2023 Holiday Gift Guide (Bonus Episode)

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Nov 21, 2023

Delve into a treasure trove of over 50 unique holiday gift ideas tailored for everyone on your list. Discover innovative tech gadgets, thoughtful children's gifts, and health-focused tools that promote longevity. Enjoy personal anecdotes that bring the recommendations to life, alongside helpful tips for snagging discounts. From smart home devices to creative family gifts, this guide offers a plethora of options that blend practicality and joy, ensuring a festive season filled with memorable moments.

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Gift Guide Resource

Find the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide with product links and deals on allthehacks.com/gifts.
Support the podcast by clicking the affiliate links in the show notes or on the gift guide page.

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Home & Food Gifts

Consider a Coravin wine preservation system if you enjoy wine but don't always want to finish a bottle.
AnyDay cookware is great for microwave cooking, especially David Chang's salmon rice.

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Tech and Gear Recommendations

Chris uses a standing desk at home and recommends Uplift Desk or the Trisanti standing desk from Costco.
The Sense Energy Monitor helps track home energy usage and identify energy-hogging devices.

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Holiday Gift Guide Highlights

06:04 • 10min

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Holiday Gift Recommendations: Books, Razors, and Health Tools

16:10 • 2min

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Creative Family and Children's Gift Ideas

18:08 • 6min

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Creative Holiday Gift Ideas and Smart Shopping Tips

24:04 • 9min

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Cocktail Codex

Origins, Fundamentals, Formulas

Nick Fauchald

David Kaplan

Alex Day

Cocktail Codex provides a unique approach to understanding cocktails by categorizing them into six basic templates: the old-fashioned, martini, daiquiri, sidecar, whisky highball, and flip. This book helps readers grasp the underlying principles of cocktail creation, allowing them to improvise and innovate with confidence.

The Bucket List Journal

Ben Nemtin

The Bucket List Journal is a tool created by Ben Nemtin to assist people in achieving their life goals. It is based on his experiences with The Buried Life movement, where he and his friends traveled across North America, accomplishing their own bucket list items while helping strangers achieve theirs. The journal helps users write a well-rounded list by considering all aspects of life, ensuring every dream, big or small, is included. It provides a structured approach with steps such as writing the list, sharing it, and tracking progress to help overcome common obstacles like lack of inspiration, no deadlines, and fear.

Same as Ever

A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

In 'Same as Ever,' Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living a fulfilling life by focusing on what remains constant in a changing world. Through engaging stories and examples, Housel shows how understanding permanent truths about human behavior can help readers make better decisions and navigate uncertainties. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing and adapting to timeless principles in finance, business, and personal life, rather than trying to predict specific future events.

Home Cooking

A Writer in the Kitchen

Laurie Colwin

Home Cooking is a unique blend of memoir and cookbook, where Laurie Colwin shares her passion for food, cooking, and entertaining. The book includes 33 essays that range from basic recipes like fried chicken and potato salad to more special topics such as 'How to Avoid Grilling' and 'Kitchen Horrors. ' Colwin's writing is warm, generous, and down-to-earth, making the book a delight for both amateur cooks and food lovers. It features personal stories of culinary successes and disasters, as well as practical and achievable recipes that reflect her family favorites and cooking experiences in various settings, from a tiny apartment to bustling parties.

When Breath Becomes Air

E. Z. - Reader

In this profoundly moving memoir, Paul Kalanithi chronicles his transformation from a medical student to a neurosurgeon at Stanford, and finally to a patient confronting his own mortality. Diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at 36, Kalanithi grapples with fundamental philosophical questions about what makes a life worth living in the face of death. The book is a reflection on the challenge of facing death and the relationship between doctor and patient, written with eloquence and intelligence. Kalanithi's writing delves into his lifelong love of literature and his attempt to connect the sciences and humanities to gain a greater understanding of humanity.

Outlive

The Science and Art of Longevity

Peter Attia

Bill Gifford

In this book, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. The book aims to replace the outdated medical framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, focusing on creating the best individual plan for long-term health. It covers topics such as the limitations of cholesterol tests, underdiagnosed liver conditions, the importance of exercise, and the integration of overall health with relational health.

Die with Zero

Bill Perkins

Die with Zero presents a provocative philosophy and practical guide on how to get the most out of your money and your life. Bill Perkins argues against over-saving and under-living, advocating for investing in experiences early and maximizing positive life experiences. The book introduces concepts like 'time-bucketing,' 'net worth curve,' and 'fulfillment curve' to help readers optimize their life stages and make the most of their resources. Drawing from his own life experiences and insights from psychological science and behavioral finance, Perkins makes a compelling case for living large and accumulating memorable experiences rather than wealth.

4000 Weeks

Oliver Burkeman

A book about time management and how to live a more fulfilling life.

#143: In this bonus episode, I'll share 50+ of my favorite products, gifts, past purchases and more. Hopefully some of them might make good ideas for gifts this holiday season. Hope you enjoy!

For all the products, links, deals and more, check out the full version of the 2023 Gift Guide here: https://allthehacks.com/gifts

Resources Mentioned

2023 Holiday Gift Guide

All the Hacks Listener Survey

Full Show Notes

(5:54:) Home & Food

(9:47) Tech & Gear

(13:47) Clothing & Bags

(15:44) Health & Fitness

(18:07) Family & Kids

(26:32) Saving Money When You Shop

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