Understand Life

This week we finish our discussion on the topic of nature vs nurture. We start with a recap of the main points from last week and then actually answer the question regarding how much of taste is based on nature vs nurture. The big takeaway is that parents should feed their kids the same thing 15 times to try to get them to have a taste for it before giving up.  Enjoy the show. See the show notes at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/11. Support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week we start the discussion on the topic of "nature vs. nurture". We start out by discussing what each mean and the history of the beliefs. From there, we discuss how the truth is really in the middle and that the latest research is on how nature and nurture interact. This is just the first of two shows on the same topic.  Enjoy the show See the show notes at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/10. Support us at www.patreon.com/understandlife.

This week we talk about the work of author Gary Chapman in his series of books about "love languages". We go over the 5 different love languages, some basics about each, and how knowing other people's love languages can help you to have a better relationship with them. The kids also discuss what their love languages are. I hope you can use this episode to learn about how to better express your love to those whom you care about.  Enjoy the show.  You can see the show notes at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/9. Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week we talk about planning ahead. Planning ahead is a key component to making wise decisions, and making wise decisions is a key component to doing well in life. Therefore, planning ahead is extremely important in understanding life. We walk through why it's important to think ahead and use the idea of when it's a good time to have gum and when it isn't as an example of thinking ahead.  Enjoy the show. Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/8. Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week, we talk all about pets. We cover what people get out of pets, why they get them, and why they should or should not. Also, we talk about being "dog people" or "cat people" and what you should take into consideration when deciding on getting a new pet.  Enjoy the show. Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/7. Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week, we move from talking about budgeting money to budgeting time. We talk a lot about the similarities and differences between those two and then move into discussing ways to do a better job of getting everything done, or especially the most important things done.  Enjoy the Show! Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/6.  Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife. 

This week, we continue to talk about budgeting by talking about the Alyssa and Malachi's budget that they have for their allowance. We walk through how they have to split their allowance and how they need to manage their "spending" money to buy gifts for people and other things.  Enjoy the show.  Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/5. Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week, we talk about the value of budgeting. We go through our budget, from a high level, and talk about why you want to have a buffer in your checking account for those months when you spend a little more than average.  Enjoy the show. Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/4 to download a blank version of my budget. Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week we finish talking about Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.  The final three layers are "Love and Belonging", "Esteem", and "Self-Actualization". We explain what all three of these are and which of the needs most Americans really need to focus on.  Enjoy the show.  Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/3 to see the pictures we're talking about.  Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

This week, we go deeper into the question about what makes people happy by starting to talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. What will make you the most happy depends on what else you already have in your life to make you happy.  Alyssa joins the podcast, so we also give a re-cap of what we covered last week on the spider chart.  Enjoy the show. Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/2 to see the pictures we're talking about.  Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.

Welcome to our new podcast: Understand Life. Join Leonard and Malachi Nieman in this episode about "What makes people happy?" We will talk about the latest psychological research on happiness and provide a few suggestions on things to do or ways to think in order to move yourself toward being a little bit happier. Enjoy the show. Please visit the show notes page at www.leonardnieman.com/podcast/1.  Please support us at www.Patreon.com/understandlife.