Much has been said about Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo’s recent slump in performance… But his new team, McLaren, must shoulder some (if not most) of the blame – and they’ve admitted as such.

Despite returning to his race-winning ways in 2021 during his first season with McLaren with a spectacular win at the Italian Grand Prix, the 32-year-old Australian was largely outperformed by his younger teammate, Britain’s Lando Norris. This trend has largely continued into 2022, with Norris still consistently outperforming Ricciardo.

This has led many commentators to stick a fork in Ricciardo and say he’s done, including 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill and 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. The British press in particular has been pretty brutal – not surprising, as they consistently boost British drivers while denigrating others.

There’s no doubt that Ricciardo isn’t firing on all cylinders. But something the rest of the press hasn’t really recognised is how much McLaren is to blame for Ricciardo’s struggles, especially now in 2022.

McLaren is notorious for creating difficult cars to drive and Ricciardo really struggled with the 2021 car, which was totally at odds with his driving style. The 2022 car has the same issues.

“Ricciardo’s problem is that he likes to carry speed into the corner by braking a little earlier (except when making one of his trademark overtaking moves) and rolling the speed into the corner,” The Race explains.

“The McLaren [had] a front-end weakness that is mitigated by braking later, but then appears to still require a relatively progressive application of steering lock. Ricciardo has struggled to do this, often braking earlier than Norris and ending up with the car under-rotated, meaning he is still traction limited for longer in the exit phase than Norris simply because he’s effectively extending the corner.”

They also point out that while the car was at odds with Ricciardo’s driving style, it perfectly suited Norris’ default style. Norris has also been with McLaren since 2019; it’s the only F1 team he’s ever driven with – meaning there’s not been as much of a learning curve for the young Pom.

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Many of the 2021 car’s characteristics have been carried over to the 2022 car, and to make matters worse, Norris has continued to have far more influence on the car’s development than Ricciardo, although not necessarily by any design on McLaren’s part.

Ricciardo missed the final day of the 2022 pre-season test in Bahrain because he got COVID, and although he superficially seemed to bounce back from The Spicy Cough, it’s hard to know how much it’s affected his performance. On top of that, because he missed out on testing, Norris had more input into the car’s development, meaning it’s continued to move in a direction that favours his driving style and not Ricciardo’s.

To make matters worse, the 2022 car suffers from reliability and performance issues that are affecting both drivers, with McLaren boss Andreas Seidl admitting to Autosport that his team needs to shoulder some of the responsibility for Ricciardo’s ongoing struggles.

“Daniel is very critical about himself as well, which is good, but in the end, we have to do a better job as a team. We need to give him a more reliable car… We need in general to get the car performance more up, and then I’m sure both drivers are in a position to score the results,” Seidl says.

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It’s not Norris’ fault that his team has designed the car around him. It’s also important to recognise that Norris is also an exceptionally talented driver and Ricciardo was always going to face fierce competition from him – even if, in my opinion at least, he’s a bit overrated. Remember that Norris has never won a Grand Prix; Ricciardo has won 8.

It’s also not McLaren’s fault per se that their 2022 car is having teething issues. The radically different 2022 regulations have been a struggle for all teams to wrap their heads around and McLaren is no exception.

In particular, Mercedes’ 2022 power unit isn’t as competitive as Ferrari or Red Bull’s, hampering McLaren’s performance. Last year, it was clear that the Mercedes power unit was one of if not the best available, and even Mercedes themselves have been shocked by how comparatively uncompetitive their package is in 2022.

But none of this changes the fact that McLaren, either intentionally, unintentionally or carelessly, is doing Ricciardo dirty. He’s been set up for failure on multiple fronts.

McLaren needs to radically change how they operate, lest they end up becoming like Red Bull: a team that simply gravitates around Max Verstappen, both from a performance as well as management perspective to the detriment of everyone and everything else. It only works because Verstappen is a prodigious talent.

