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Joanne
Jan 1, 2024
I read Gretchen's The Happiness Projects years ago, and I saw her speak at a book store in the city, so I have been a fan for a while. I started listening to the podcast during the pandemic. I find something valuable in every episode and I am always entertained!!
Nov 29, 2023
Kelly
Oct 8, 2023
I liked this pod enough to pick up the book at the library. Unfortunately, the book ruined it for me - she comes off as a completely unrelatable millionaire. I now have a different lens while listening to this and don't enjoy it as much.
Victoria, UK
Sep 19, 2023
I've listened since Episode 1, and I look forward to every episode! I feel like Gretchen and Elizabeth are my friends, after all these years. So many tips, hacks, thoughtful conversations and laughs along the way.
Karina
Jan 14, 2023
I have been listening to every episode for years now. Great happiness booster, great hacks, just fun every week!
Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.
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Episode | Date |
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More Happier: The “More Happier” Debate, Do You Eat Before You Pay & Advice For Creative People
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Feb 15, 2025 |
Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II
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Feb 12, 2025 |
Little Happier: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing, Even When It Makes No Difference
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Feb 10, 2025 |
More Happier: Happiness Lessons from Evacuation: When We Have to Leave Home Fast
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Feb 08, 2025 |
Ep. 520: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part I
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Feb 05, 2025 |
Little Happier: The Power of Telling the Truth: What Nebraska’s and Oslo’s Tourists Know
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Feb 03, 2025 |
More Happier: Gretchen on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better”
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Feb 01, 2025 |
Ep. 519: College Freshman Advice, Night Snacking & a Hack for Being a Good Guest
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Jan 29, 2025 |
Little Happier: The World Changes More than We Assume
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Jan 27, 2025 |
More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited]
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Jan 25, 2025 |
Ep. 518: Make One New Friend, Make Walking More Fun & the Benefit of Question Time
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Jan 22, 2025 |
Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature
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Jan 20, 2025 |
More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating
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Jan 18, 2025 |
Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness
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Jan 15, 2025 |
Little Happier: Even NBA Stars Take the Subway: A Perfect New York City Moment
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Jan 13, 2025 |
More Happier: Tools for sticking to your New Year's Resolutions [Revisited]
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Jan 11, 2025 |
Ep. 516: Listeners’ Creative One-Word Themes, Use It or Lose It & Make Everyday Life More Fun
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Jan 08, 2025 |
Little Happier: When Your Life's Work Chooses You: The Beauty and Burden of a Calling
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Jan 06, 2025 |
More Happier - "24 Things That Please Me" and Why Making That Kind of List Makes Us Happier
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Jan 04, 2025 |
Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025
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Jan 02, 2025 |
Little Happier: The Art of Reframing: How Loss Can Become Protection
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Dec 30, 2024 |
More Happier: Answering your happiness questions
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Dec 28, 2024 |
Ep. 514: Host Better Holidays, Tips for Reading More in 2025 & Some Big Podcast News
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Dec 25, 2024 |
Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions
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Dec 23, 2024 |
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2
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Dec 21, 2024 |
Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge
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Dec 18, 2024 |
Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity
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Dec 16, 2024 |
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1
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Dec 14, 2024 |
Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not
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Dec 11, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times
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Dec 09, 2024 |
More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation
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Dec 07, 2024 |
Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes
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Dec 04, 2024 |
Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur
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Nov 30, 2024 |
Ep. 510: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Travel Hacks! So Many Good Ideas
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Nov 27, 2024 |
Little Happier: The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength
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Nov 25, 2024 |
More Happier: An Unasked College Question, Unsought Advice & the Joy of Meeting in Person
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Nov 23, 2024 |
Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the People We Love
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Nov 20, 2024 |
Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy
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Nov 18, 2024 |
More Happier: Hacks to Make Thanksgiving Easier & More Fun [Revisited]
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Nov 16, 2024 |
Ep. 508: Learn from Someone’s Mistake, Stay Connected in a Hard Time & Why Wednesday Is Special
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Nov 13, 2024 |
Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me
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Nov 11, 2024 |
More Happier: New Traditions, The Idea of “House Trust,” and a Creative Gift Suggestions
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Nov 09, 2024 |
Ep. 507: Happier Book Club: Elizabeth Strout Talks About Love & Secrets in “Tell Me Everything”
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Nov 06, 2024 |
Little Happier: Sometimes, It’s a Good Idea to Say “I Know You Love Me”
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Nov 04, 2024 |
More Happier: Finding Happiness in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain [Revisited]
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Nov 02, 2024 |
Ep. 506: Find a Delight for Each Day, a Useful Travel Tip & Learning from Mistakes
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Oct 30, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Story About Love from “A Wrinkle in Time”
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Oct 28, 2024 |
More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Openings?
