Try Taking Microvacations
- To Build the Best Savings Plan, Think of the Present Instead of the Future
Pick up Vince Beiser\u2019s book, \u201cThe World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization,\u201d on Amazon. It\u2019s free with your Audible trial, and if you choose to make a purchase using this link, then Curiosity gets a share of the sale!
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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/microvacations-why-sand-matters-and-why-were-running-out-of-it-w-vince-beiser-and-savings-plan-tricks
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