McLaren’s culture doesn’t seem as toxic as Red Bull’s – probably why Ricciardo was happy to join them – but they need to get their act together. They can’t just be Team Lando…

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You should never take stereotypes too seriously (or allow your worst fears to ever be confirmed by a random Internet video)… But a pretty brutal clip has come out, showing how your baggage sometimes gets treated like it’s part of a wrestling competition, when an airline’s baggage handlers are well and truly sick of (handling) your sh*t…

They aren’t all like this (and, as many people have pointed out, it might be the airline’s fault), but still: a ruthless American Airlines baggage handler video has left the internet wincing. The video, posted by Instagram account @gateaccess, shows bags and suitcases rolling off a conveyor belt, only for some of them to be slammed to the ground by a baggage handler, almost WWE style. He then picks up another bag, and walks it over to a colleague, who has another pile of bags and suitcases at their disposal and drops it quite recklessly on the ground.

The clip split the internet. Some social media users were pretty blasé about it all, claiming that’s what they expected (and saying that’s why they never put delicate possessions in their hold bag). Others were infuriated, one even going as far as to say “hope he got fired.”

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One chill comment was: “I honestly don’t expect any airline to handle my luggage with the utmost care. They deal with thousands of luggage a day. They aren’t going to gently place it on the ground. That’s why I make sure my checked luggage isn’t super expensive and my valuables are in my carry on.”

“This is why I don’t understand designer luggage.”

Another said: “I’d do the same thing too. I’m not breaking my back for millions of pieces of luggage. Pack your valuables on your carry on and keep it moving.”

“Poor guys is probably exhausted and underpaid in the hot sun I would focus my anger at the airline.”

Not everyone was so understanding. Another commenter wrote: “I’m a ramp agent for American. The way all of them are working is counter productive, wasting energy and putting them at a higher risk for injuries. Why pick a bag up drop it only to pick it up again and then drop it again???? Just roll it, it has wheels!! There are so many mistakes and carelessness in this video I could go on and on about. It really annoys me because it’s just completely stupid to work like this. Smh.”

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Another sample of negative comments included: “What in the no care is going on HERE!!!???” and “THIS is exactly why I’m team carry on from now on.”

Another social media user, who arguably had the most balanced take of the lot, wrote: “Not expexted him to gently put those luggage, but atleast dont throw them on purpose…”

We couldn’t agree more.

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America has just finished celebrating the 4th of July; their annual Independence Day holiday that’s become synonymous with setting off fireworks and firecrackers. Similarly, the Northern Territory in Australia just celebrated ‘Cracker Night’.

What is Cracker Night you may ask? Well in the Northern Territory, for one night, and one night only, anyone over the age of 18 can legally buy and let off fireworks. It’s kind of like the film, The Purge but the only illegal law that becomes legal for a twenty-four-hour period is the one concerning fireworks.

Australia used to have a Cracker Night in every state and territory but now it’s just the Northern Territory that celebrates it on the 1st of July and Tasmania that celebrates it on the 24th of May. NSW (which hasn’t celebrated Cracker Night since June 7th, 1986), Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and the ACT have all banned Cracker Night to reduce the number of accidents, burns injuries and destruction of property.

Which is all well and good – but those of us who don’t live in the Northern Territory (NT) or Tassie feel like we’re seriously missing out on some good old-fashioned fun. Instagram account @cuinthent posted an awesome (but extreme) video and asked who else was going “hard on cracker night”.

Of course, many responded; one Instagram user wrote, “Me tonight” while another wrote, “F*ck yeah”. User @ellhgood commented what all of us who reside anywhere other than NT and Tasmania are thinking – “Shame we not there for cracker night.”

WATCH: An awesome but extreme example of Cracker Night shenanigans.

Although, to play devil’s advocate, perhaps it is good that NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and the ACT banned Cracker Night and, perhaps, NT and Tasmania should follow suit… During NT’s Cracker Night this year, firefighters had to respond to more than 100 incidents, as reported by ABC News.

One 50-year-old man was involved in a firework-related incident that left him in a critical condition and he had to be transported to Royal Darwin Hospital. Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service assistant chief fire officer Joshua Fischer even said that some people celebrating Cracker Night allegedly aimed their fireworks at firefighters.