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Oct 26, 2024 |
Ep. 505: Rediscover Your Closet, Personalize Guest Greetings & When Rules Need Bending
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Oct 23, 2024 |
Little Happier: Why Claude Monet Built His Water Lily Pond
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Oct 21, 2024 |
More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 2
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Oct 19, 2024 |
Ep. 504: Schedule a Sour Hour, Relieve Muscle Knots & How to Avoid Avoidance
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Oct 16, 2024 |
Little Happier: I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Observation About Artificial Intelligence
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Oct 14, 2024 |
More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 1
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Oct 12, 2024 |
Ep. 503: An Unexpected Way to Spark Creativity, Gamifying Clutter- Clearing & Why Quirks Matter
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Oct 09, 2024 |
Little Happier: An Example from the CIA Illustrates How Many Dangers Don’t Seem Dangerous
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Oct 07, 2024 |
More Happier: Get Organized (Revisited)
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Oct 05, 2024 |
Ep. 502: Attend a Reunion, Note the “Dinner-Party Problem” & Are You a Sculptor or Lifeguard Parent?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
Little Happier: An Encounter with Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder Reveals a Truth About Human Nature
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Sep 30, 2024 |
More Happier: Why “Scheduling Is Life,” Orange Theory Report, and What It’s Like to Hike in LA
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Sep 28, 2024 |
Ep. 501: Turn Acquaintances into Friends, an Email Hack & a Happiness Lesson Learned from Our Parents
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Sep 25, 2024 |
Little Happier: Willie Wonka, Rat Poison, Neediness, and the Transformative Power of Love
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Sep 23, 2024 |
More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on The Deep Dive podcast
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Sep 21, 2024 |
Episode 500! Reflections and Insights Prompted by Our Podcast Manifesto
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Sep 18, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Famous Art Historian Experiences a Spiritual Epiphany with a Surprising Result
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Sep 16, 2024 |
More Happier: The Joy of Deadlines, Couples Therapy & Pondering One of Life’s Big Questions
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Sep 14, 2024 |
Ep. 499: Helpful Ways to Create Calm, Save Mental Energy & Get More Fun Out of Experiences
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Sep 11, 2024 |
Little Happier: People Are More Interested in a Poison Garden Than a Medicine Garden
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Sep 09, 2024 |
More Happier: How to Ace a Job Interview (Revisited)
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Sep 07, 2024 |
Ep. 498: Don’t Volunteer to Bring Bad News & Listeners Suggest Great Tips for Accountability and Pairing
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Sep 04, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Paradox: How Do You Stand Out When Standing Out Is the Best Way to Fit In?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
More Happier: The Fun of an Unexpected Gift, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and Herding the Cats During Holidays
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Aug 31, 2024 |
Ep. 497: Forecast Your Foibles, a Big Life Change & the Correct Way to Load a Dishwasher
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Aug 28, 2024 |
Little Happier: Winston Churchill Didn’t Hesitate to Show His Emotions
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Aug 26, 2024 |
More Happier: Back-to-School Hacks (Revisited)
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Aug 24, 2024 |
Ep. 496: Make the Most of the First 3 Weeks, Use an Alarm & Cope with Exploitation of Obligers
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Aug 21, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Great Happiness-Boosting Example from Charles Darwin
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Aug 19, 2024 |
More Happier: "Walk" Therapy, Comfort vs. Adventure, and the Joy of Outside
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Aug 17, 2024 |
Ep. 495: A Happier Labor Day, Celtic Tree System, and a Hack for Enjoying the Gym
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Aug 14, 2024 |
Little Happier: Don’t Tear Down a Fence Until You Know Why It Was Put Up
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Aug 12, 2024 |
More Happier: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey on “The Office” and BFFs (Revisited)
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Aug 10, 2024 |
Ep. 494: Shape Our Space to Shape Behavior, Preserving Memories of the Dead, and Empty Nest
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Aug 07, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Story about Dogs and Love
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Aug 05, 2024 |
More Happier: A Halfway Day Check-in with Jonathan Van Ness
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Aug 03, 2024 |
Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Aug 02, 2024 |
Insights, Hacks, and Adventures from Our Hiking Trip in England
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Jul 31, 2024 |
Little Happier: Why a Happy Racehorse Depends on a Pony or a Goat
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Jul 29, 2024 |
More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from Our Hiking Trip in England
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Jul 27, 2024 |
Ask Us Anything: We Talk About the Podcast, Writing, Our Personal Lives & More
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Jul 24, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Daughter-in-Law Hears Exactly What She Needs to Hear
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Jul 22, 2024 |
More Happier: Favorite TV Moments, the Fun of People-Watching in NYC and LA, and the Joy of Calm
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Jul 20, 2024 |
Identify Your Style, an Easy Hack For Clutter, and a Talk with Gary Vee
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Jul 17, 2024 |
Little Happier: Please Applaud Today’s Sunset
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Jul 15, 2024 |
More Happier: Kevin Hart on Monsters and how to Tame them. Plus:How to save someone's life. (Revisited)
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Jul 13, 2024 |
Very Special Episode: Dozens of Hacks for Getting Regular Exercise
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Jul 10, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Pamphlet for D-Day Soldiers Gave Me the “America Feeling”
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Jul 08, 2024 |
More Happier: Adventure! Japan, Prep for England, and Travels with a Young-Adult Child
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Jul 06, 2024 |
Ask Us Anything! About Families, Happiness, Habits, Four Tendencies, & More
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Jul 03, 2024 |
Little Happier: If You Need a Hack for Finding the Right Thing to Say: 16 Suggestions
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Jul 01, 2024 |
More Happier: The Four Tendencies and Parenting with Dr. Becky
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Jun 29, 2024 |
Halfway Day Reminds Us to Review Our “24 for 24” Lists
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Jun 26, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Problem of Advanced Technology Gets a Funny, Old-Fashioned Solution
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Jun 24, 2024 |
More Happier: Happiness of Hiking, a Big Announcement & Can You Make Yourself Interested?
