Sep 7, 2018

5 min read

If you’re reading this email, you’re already healthier.

The Mission Newsletter, 9/7/18

“I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive.” — Joan Rivers

An Interview with WeWork’s Padden Guy Murphy

Episode 93 of The Mission Daily

Cities are platforms for innovation. In this episode of The Mission Daily, Ian talks with WeWork Head of Policy Padden Guy Murphy about the future of shared spaces in cities.

Listen to Episode 93 of The Mission Daily.

Psst… This interview is a preview of some of the upcoming content for #TheFutureOfCities! 😁The Mission Daily is a podcast dedicated to accelerated learning and helping you become healthier, wealthier, and wiser. It is designed to help you learn — as fast as you possibly can.

News That Matters

The end isn’t near. It is here.

Coffee facts for the average cup of joe:

It can take over 9 hours for caffeine levels in your bloodstream to decrease by half.
A typical 8-ounce cuppa has 95 milligrams of caffeine.
The USDA strongly advises humans ingest no more than 400 mg of caffeine per day.
A grande Starbucks Pike Place blend pours a whopping 310 mg.
Too much caffeine can make you feel hyper-alert, jittery, anxious, paranoid . . .

(Note: At this point, you, dear reader, may be in a state of panic. We assure you, that feeling will soon be replaced with one of sheer terror. Or maybe that’s the coffee.)

If you just drank four espressos too many, eeexcellent news: There’s a cure for that caffeine OD.

Or just don’t work at all.

As a public service, companies in Sweden, Japan, and New Zealand are getting creative in their definition of the “work week.” In some cases, businesses have cut down on the number of hours or even days employees are required to log on. Sadly, the experiments haven’t all proved magic and rainbows. Sweden really goofed. Why?

“In order to let everyone work six hours a day, the care centre had to hire extra staff to keep up with the work — which cost more money. This scheme and others like it hit the local government’s budget, adding to the deficit within the welfare sector.”

Have a good nap, Henry Nicholls?

Mr. Nicholls, a science journalist in England, has struggled with narcolepsy his whole dang life. So he decided to write a book about how to sleep better. In addition to demonstrating you really can make a living doing anything, he slumbered upon some helpful tips:

Go to bed at the same time every night.
Even on weekends.
Even on your birthday.
Even on Christmas when Santa is coming.
Even on Leap Day when you get an extra 24 hours to maximize life. Don’t blow this one.
Wake up at the same time every morning.
Even on Sunday.
Even on your birthday.
Even on Christmas when you spent all night wrapping “Santa’s presents” for the kids because that lazy jerk didn’t show, again.
Don’t drink too much coffee.

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Siri, do you love me?

Apple’s next iPhone event will be September 12th. The agenda includes three new iPhone reveals, a MacBook debut, and one very stoic Tim Cook. But what does that weird symbol on their save the date mean? Release the Reddit memes!

Once you pop, your sales can’t stop.

The potato chip market is now worth $28 b-b-billion dollars. The biggest chip chomping regions are the United States and Western Europe, eating up nearly two-thirds of global demand. Never fear. India, China, and Russia’s guts are catching up. To the person who invented elastic waistbands: Your legacy will not be forgotten.

We picked this article for the photo.

Look at this pupper. Now, look again. Solid chance you’re feeling better about living, laughing, and loving right about now.

“The mental health benefits of dogs are well-documented. Studies show that petting a canine makes the heart rate slow down, blood pressure decrease, muscles relax, and breathing become more regular. Doing so even prompts changes in hormones: Levels of the stress hormone cortisol go down, and levels of the ‘happiness hormone’ oxytocin increase.”

Colleges around the nation have started to recognize these indisputable scientific facts. Their genius idea? On-campus pet therapy programs to help with tough times like move-in day and finals week!

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The Best of What We Are Reading

The amount of national student loan debt is growing at an alarming rate. (Just check out this real-time Student Loan Debt Clock.)

Luckily, there is a new approach to combating national student loan debt that is showing tons of promise called Income Share Agreements (ISAs.) Over the last couple of years, Income Share Agreements have shown themselves to be a solid solution for the debt crisis.

To teach you about the power of ISAs, we’ve partnered with Vemo Education to bring you a list of the most informative articles about Income Share Agreements.

Read: Income Share Agreements are the Future of Higher Education

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