“There were instances reported of fireworks being let off in the direction of firefighting vehicles while crews were attending to incidents and from high-rise building balconies.”

Joshua Fischer

This is obviously horrible but Mr Fischer did say the majority of people acted responsibly while having fun during NT’s Cracker Night. So, as someone who is responsible but would also love to have some fun with fireworks and firecrackers, I say the other states and territories should (please) rethink their bans on Cracker Night!

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Sorrento has banned bikinis after some locals have been upset by the “macabre procession” of tourists flaunting their stuff.

Sorrento, a popular holiday town in Italy has binned bikinis. Well: sort of. They’ve banned tourists from wandering around town in bikinis and bare-bods. This comes after locals have allegedly been upset by improper behaviour, the Mayor, Massimo Coppola has said, warning strutting your torso or bikini around town could see you slapped with a AU $747 fine.

According to The Times, the mayor of Sorrento said he had recently seen “behaviour that is seen by the majority of people as contrary to decorum and to the decency that characterises civilised cohabitation.” Ouch. He reportedly fears the “discomfort and unease” such clothing causes some people could lead to a negative judgement on the quality of life in Sorrento, impacting its bottom (pun not intended) line when it comes to tourism.

Municipal Police officers will patrol the streets to enforce the ban. The ban also comes after, as reported by The Daily Mail, a local journalist likened seaside towns across Italy to Dante’s Inferno, due to numbers of tourists wearing bikinis and boardshorts in public, calling it a “macabre procession.”

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With summer heating up in Europe, Sorrento isn’t alone in cracking down on public decorum. A town in Galicia, Spain recently banned people from peeing in or near the ocean, and Venice recently revealed its plans to charge tourists for entry.

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On the plus side, next time you visit, maybe you’ll be less likely to get burnt…

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Olympic boxer Harry Garside – Australia’s first medal winner in boxing – has shared the processes he puts his body through to allow him to continue competing at the top of his game.

Harry Garside, the Australian boxer from Ferntree Gully, Victoria, has always openly admitted how he isn’t the most traditionally ‘masculine’ of men, especially compared to his peers in the sport of boxing. He happily wears women’s clothes, paints his nails and practices ballet.

But doing these things helps him maintain a positive mindset and with boxing being as much a mental sport as it is physical, we certainly encourage him to keep doing what makes him happy. To that point, Harry Garside has recently shared on his Instagram account about how he puts his body through cold water therapy to ensure he is still able to compete at a high level a decade from now.

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Captioning an image of himself standing under a shower (and with nails painted), Harry begins by relaying a conversation someone else has said to him,

“Why? Why do this? It means nothing. It won’t help you. No one will know if you don’t do it. You’ve already trained. You’ve done it for 6 months. Just have a warm shower.”

His response?

“F**k no. I choose discomfort. I choose numbness. I choose cold. I choose cold at 5 am in winter. You want to know why? Because I choose me in 10 years.”

The post has received thousands of likes and hundreds of comments, all in support of Harry’s words. In amongst the numerous fire and hand clapping emoji, are comments speaking to the benefits of the cold for your mental health.

“Fck that, I hate the cold, but good on you brother, do what you think’s good for your mental health,”

“Pick discomfort everyday, that’s where you grow. Love this brother.”

“Started doing this and never felt better.”

We’ve spoken about the benefits of cold water and practices such as the Wim Hof method here at DMARGE before. And, while there are some inherent risks to cold water therapy, it could also be seen as being key for true happiness.

There’s no shortage of celebrities who use the cold as either a means of recovery or to improve their mental health. Whether they’re taking ice baths or stepping into cryotherapy chambers, there’s clearly much to be said of how much of a benefit the cold can have on us.

Andrew Huberman American neuroscientist and associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, discussed the mental and physical benefits of deliberate cold exposure in an episode of his podcast earlier in 2022.

He says that there are cold protocols that have been designed to “improve mental performance and things like resilience or your grittiness or your ability to move through a challenge. They’re designed to help you regulate your mind and your internal state under conditions of stress.”