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Jun 22, 2024 |
Book Club: We Talk to Writer Anne Lamott About Love, Family, and Forgiveness
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Jun 19, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Lesson Learned by Beyoncé and Solange Can Be Learned by Us, Too.
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Design Your Summer, Comfort vs. Adventure, & Friendship Burnout
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Jun 12, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Friend Is Startled by Her Realization About Skiing
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Jun 10, 2024 |
More Happier: A Major Milestone, Getting Ideas for What to Watch or Read, & Survivor
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Jun 08, 2024 |
Easy, Helpful Hacks for Summer, Surprising Whimsy, & Kelly Ripa Talks Off Camera
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Jun 05, 2024 |
Little Happier: Bob Dylan Isn’t a Singer the Way the Others Are Singers
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Jun 03, 2024 |
More Happier: My Practical Advice for Graduates
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Jun 01, 2024 |
Document Then Destroy Bad Feelings, Ways to Train for Tough Transitions, Plus Hacks
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May 29, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Very Happy Moment Featuring Harry Belafonte
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May 27, 2024 |
More Happier: A Three-Word Method of Style, Fictional Universes & The Joy of a New Identity
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May 25, 2024 |
Hacks for Summer, Coping with Inconsiderate Co-Workers & Improving a Family Party
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May 22, 2024 |
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Makes a Bad Mistake.
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May 20, 2024 |
More Happier: Drew Barrymore Shares a Way to Connect, Plus Some Quick, Cheap Fun (Revisited)
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May 18, 2024 |
How to Handle a Hard Transition, a Toys Hack, and Discussion of Our Most Popular Ideas
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May 15, 2024 |
Little Happier: Wise and Hilarious Greatest Hits from Warren Buffett
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May 13, 2024 |
More Happier: Sweep the Deck! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks for Summer Prep
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May 11, 2024 |
Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work
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May 08, 2024 |
Little Happier: Are You “Practicing the Piano” or “Playing the Piano?”
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May 06, 2024 |
Why Ketchup Is Magic, and More on Delights of Taste from "Life in Five Senses"
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May 04, 2024 |
Ep. 480: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks from the Proverbs of the Professions
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May 01, 2024 |
Little Happier: Funny Reminders to Beware of Unintended Consequences.
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Apr 29, 2024 |
More Happier: The Power of Personal Style, a Great Proposal Story, and Less Email Spam
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Apr 27, 2024 |
Ep. 479: A Creativity Hack, “Happy Mail,” and How to Avoid Both Lying and Telling the Truth
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Apr 24, 2024 |
Little Happier: This Remark from 1773 Always Makes Me Laugh
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Ep. 478: An Easy Way to Make Life More Interesting, Plus Hacks for Creativity and Commuting
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Apr 17, 2024 |
Little Happier: One Easy Way to Make a Tough Decision
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Apr 15, 2024 |
More Happier: Orangetheory, Excitement in Central Park, and Great Stationery
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Apr 13, 2024 |
Ep. 477: Show Yourself, Embrace Fun Plans, Realize You’re a Mentor—Plus a Great Hack for Altoids Tins
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Apr 10, 2024 |
Little Happier: Justice O’Connor, “America the Beautiful,” and My America Feeling
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Apr 08, 2024 |
Ep. 476: If You Want Neither to Lie nor Tell the Truth, Plus a “Silky” Debate and a Yoga-Block Hack
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Apr 03, 2024 |
Little Happier: All This Junk Is an Expression of Love
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Apr 01, 2024 |
More Happier: Treadmill Days vs. Finish-Line Days, a Dance-Party Challenge, and Plans for April Fool’s Day
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Mar 30, 2024 |
Ep. 475: Listeners’ “No-Spend February” Ideas, Boost Happiness by Sending Cards, and a Quick Way to Connect
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn’t Always What’s Actually Important
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Mar 25, 2024 |
Ep. 474: Watch Your Vent/Non-Vent Ratio, Why Rebels Dislike SMART Goals, and Top Habits for Happiness
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Mar 20, 2024 |
Little Happier: Dangers Don’t Always Feel Dangerous
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Mar 18, 2024 |
More Happier: Quality Screen Time: Getting Free from Debt and Calmly Leading a Crowd. Plus, More Outer Order.
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Mar 16, 2024 |
Ep. 473: Schedule a “Loose-Ends Day,” Have an Adventurous Milestone Birthday, and Happier Parenting
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Mar 13, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Teacher Found a Simple Way to Entertain and Occupy Her Kindergartners
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Mar 11, 2024 |
Ep. 472: ”No-Spend February,” Have a Hard Conversation While Walking, and Use Your Non-Dominant Hand
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Mar 06, 2024 |
Little Happier: Why Did This Couple Break Up as Soon as They Decided to Get Married?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
More Happier: Happiness on the Subway, the Fun of Watching Old Movies, and More on Clearing Clutter
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Mar 02, 2024 |
Ep. 471: Allow a Tradition to Evolve, Easy Ways to Block Annoying Lights, and a Funny Look at Work
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Feb 28, 2024 |
Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.
