How to pronounce “nugget” in English

And it's really fascinating to me to think about, you know, every story I write and every book that I write starts withthe nugget of a wonderful idea.Harlan Coben-- do you know the author Harlan Coben?-- talks about how he writhes on the couch for a month to think

But in general, I try to use all of this-- the study of cognitive biases and some of these more simple, back-to-basics, touch grass kindof nuggets of wisdom as an opportunity to be more skeptical of myself and more compassionate toward others.That's so wonderful. Thank you for joining us, Amanda.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.Sometimes nuggets-- and these are, it's not the nuggets, it's the people who enter them-- in an observation, they just describe what happened.

And on came an ad for Burger King.10 Nuggets now cost-- $1.50.It's $1.49 actually, but very good.

65 years ago was when the National School Lunch program started.Chicken nuggets aren't that old.So it's this idea that there's kids' food.

ostensibly about love many discussions touched on sex and Dy invariably tossedin nuggets of bedroom advice iice once I heard her tell husbands that before they went to sleep after sex they should kisstheir wives on the forehead which the women would take as a signal that they were still alive still loved despite

When did wealth become a sign of virtue and poverty become a sign of vice? Do we have the conservative work ethic tothank for that nugget?Yes, we do. But you can see a little bit of that even in the Puritans.

here. I love that.It's a great nugget to call out in the book and most definitely something for us to continue to keep in mind.And just from how you were describing, preparation, right?

They were like, what's the right story?And this nugget of an idea where Puss is on the last of his nine lives, there's something so magic in thatbecause it's absurd. It's a fairy tale.

And then the second phase is you need to think about and ask yourself, are they right?Do they have a nugget of information that I really need to reconsider right before trying to push forward on this idea?Now, if you're at the point where you've heard the other person out, their perspective, while you understand it, you disagree with it,

But I think the one thing that-- the point that I tried to make in my book, and I think the one thing that pretty much everybody can agreea real chicken nugget made of chicken-- you have to grow all the crops, you have to process them still in grain mills, you have to transport them

definitely will agree with me.Another interesting nugget I picked up was you've actually done voiceover work for two animation movies as well?Yes, right. How is that as an experience when you are not actually-- you just have to use your voice to emote?

And I could see how he would pump himself up for "The Room."There was one nugget in particular-- like, he'd be like, oh, this acting teacher, he don't-- oh, he treat me, like, different than all the other students.And whatever, he want me to do-- he told me to do scene in French.

And we just celebrated, a little while ago, 5,000 nuggets entered to Polaris, in a chicken nugget meal.So what's a nugget?A nugget is a tagged observation supported by evidence.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.A golden nugget is a nugget that is so special that you learn something really important from it.

The Story of the Human Mind"?What are the big nuggets that we should take from this work that you've put forth?Yeah. So the book is a broad overview of all of psychology.

And I've been fortunate to have many of these types of experiences that I've been able to bring to bear, especially during my 15-plus years at Nintendo.There are so many nuggets there, particularly the phrasing around pivoting, what it means to pivot.Because you talk a little bit about that in the book, where there's some beautiful anecdotes around when you understand that you've put your best foot forward

They pick you. And I think a lot of times people are confused about that.and these nuggets with us is just magical.

What are a couple nuggets that you feel like you've really been able to leverage as you moved from the corporate world

Ended up signing Denver Nuggets.

impart some nuggets of information linked into the rich provenance and heritage of Dublin and Ireland in the evolution of global whiskey.

Just a few little nuggets that we kind of slipped in there, almost as like Easter eggs, for people who listened to the book

I call them the three Cs, three things that people can do in Polaris when they go into the system.They can create nuggets.They can search for different nuggets under different topics and create playlists from these nuggets.

It will take you about five minutes to watch, and so on.People can consume these nuggets and playlists.I compare that to healthy food.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.maybe first 100 nuggets.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.and characteristics of research nuggets that were more useful to consumers?

Sometimes it's not just a recording.So these nuggets must be a unit, an atomic unit.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.they have to see nuggets that are relatively new.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.as golden nuggets so that they surface?

there's all these nuggets of pork and u bamboo shoots and and this gravy. Then so you've got this you know, it just

and share his nuggets of wisdom.

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around chicken nuggets, tater tots, chocolate milk, high fructose corn syrup, transfat, popsicles, Pop Tarts, and corn dogs, that is all allowed on the National School Lunch

I think that's just a big nugget, so much so because we're in a society where we're often trying to find our way, and trying to find our voice,

This is just one tiny little nugget.

And so I think that nugget that I take from improv is-- try, be confident.

All right. When I talked about the atomic unit of a research insight, this is it.We call it a research nugget.And we just celebrated, a little while ago, 5,000 nuggets entered to Polaris, in a chicken nugget meal.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.That's not enough as a nugget.

Sometimes it's not just a recording.Each time there's a new nugget that is being added to the list-- and it's being added automatically because of the tags--

And I would take just like a nugget from everybody, and eventually I was able to put them all together.

The kernel of wheat is a fabulous nugget of nutrition.

And anytime there's some interesting nugget of historical data or some perspective of person that you keep colliding with from different angles, it's always a sign that something

It's a recipe for Mojave nuggets, which was the name I assigned to just date confections.

And you found some really good nuggets in there, I have to say.

So I would get these just nuggets of wisdom from her.

But I hope you got some nuggets from Lamar, and be sure to pick up his memoir, "Darkness to Light." You can pick it up here, as well as digitally on Google Play.