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He also discusses the effect different forms of cold exposure can have on your body, comparing cold showers against cold water immersion (where your body is submerged up to the neck) and cryo chambers.

Huberman states that “cold water immersion is going to be the most effective. Second best would be a cold shower. Third best would be to go outside with a minimal amount of clothing that would you allow you to experience cold to the point where you would start shivering.”

Judging by Harry Garside’s image alone, it would appear he uses cold showers as his protocol, although we wouldn’t be surprised to learn that as a boxer, he would have access to something such as an ice bath.

Yet more proof that you should embrace the cold and not fear it, for a healthier state of mind.

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R.M. Williams is an Australian institution, with their iconic work boots worn by everyone from stockmen to stockbrokers. But as the cost of living continues to skyrocket, the famous footwear brand has just announced a substantial price increase…

The South Australian company, which was recently bought by billionaire mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and his wife Nicola, has increased the price of its flagship Comfort Craftsman elastic-sided boots to AU$649. That’s sure to frustrate more than a few ‘concrete cowboys’.

Previously, Comfort Craftsman boots retailed for AU$595 – already a lot of money to be spending on boots – meaning the new price represents a roughly 9% price hike.

“Like any company, R.M. Williams reviews pricing periodically and, if necessary, adjusts for exchange rate pressures, the rate of inflation, the rising costs of premium raw materials, manufacturing and transportation,” R.M. Williams CEO Paul Grossman told The Australian. He continued:

“It should be noted that we’re employing more Australians than ever and will continue to grow this commitment as we double-down on our commitment to onshore manufacturing… Every pair of boots is handcrafted in our Adelaide workshop, just as they always have been and just as they always will be.”

Paul Grossman

Many of R.M. Williams’ cheaper products (although it’s all relative), such as most of their clothing, accessories, sneakers and caps, are no longer made in Australia and are instead made in China and South-East Asia. That said, the Forrests have announced their intentions to return the brand to being 100% Australian-made.

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Before the Forrests bought the brand and returned it to Australian ownership in 2020, it was majority-owned by the French luxury conglomerate LVMH, with Aussie actor and huge R.M. Williams fan Hugh Jackman also reportedly owning a reasonably substantial stake in the brand.

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In the modern world of dating and relationships, it is considered perfectly normal for someone to be speaking to, and even seeing, multiple people at once. We’re not here to discuss why someone wants to engage in this type of behaviour, but instead, we want to focus on a relationship type that accepts this kind of behaviour: the ENM relationship.

You may not have heard of the term before, or you may have seen someone mention it in their Tinder bio and thought “what is an ENM relationship?”

Well, ponder no more as we’re going to explain what an ENM relationship is and how they work. And, who knows, it could be just the thing your love life needs to kick it up a notch.

What is an ENM relationship?

An ENM relationship stands for an Ethical Non-Monogamous relationship. It refers to someone who is romantically involved with more than one person, and all parties accept and agree to the structure. Ethical Non-Monogamy is an umbrella term for a variety of different relationship types, which we discuss in a bit.

ENM relationships are different to conventional non-monogamy, which is also known as infidelity, or cheating. In this instance, one member of the couple doesn’t consent for the other to engage in any romantic or intimate relationship with someone else.

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With ethical non-monogamy, it is agreed that those involved are allowed to seek other romantic and sexual partners. The “friends with benefits” relationship could be considered an ENM relationship.

ENM relationships have entered the mainstream in a big way in recent years, although could in some ways be seen as an ‘allowed’ route for someone to effectively cheat on their partner. If they agree to let you sleep with other people, then there’s no need to be so sneaky about it. Sounds great, right?

If you’re someone who turns their nose up at the thought of someone (or all parties, for that matter) being genuinely happy with an ENM relationship, then it’s worth remembering that men in relationships live healthier lives compared to single men.

While the research to support these findings likely relates to monogamous relationships, if an ENM relationship is established, agreed upon and successful, there’s no reason why the man can’t still live a healthy life.

Types of ENM Relationship

As we mentioned earlier, an ENM relationship is an umbrella term. Various relationship types fall underneath it, including open relationships, polyamory and swinging.