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Feb 26, 2024 |
Ep. 470: Ninth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights
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Feb 21, 2024 |
Little Happier: What I Have in Common with a Bronze Age Parent
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Feb 19, 2024 |
More Happier: The Fun of “Succession,” the Deep Understanding of a Teacher, and Lots of Barbra Streisand
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Feb 17, 2024 |
Ep. 469: How Rebels Stick to Their Habits, Dig In with Determination Day, and How to Enjoy an Airport
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Feb 14, 2024 |
Little Happier: A Friend Found the Right Thing to Say Before My Important Job Interview
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Bonus: Gretchen Rubin and Kelly Corrigan Talk About Happiness, Relationships, and More
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Feb 10, 2024 |
Ep. 468: Why It’s Important to Be Polite, What Form of Gold Star You Appreciate Most, and Aims vs. Goals
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Feb 07, 2024 |
Little Happier: I Want Whatever He Wants
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Feb 05, 2024 |
More Happier: Shoes or Bare Feet? Plus Determination Day and Some Reading (and Watching) Suggestions
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Feb 03, 2024 |
Ep. 467: Treat Yourself Like a Professor, Subscribe to Newsletters, and Ideas for the “Write Way”
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Jan 31, 2024 |
Little Happier: Why I’ve Decided to “Do It for Myself”—and Why That’s Not Selfish
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Ep. 466: No-Spend February, Fun with the “24 for 24” List, and What About Packaging That’s Too Nice to Toss?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
Little Happier: “More Highways, More Traffic,” ”No Fields, No Famine,” “No Love, No Loss” and Other Secrets of Adulthood
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Jan 22, 2024 |
More Happier: Insights About the Habits that We Want Most; Revisiting a Happiness Project, and More Hollywood
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Jan 20, 2024 |
Ep. 465: Tackle a Topic with Someone Who Resists, Try a New Book Club, and Use Technology Mindfully
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Little Happier: Why It’s So Important to Identify the Problem—and Why It’s Easy to Skip This Essential Step
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Jan 15, 2024 |
Ep. 464: Follow the One-Minute Rule, Stay Calm, and Identify the New Habit That Will Make You Happier
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Jan 10, 2024 |
Little Happier: In Line to Order Soup, a Funny “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Moment Brought Strangers Together
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Jan 08, 2024 |
More Happier: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Revisiting a Happiness Project, and How to Keep Hiking
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Jan 06, 2024 |
Ep. 463: Revealed! Our “24 for 24” Lists of 24 Big and Small Things We Want to Accomplish in 2024
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Jan 03, 2024 |
Little Happier: My 13 Color “Koans”—Mysterious Statements that Can’t Be Understood Logically
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Jan 01, 2024 |
Ep. 462: A Surprising Way to Be More Likeable, a Habit-Keeping Hack, and an Unusual In-Laws Problem
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Dec 27, 2023 |
Little Happier: Don’t Wait for the Right Time. It May Never Feel Like the Right Time.
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Dec 25, 2023 |
More Happier: Observance for Justice O’Connor, 5-Senses Portrait of KC Christmas, and Joy in First Drafts
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Dec 23, 2023 |
Ep. 461: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2024! Plus We Review 2023’s Challenge of #GoOutside23in23
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Dec 20, 2023 |
Little Happier: Should Money Be Used to Buy Fresh Flowers for a Museum?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
Ep. 460: Very Special Episode! With Listeners, We Share Our Best Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them
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Dec 13, 2023 |
Little Happier: The Subway Kiosk Asks a Deep Question: Add Value or Add Time?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
More Happier: Memories and Reflections on Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
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Dec 09, 2023 |
Ep. 459: We Review Our “23 in 23 Lists” to See What We Accomplished—and What We Didn’t
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Dec 06, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Story That Moved Me as a Child, and Moves Me Still as an Adult
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Dec 04, 2023 |
Bonus: A Conversation from The Happiness Project: Revisited
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Dec 02, 2023 |
Ep. 458: We Review Our One-Word Themes for 2023 and Reveal Our 2024 New One-Word Themes
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Nov 29, 2023 |
Little Happier: The Only Thing Worse Than Getting Corrected Is Not Getting Corrected
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Nov 27, 2023 |
More Happier: Deck the Halls! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks to Get Us Ready for the Holidays
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Nov 25, 2023 |
Ep. 457: Look for Pockets of Wasted Time, a Hack to Soothe Anxiety, and Are You a Baker or Cook?
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Nov 22, 2023 |
Little Happier : Who Is the Sponsor, Who Is Being Sponsored? They Can Take Turns
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Nov 20, 2023 |
Ep. 456: Consider Our Holiday Gift Guide and Learn Someone’s Gift- Getting Type (and Your Own)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Mistake I’ve Made Before and Which I Made Again
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Nov 13, 2023 |
More Happier: Lucky Calendar Dates, the “Wrong-Shoe Theory,” and How to Have a Christmas-Movie Month
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Nov 11, 2023 |
Ep. 455: Elizabeth Talks About Her Experience with Diabetes
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Nov 08, 2023 |
Little Happier: At Last, Someone Appreciates My Dimmers
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Ep. 454: Find the Perfect Gift, Look Behind You, and Listeners’ Ideas for Coping with Someone’s Last Days
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Nov 01, 2023 |
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been Annoyed by “The Dog in the Manger?”
