Life Advice! Should You Eat the Same Meal for 10 Years? Always Pet Alley Cats? Why Do American's Love Giving Advice? What About the Golden Rule? Don and Zac Share their Unrequested Advice!

The Best Paragraph I've Read: "I have a routine, just like nature. That extends to what I eat. I’ve had the same supper for 10 years, even on Christmas Day: two pieces of fish, one big onion, an egg, baked beans and a few biscuits at the end. For lunch I have a pear, an orange and four sandwiches with paste. But I allow myself a bit more variety; I’ll sometimes have soup if it’s cold.   When I go to the supermarket, I know exactly what I want. I’m not interested in other food. I’ve never had Chinese, Indian, French food. Why change? I’ve already found the food I love. It would be a job to alter me. My uncle, a bachelor and farmer like me, had the same food for every meal. He had bread, butter, cheese and tea for breakfast, lunch and dinner (although he would bring out the jam for visitors). Whether it’s Easter Day or Christmas Day, being a farmer means every day is the same. The animals still need to be fed. Feeding the sheep and seeing how happy they are makes me happy, too. They never ask for anything different for supper. People might think I’m not experiencing new things, but I think the secret to a good life is to enjoy your work. I could never stay indoors and watch TV. I hear London is a place best avoided. I think living in a city would be terrible – people living on top of one another in great tower blocks. I could never do it. Walking around the farm fills me with wonder. What makes my life is working outside, only going in if the weather is very bad." This paragraph comes from an essay by Wilf Davies in The Guardian.  You can read the essay here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/16/experience-ive-had-the-same-supper-for-10-years Zac and Don discuss the essay and the life philosophy of Mr. Davies.  They wonder if this is life advice that others should follow.  Zac and Don then talk about America's love of life advice and examine the advice that has been shared by Tyler Cowen and Jordan Peterson.  You can read each respective list of advice here: Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/01/jordan-petersons-12-rules-life.html Tyler Cowen's 12 Rules for Life https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/01/tyler-cowens-12-rules-life.html Zac and Don then share and analyze their own 12 rules for life.