Open Relationship

An open relationship is one where two people involved in a relationship openly agree to see other people. It may be the case that only one person wants to be ‘open’ while the other is happy with their partner. This can, of course, introduce difficulties in the original relationship but if one partner is happy for the other to see other people, it can still be healthy.

Open relationships don’t necessarily have to be romantic or sexual in nature, it could just be that the couple wants to be able to freely meet, talk with and perhaps even flirt with others. For an open relationship to be successful, both parties need to agree upon a set of rules of what the other can or cannot do. These rules are allowed to change over the course of the open relationship if necessary, in order to make sure both members of the original couple are satisfied.

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Polyamory

Polyamorous relationships differ from other types of ENM relationships because they refer to people who seek out more intimate, romantic connections with other people. In some cultures, it is accepted that one person may actually be married to multiple partners and has loving relationships with them all.

Polyamory can also refer to a single person who dates multiple people at once and there is also the term ‘polyfidelity’ which refers to a group of three people who are in a committed relationship with each other and don’t date outside of the group. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘throuple’.

Swinging

Swinging relationships are defined as allowing one or both members in a relationship to have sexual experiences with others. They are kept strictly casual and, as with open relationships, specific rules and boundaries should be defined.

Swinging differs from polyamory because people who engage in swinging don’t form a romantic connection with the other people they have sex with. It is kept strictly casual.

Why Do People Have ENM Relationships?

The quick answer to this question is that it’s none of your business. What someone else does with their private life is up to them.

But, if you like the idea of seeking out an ethical non-monogamous relationship, but are keen to understand some reasonings to help you make up your mind, then the following can apply:

• Exploring one’s sexuality: In conventional committed relationships, you’re tied to the one person you’re with. But people’s desires, fantasies and sexual preferences can change over time. An ENM relationship can allow the two parties in a relationship to fulfil any desires they may have, without having to risk the breakdown of their current relationship. 
• To satisfy all needs: Some people in a relationship may find their partner meets most, but not all of their identified needs. You may love their company and the support they provide, but when it comes to bedroom antics, you may be a little bit unsatisfied. Agreeing to an ethical non-monogamous relationship can allow both parties to then seek out other partners that fill these voids. 

How To Have A Successful ENM Relationship?

Communication. Communication. And more communication. For an ENM relationship to succeed, both parties need to have lengthy discussions to understand why they want to have one, how they want to go about it and cover any other rules to abide by so that both parties are satisfied.

ENM relationships obviously won’t be for everyone, and you may still be wondering how they can be practised and how the original relationship can remain intact without any arguments occurring. They’re just another prime example of what works for one person, and may not work for someone else.

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Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor who began his acting career on the Disney Channel, before making the move to Hollywood and appearing in some of the biggest blockbusters of the last few years. Outside of acting, Ryan Gosling has also attempted to pursue a career in music and throws his support behind various charities.

So, who is Ryan Gosling, what movies has he been in, does he have a wife and what is his net worth? Read on to find out.

Ryan Gosling Quick Facts

Name: Ryan Thomas Gosling
Age: 41
DoB: November 12 1980
Nationality: Canadian
Height: 6 feet / 1.84m
Relationship Status: Dating
Partner: Eva Mendes
Net Worth: $70 million (estimated)

Who Is Ryan Gosling?

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor who was born on November 12th 1980 in London, Ontario. His parents are Thomas Ray Gosling and Donna Gosling, who are of French Canadian descent. Ryan has an older sister, Mandi. His parents were also Mormons, but Ryan has said himself he couldn’t identify Mormonism.

Ryan’s parents divorced when he was 13 and due to him living with his mother and sister, said he was brought up to “think like a girl.”

Ryan Gosling went to various schools when he was young, including Gladstone Public School, Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School and Lester B. Pearson High School. Ryan said he was bullied at school and didn’t have any friends until he reached his mid-teens. Other complications in his schooling years including being suspended for throwing knives at other students and being evaluated for ADHD, although he was deemed to not have it.