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Oct 30, 2023 |
More Happier: Pumpkin Spice Latte, Group Texts, and How a Hollywood Pitch Sells in the First Minute
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Oct 28, 2023 |
Ep. 453: “Halloween Is the New Christmas,” the Ghost-Painting Challenge, and Fall Asleep to Podcasts
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Oct 25, 2023 |
Little Happier: Three Passers-by Stop to Comfort a Stranger, and Instead Share a Moment of Joy
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Oct 23, 2023 |
Ep. 452: Tackle Hard Social Situations, Do Questioners Ever Rebel, and Is Your Birthday Important?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
Little Happier: Why Did Charles Darwin Write “I Think” on One of the Most Significant Notebook Pages?
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Oct 16, 2023 |
More Happier: Great Accountability for Obligers, the Important vs. the Urgent, and How to Spark Creativity
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Oct 14, 2023 |
Ep. 451: Visually Represent Your Challenge, Ideas for Improving Routines, and Elizabeth Reveals the Great Shoe Brand
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Oct 11, 2023 |
Little Happier: The Helper Gets More Help Than the Helped
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Oct 09, 2023 |
Ep. 450: Very Special Episode: Hacks for Performance (Stage Fright, Preparation, Mistakes, and More)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Mystery: How Possessions Change When Their Owner Dies
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Oct 02, 2023 |
More Happier: Our Favorite Easy Way to Make Ourselves Happier, Healthier, Smarter, and More Productive
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Sep 30, 2023 |
Ep. 449: Make a Mindful Investment in Yourself, a Hack for Falling Asleep, and Fun with Pop-Tarts
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Little Happier: What’s the Real Lesson from the Tortoise and the Hare? It’s Not What You Think
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Sep 25, 2023 |
Ep. 448: Start Your 100 Day Countdown, Try the Library, and a Deep Dive into Issues for Rebels and School: ADHD & College
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Sep 20, 2023 |
Little Happier: Do You Like the Idea of a “Happiness Project”—or Does It Remind You of Homework?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
More Happier: A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories?
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Sep 16, 2023 |
Ep. 447: Give a Meaningful Compliment, Protect Your Privacy, and What’s the Least-You Thing You Do?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
Little Happier: Opportunity Cost and Abstainers: A New Term Can Help Us See the World in a New Way
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Sep 11, 2023 |
Ep. 446: Re-Think Our Daily Routine, Recognize the Warning Signs of Obliger-Rebellion, and a Back-to-School Demerit
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Sep 06, 2023 |
Little Happier: As an Upholder, I Needed an Obliger Friend to Tell Me the Right Thing to Do
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Sep 04, 2023 |
More Happier: The Anniversary of a Favorite Book, a Lesson in Standing Up, and the Joy of Clearing Clutter
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Sep 02, 2023 |
Ep. 445: Have a Happier Labor Day, Nominate Someone, and Manage the Line Between Work and Leisure
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Aug 30, 2023 |
Little Happier: When Do We Say “I’m Finished” and When Do We Say “I Can Still Make It Better?”
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Aug 28, 2023 |
Ep. 444: Benefit from Tools You Already Use, a Gift Idea, and Traditions for the Other “New Year”
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Aug 23, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Story About a Man Who Couldn’t Resist Tempting Food—Until He Could
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Aug 21, 2023 |
More Happier: A Surprising Benefit of Daily Visits to the Met, a Funny Sign from the Hollywood Picket Line, and a Same-Day Book
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Aug 19, 2023 |
Ep. 443: Clear the Decks! We Try Something New to Get Ready for September, the Other New Year
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Aug 16, 2023 |
Little Happier: Have You Ever Walked Along a Desire Path?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
Ep. 442: Take Over a Disliked Task, Check Your Passport, and When Not to Do Something for the First Time
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Aug 09, 2023 |
Little Happier: You’re a Jerk, and I’m a Responsible Parent
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Aug 07, 2023 |
More Happier: How to Create Connections (Or, Butter People Up), Great TV, and Fun with the Five Senses
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Aug 05, 2023 |
Ep. 441: Escape Your Taste, an Easy Way to Remember Hard Names, and New Metaphors for “Empty Nest”
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Little Happier: I’m Going to Take This Thing Home, Because Otherwise Someone Else Might Steal It
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Jul 31, 2023 |
Ep. 440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets
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Jul 26, 2023 |
Little Happier: Would You Pay $500,000 for a Steve Jobs Paradox?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
More Happier: The Silver Lining of Summer Camp, a Happiness Bully for Writing, and Not Getting Choked Up
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Jul 22, 2023 |
Ep. 439: Suggest the Default Option, Skip a Year of an Activity You Enjoy, and More Everyday Luxuries
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Jul 19, 2023 |
Little Happier: Something Brilliant Came Out of My Mouth—Something I Didn’t Know I Knew
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Jul 17, 2023 |
“Bonus: Commencement Address Given by Gretchen Rubin: Five Essential Paradoxes for a Happy Life”
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Jul 15, 2023 |
Ep. 438: Act Like a Teenager, Pick Up Your Food in Person, and “Ask Us Anything” About Writing
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Jul 12, 2023 |
Little Happier: Journalist Connie Chung Influenced a Generation—Without Realizing It
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Jul 10, 2023 |
More Happier: More Strength and Stamina, a New Metaphor for “Empty Nest,” and an Easy Way to Keep a Journal
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Jul 08, 2023 |
Ep. 437: To Make a Good Connection, Talk More; Learn the Lesson of the Enron Corpus; and a Collection of Positive Trends
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Jul 05, 2023 |
Little Happier: The IKEA Effect, or How We Value Things According to What They Cost Us
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Jul 03, 2023 |
Ep. 436: We Use Halfway Day to Report on How We’re Doing on Our Aims for 2023: the “Happier Trifecta”
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Jun 28, 2023 |
Little Happier: It Might Be Boring to Read About the “Land of Happy,” But It’s Probably a Nice Place to Live
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Jun 26, 2023 |
More Happier: Two Pleasures of Summer, Breaking in My Feet (Not My Shoes), and Benefits of Going “On Pause”
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Jun 24, 2023 |
Ep. 435: Start a New Habit on Vacation, Cultivate Everyday Luxuries, and Memorize Street Names
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Jun 21, 2023 |
Little Happier: Where Is Timbuktu?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Better, a Hack for Showing Love, & Eleanor Gives High-School Advice
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Jun 14, 2023 |
Little Happier: Why Would a Sailor Decide Never to Learn to Swim?
