Power Nap #61
Sweetgreen is losing $2.56 on each salad it sells?
In Case You Missed It
This set of suitcases is great. They all fit inside of each other for easy storage and are really high quality.
If you like Aperol Spritz, this is a LEGIT non-alcoholic option.
The easiest way to put sunscreen on wiggly kids.
After polling IG, we discovered when cutting carrots, 81% of you lift in between each peel and 8% of you move the peeler continuously without lifting. Riveting! This peeler is superior than all others. Use code KATEMATERIAL for 20% off.
These parchment paper sheets have lasted Kate a year and a half and she immediately reordered.
"The surest sign of wisdom is constant cheerfulness."
Michel de Montaigne
Things We Found Interesting
Late bedtimes harm mental health, regardless of sleep preference.
Horseshoe crabs are pretty cool. Be on the lookout if you are at the beach on the east coast. “During the [summer], the prehistoric horseshoe crab — whose ancestors predate dinosaurs — make their annual pilgrimage to the banks of the mid-Atlantic . . .They’ve been around for longer than trees.” h/t to the Browser
Some good advice from Kevin Kelly. More here.
• Weird but true: If you continually give, you will continually have.
• To clean up your city, sweep your doorstep first.
• Humility is mostly about being very honest about how much you owe to luck.
• The highest form of wealth is deciding you have enough.
• Think in terms of decades, and act in terms of days.
• Strong opinions, clearly stated, but loosely held is the recipe for an intellectual life. Always ask yourself: what would change my mind?
• The best gardening advice: find what you can grow well and grow lots and lots of it.
Sweetgreen is managing to lose $2.56 on each $15 salad it sells. The crazy part of this chart is how much of the cost of the salad is not related to the actual salad. $3.50 in general and admin costs PER SALAD? $2.41 in “other”??? Feels like a lot…
Throughout the summer we are going to feature a few “obscure books” sent in by you all so we can all diversify our reading lists with some new underground favorites. Here's the list in its entirety.