Ryan found a love and passion for performing in front of audiences at a young age too. He took part in ballet, sang at weddings with his sister and even performed an Elvis Presley tribute act. He dropped out of school at 17 to pursue an acting career.

Ryan Gosling Acting Career

Early Years

While he was still at school, Ryan Gosling secured himself a two-year contract with the Disney Channel for its revival of The Mickey Mouse Club. He appeared alongside the likes of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Ryan returned to Canada in 1995 and began appearing in various Canadian television shows and in 1998, when he was 18, he flew to New Zealand to star at the titular character in the TV show, Young Hercules.

He then quit acting in television shows to pursue roles in films.

Ryan Gosling Movies

Ryan Gosling’s first leading film role came in the 2001 movie, The Believer. While the film wasn’t commercially successful, Ryan’s performance was received well by critics. Ryan next secured a role in the 2002 movie Murder by Number alongside Sandra Bullock. Once again, the movie didn’t perform particularly well at the box office, but Gosling’s performance was once again praised by critics.

The Notebook

Ryan Gosling hit the big time when he was cast in the 2004 romantic drama The Notebook, opposite Rachel McAdams. The movie was a commercial and critical success, and many critics once again praised Ryan’s performance and that of his co-star, McAdams. Ryan Gosling won four Teen Choice Awards and an MTV Movie Award for his performance in the movie.

For his performance in the 2006 movie, Half Nelson, Ryan Gosling received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, with critics yet again praising his performance, despite not thinking much of the movie as a whole.

Drive

2011 proved to be an incredibly successful year for Ryan Gosling, following a short hiatus taken from acting. One of the standout movies of 2011 included Drive, which saw Ryan Gosling play a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a getaway driver. In reviews of his performance, Ryan Gosling was compared to the likes to Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando.

Ryan Gosling also starred in Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Ides of March, in 2011 which both earned him Golden Globe Award nominations.

Following a few more successful and not-so-successful performances and movies, Ryan Gosling took another break from acting in 2013.

La La Land & Blade Runner 2049

Ryan Gosling certainly made the right decision to return to acting in 2015, as it generated a slew of successful movies, including The Big Short, which was nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2016 Oscars and The Nice Guys, which saw Ryan star opposite Russell Crowe.

Ryan won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the musical movie, La La Land, which saw him star opposite Emma Stone (whom he’d also starred alongside in 2013’s Gangster Squad, and 2011’s Crazy, Stupid, Love). He also received his second Academy Award nomination for this role.

Ryan Gosling was also cast to star in the lead role in Blade Runner 2049, a sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner. Harrison Ford co-starred in the movie, reprising his role as Rick Deckard from the original movie.

Ryan’s latest movie, The Gray Man, is currently in theatres.

Ryan Gosling is currently filming the live-action adaptation of Barbie alongside Australian actress Margot Robbie. He has also come out to say the only superhero he’d ever play is Ghost Rider.

Ryan Gosling Wide & Personal Life

Ryan Gosling doesn’t have a wife, but he has been in a long-term relationship with American actress Eva Mendes since 2011. The couple has two daughters together, born in 2014 and 2016.

He has previously been in relationships with Sandra Bullock and Rachel McAdams.

Ryan is a keen advocate for various charities, including PETA, and also helped out with the clean-up efforts following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Ryan Gosling Net Worth

Ryan Gosling’s net currently sits at an estimated $70 million. The majority of his wealth has, of course, come from his film appearances, but he also had a few brand endorsements earning him some extra cash.

Ryan Gosling Hair

Ryan Gosling has rocked a short haircut for the majority of his career, yet he still manages to change it up every so often. Some of Ryan Gosling’s best haircuts take inspiration from the side-part, crew cut and Ivy League hairstyles, being preppy, yet casual in nature.

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The internet – and especially Twitter – might be a major factor in ruining our mental health. But sometimes golden quotes come along which provide us with some much-needed life perspective.

We’re forever being told money can’t buy happiness, but we challenge anyone to not feel even the slightest bit of satisfaction cruising around the Mediterannean on their own yacht.