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Jun 12, 2023 |
More Happier: The Happiness of Grabbing a Dishtowel, a Clutter-Clearing Triumph, and Getting Quality Screen Time
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Jun 10, 2023 |
Ep. 433: A Surprising Way to Lift Your Mood, How to Decide Where to Move & Ideas for a Rebel Father
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Jun 07, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Jammed Zipper Teaches an Important Happiness Lesson I learned a very useful lesson from a very ordinary situation.
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Jun 05, 2023 |
Ep. 432: Happier Podcast Book Club: Surprise! We Talk About How “Life in Five Senses” Makes Us Happier
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May 31, 2023 |
Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla
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May 29, 2023 |
More Happier: A Great Icebreaker Question, a Startling Realization About Where We Live, and How to Know When Work Is an Escape
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May 27, 2023 |
Ep. 431: Design Your Summer, an Easy Hack to Have More Fun with Food, and a Talk on the Joy of Dressing
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May 24, 2023 |
Little Happier: Which of the Five Senses Do People Most Often Neglect? The Answer Is Surprising.
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May 22, 2023 |
Ep. 430: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making Entertaining Easier and More Fun
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May 17, 2023 |
Little Happier: Two Staircases in the Metropolitan Museum Illustrate a Profound Truth
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May 15, 2023 |
More Happier: Elizabeth Talks About Being on Strike as a TV Writer and Reveals Her New Philosophy of Life
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May 13, 2023 |
Ep. 429: Try the Strategy of Unpairing, an Easy Travel/Exercise Hack, and When to Push Out of a Comfort Zone
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May 10, 2023 |
Little Happier: “What Famous Person Was Born on My Birthday?” “You Were.”
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May 08, 2023 |
Bonus! Hear an Excerpt from Gretchen Rubin’s New Book “Life in Five Senses.”
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May 06, 2023 |
Ep. 428: Be a Source of Opportunity, Find Good Books to Read, and How to Cope with Difficult Family Dogs
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May 03, 2023 |
Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It?
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May 01, 2023 |
More Happier: Hiking and Clutter-Clearing in L.A., a Secret of Great TV, and Personal Upgrades.
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Apr 29, 2023 |
Ep. 427: Do the Thing You’re Encouraging Someone Else to Do, a Networking Hack, and Finisher vs. Opener
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Apr 26, 2023 |
Little Happier: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Corgis Show That We Can Interpret the Same Situation in Different Ways
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Apr 24, 2023 |
Ep. 426: Tackle a Project by Considering the Five Senses, Enjoy More Luxury, and Hold Better Meetings
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Apr 19, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Place from Childhood Haunts Stephen King’s Imagination
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Apr 17, 2023 |
More Happier: How to Manage the Stress of Having a Book About to Hit the Shelves: Personal Mantras & Hacks
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Apr 15, 2023 |
Ep: 425: Use Touch When Talk Is Tough, Close Your Eyes in a Dressing Room, and Answers for Questioners
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Apr 12, 2023 |
Little Happier: How Teachers Changed the Lives of Steve Carrell and Adrienne Kennedy
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Apr 10, 2023 |
Ep. 424: "Taste It by 25," Ways to Make Networking Easier, and Why 4/10 Is a Day to Consider Your Tendency
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Apr 05, 2023 |
Little Happier: Why Did a Neighbor Object to a Brownstone’s Bright Yellow Door?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
More Happier: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Makes Us Happier, Good Tools Make Spring Cleaning Fun—Plus, Quiz
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Apr 01, 2023 |
Ep. 423: Indulge in a Nostalgia Smell, Try One of These April Fool’s Day Pranks, and an Easy Way to Stop Snacking
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Mar 29, 2023 |
Little Happier: The Same People Are Always Late, and the Same People Are Always on Time
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Mar 27, 2023 |
Ep. 422: Create an Audio Apothecary, Questioners Don’t Like to Answer Questions—and a Terrific New Quiz!
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Mar 22, 2023 |
Little Happier: Why I Call My Sister Elizabeth “My Sister the Sage”
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Mar 20, 2023 |
More Happier: What It’s Like to Uncover a Family Secret, the Value of Refurbishing Your Office, and Maj-Jongg
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Mar 18, 2023 |
Ep. 421: Ways to Look Around a Museum, Advice For Obligers Resisting Accountability, and a Health Hack
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Mar 15, 2023 |
Little Happier: One Thing That Surprised Me in My Study of the Five Senses
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Mar 13, 2023 |
Ep. 420: Very Special Episode: A Bonanza of Hacks for Using Our Five Senses for Happier Lives
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Little Happier: Through the Eyes of Love, We Are Ageless and Untouched by Time.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
More Happier: The Thrill of a Creative Spark, the Anticipation of Tickets to a Show, and We Enter the Debate on Thank-You Notes
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Mar 04, 2023 |
Ep. 419: Easy Ways to Boost Focus, a New Kind of Birthday Celebration, and Building Unlikely Friendships
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Mar 01, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Writer Gives Me an Easy Hack for Evoking Memories
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Feb 27, 2023 |
Ep. 418: Eighth Anniversary: Our Favorite Try-This At Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights
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Feb 22, 2023 |
Little Happier: During the Covid Lockdown, a Mother Found the Right Thing to Say
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Feb 20, 2023 |
More Happier - The Joy of Ferry Rides, the Fun of Thrillers, and the Bittersweet Feeling of Family Milestones
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Feb 18, 2023 |
Ep. 417: Celebrate “Determination Day,” Start a No-Homework Book Club, and Go Outside--or Read About It
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Feb 15, 2023 |
Little Happier: It Makes Me Happy to Watch This Football Player’s Touchdown Celebration
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Feb 13, 2023 |
Ep. 416: Identify and Work Through Small Conflicts, Stay in Closer Touch, and How to Say the Right Thing
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Feb 08, 2023 |
Little Happier: Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life
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Feb 06, 2023 |
More Happier: We Discuss How Parenthood Has Changed Us and the TV Show “Better Call Saul,” and We Both Learn Something New
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Feb 04, 2023 |
Ep. 415: Aim to Show Up, Agree on a Code Phrase for “Change the Subject,” and Why No One’s Right or Wrong
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Feb 01, 2023 |
Little Happier: The Old Story of Stone Soup Reminds Me that Magic Solutions Usually Don’t Exist
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Jan 30, 2023 |
Ep. 414: Think About Your Past-Self. Plus a Valentine’s Hack, and Are You and Over- or Under-Estimator?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
Little Happier: When Do I Feel the Joyous, Childhood Feeling of Expectancy?
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Jan 23, 2023 |
More Happier: Guest Co-Host! The Iconic Heather Dubrow of “Real Housewives” Fame
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Jan 21, 2023 |
Happier - Ep. 413: Tune in to Your Five Senses, “Go Outside 23 in 23” Even in Bad Weather, and a Hack About Dread
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Jan 18, 2023 |
Little Happier: A Truth About Happiness That Confused Me for a Long Time
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Jan 16, 2023 |
Ep. 412: Turn Deprivation into Indulgence, Creative Ways to Make a “23 in 23” List, and a Fun Tradition
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Jan 11, 2023 |
Little Happier: Advice from Mr. Rogers that’s Useful to Both Children and Adults.
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Jan 09, 2023 |
More Happier: We Celebrate Four Big Milestones: in Hollywood, Health, Holidays, and More Happier.
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Jan 07, 2023 |
Ep. 411: Revealed! Our “23 for 23” Lists of What We Want to Accomplish in 2023
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Jan 04, 2023 |
You can do better than a New Year’s resolution | How to Be a Better Human
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Jan 03, 2023 |
Little Happier: In the Movie “Before Sunrise,” with Which Character Do You Identify?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
Happier - Ep. 410: Top Tools for Habit Change! New Year, Same You--Better Tools for Sticking to Our Good Habits
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Dec 28, 2022 |
Little Happier: Why Does One Person Possess a Certain Kind of Magic?
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Dec 26, 2022 |
More Happier: Deciding How to Answer a Tough Question, a Great Snack, Plans for 2023, and More
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Dec 24, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 409: We Reveal Our Yearly Challenge for 2023, Plus Post-Holiday Hacks and a Suggestion for Family TV
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Little Happier: Paraprosdokian is Much Funnier Than It Sounds
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Dec 19, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 408: We Reveal Our One-Word Themes, a Gift-Giving Hack, and Have You Ever Had an Uncanny Experience?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
Little Happier: Why I Often Find Myself Reciting This Nursery Rhyme. Is It Well-Known, or Not?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
More Happier: More Corgi Fun, a Secret for Finding Lost Objects, and the Trend That’s Sweeping the Nation
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Dec 10, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 407: We Review our “22 for 22 Lists,” Reflect on Getting “Rest” in 2022, and Share a Travel Hack
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Dec 07, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Things That Go Wrong Often Make the Best Memories—Like My Daughter’s Tough Train Trip
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Dec 05, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 406: Why We Might Upgrade the Makeshift, Gift Ideas for Teachers, and a Great Way to Use Photographs
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Little Happier: How Do We Stay Open to Constructive Criticism, Yet Also Committed to Our Creative Vision?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
More Happier - Hosting a Holiday, Reducing Food Waste, Embracing Audiobooks, and Tech That Actually Helps
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Nov 26, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 405: Kevin Hart! Plus Ways to Enhance Holiday Decorating and How to Save Someone’s Life (or Your Own)
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Nov 23, 2022 |
Little Happier: Sometimes, When We’re the Most Thankful, We Find It Hardest to Express Gratitude.