Speaking of yachts, a quote posted on Twitter account @Navalism – which posts quotes spoken by American entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant – caught our attention and made us question how to go about determining true happiness.

“If you can’t be happy with a coffee, you won’t be happy with a yacht.”@naval

— Navalism (@NavalismHQ) July 5, 2022

The quote reads, “If you can’t be happy with a coffee, you won’t be happy with a yacht.”

While our initial reaction was to disagree, believing that coffee and yachts are two entirely different entities that would play completely different roles in one’s life, we thought about it a little more and came to a different conclusion.

It is implying that if we can’t feel happiness from the little things in life – such as a daily dose of caffeine – then we can’t seriously expect to be fulfilled by luxuries, or things we would deem to be ‘rewards’. We’re pretty sure Conor McGregor would disagree, but we digress.

It also brings to mind the belief that “you can’t love someone else until you learn to love yourself.”

Indeed, psychologists look for certain characteristics in a person to assess their happiness levels. Verywellmind says these signs include “feeling like you are living the life you wanted,” and “feeling positive more than negative.” What these (and other signs) indicate is that true happiness can only be found from within yourself, rather than through any material possessions you may own.

Verywellmind also mentions two distinct kinds of happiness posed by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He called these ‘hedonia’ and ‘eudaimonia’. The difference between the two is, hedonia says “happiness is derived from pleasure,” whereas eudaimonia says “happiness is derived from seeking virtue and meaning.”

Finding the key to happiness has been a quest many have taken, and will take. American actor Matthew McConaughey has spoken about his experiences and claimed that journalling is one big source of happiness.

He’s previously said how he doesn’t just journal negative thoughts to get them out his head, but he writes down positive things and moments in his life when everything is going well. Speaking to Joe Rogan during an episode of his podcast, Matthew said, “My idea was that, hey, you’re going to get in a rut again. You lose your frequency, you might want this to go back and look at to help you recalibrate. And that proved to be true.”

“So many times we dissect failure and hardships, but we don’t dissect success.”

Others believe protocols such as cold water swimming can help invigorate your mood and have you feeling happy for days and even weeks.

DMARGE spoke with Luke McLeod, founder of the Soul Alive meditation app, and men’s lifestyle coach Blake Worrall-Thompson, to get their thoughts on the quote.

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Luke agrees with the quote, adding, “I am big on something that I call a ‘mindfulness walk’ which is essentially where you walk around your surroundings and try to find 3-5 things that you have never noticed before. It brings your mind into the present moment and allows you to appreciate your surroundings.”

“There is joy in so many things around us, even if it is as simple as the pattern on a leaf in your house that you haven’t noticed before, or your morning walk.”

“One the yacht front, I do like a yacht, but I would probably need a coffee first to enjoy it as it is necessary for me in the morning. The little things help me appreciate the big things.”

Blake agrees with the deeper meaning of the quote, and suggests a number of ways to interpret it and how we can identify true happiness.

“Happiness is an inside job. I’m sure just about everyone has heard this before, the challenge is that our conditioning is so strong that it often overrules this knowing. And, for most of us, we need to reach these ‘heights’ (a new car, house, yacht) to realise it’s not the answer.”

“Jim Carrey has talked about it before, saying ‘I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer’.”

Blake also speaks about how advertising can have a huge influence over us, “If you think about the role of an advertiser, it’s to tell us life is ‘ok’ but if we were to buy their service/product, then our life would be better/complete.”

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“So we’re lead to believe that now isn’t good enough and that when we reach these elusive heights then everything will be great and our problems will be fixed.”

Ultimately, Blake says that we need to be content with our life as it is right now, before even thinking about anything else. “Self acceptance and striving. You are good enough as you are, but everything around us (the nice shiny yacht) has us believe otherwise. Embody gratitude and a love for life now and then the ‘yacht’ becomes a bonus.”

Of course, on the flip side, Patricia Reggiani, wife of Mauricio Gucci once said “It’s better to cry in a Rolls-Royce than be happy on a bicycle.” So, each to their own.

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