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Nov 21, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 404: Holiday Gift Guide, Save Time in a Long Line, and Temple Grandin Talks About “Visual Thinking”
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Nov 16, 2022 |
Little Happier: A Strategy That Works with Children Often Works with Adults, and Vice Versa
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Nov 14, 2022 |
More Happier - The Secret of a Successful “Summer of Health,” Hacks for Easier Holiday Prep, and How to Read More
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Nov 12, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 403: Save Someone’s Life, Preserve Friendships, Try Packing Cubes, and Does It Matter If You’re Late?
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Nov 09, 2022 |
Little Happier: It’s Okay that My Husband Doesn’t Read My Writing
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Nov 07, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 402: Why We Might Buy Ourselves Flowers, How to Find an Extra Hour, and Writing a Personal Manifesto
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Nov 02, 2022 |
Little Happier: Why I Don’t Have to Outrun the Bear
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Oct 31, 2022 |
More Happier: Family Tradition, Using a Shared Enthusiasm to Make Friends, and the Fun of Helping
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Oct 29, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 401: Create a Time Capsule, Give Crackers to Your Guests, and How to Help a Rebel Arrive on Time
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Oct 26, 2022 |
Little Happier: From Two Centuries Ago, 19 Tips for Happiness
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Oct 24, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 400: 400 Episodes! Listeners Share the Podcast Ideas That Have Done the Most to Make Them Happier
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Oct 19, 2022 |
Little Happier: One Strategy to Take the Sting Out of Painful Words
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Oct 17, 2022 |
More Happier - Dealing with Doctors’ Appointments, Easy Travel Hacks, and Why We Might Put Someone on Mute
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Oct 15, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 399: Give a Holiday Gift to Your Future-Self, an Easy Photo Hack, and How to Keep Healthy Boundaries
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Oct 12, 2022 |
Little Happier: “If You’re Going to Say That, You’d Better Be Holding My Hand.”
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Oct 10, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 398: Rest Your Senses, Give People Time to Themselves, and Find Tranquility by Tuesday
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Oct 05, 2022 |
Little Happier: Paul McCartney Is Now a Fan of the Beatles
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Oct 03, 2022 |
More Happier - Happier in Hometown Kansas City, Friday Flowers, and Do You Want to Wear Shoes?
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Oct 01, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 397: Stop “Phubbing” People, Plus Hacks to Get Organized, Clear Clutter, and Take Medications
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Sep 28, 2022 |
Little Happier: Does Love Make You Think, “I Must Be at My Very Best?”
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Sep 26, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 396: Observe the Birthday of a Spiritual Teacher, Plus the “Arrival Fallacy” and Happiness Bullies
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Sep 21, 2022 |
Little Happier: A Story from the Ancient World Reminds Me to Be Grateful for Literature
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Sep 19, 2022 |
More Happier - The Value of Childhood Friends and Road Trips, and the Joy of Being Back in a Routine
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Sep 17, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 395: Stay Aware of STUFF, How to Make Time to Rest, & What to Say If You’re at a Loss for Words
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Sep 14, 2022 |
Little Happier: More Good Advice from My Mother
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Sep 12, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 394: Fifth Anniversary of “The Four Tendencies!” We Discuss This Personality Framework, Hacks & Insights
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Sep 07, 2022 |
Little Happier: Reframing “I Have to Do It” to “I Get to Do It”
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Sep 05, 2022 |
More Happier - House of the Dragon, Summer of Health—and What Makes a Great Sequel or Prequel?
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Sep 03, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 393: Celebrate Labor Day with #HappierLaborDay, an Easy Hack to Delegate Tasks--and Are You Drifting?
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Aug 31, 2022 |
Little Happier: A Free Throw in Basketball Shows the Power of Words
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Aug 29, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 392: When Do People Know You’ve Stopped Listening? Plus a Moving Hack and a Way to Put Down Your Phone
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Aug 24, 2022 |
Little Happier: How Refusing to Give Compliments Can Be Re-Framed as an Act of Love
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Aug 22, 2022 |
More Happier - Happiness of Easy Shopping Returns, Great Interviews of Interesting People, and Dogs
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Aug 20, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 391: Give Your Memory a Break, a Rebel Talks to His Boss, and What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
Little Happier: Why I Remind Myself, “Get a Hold of Yourself, Meredith.”
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Aug 15, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 390: Very Special Episode: Tips, Hacks, and Resources for a #HappierLaborDay
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Aug 10, 2022 |
Little Happier: Why My Father Decided to Pay the Tourist Tax
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Aug 08, 2022 |
More Happier - A Suitcase Returns, Dogs Go on a Trip, and Iconic Singer Joni Mitchell Performs Live
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Aug 06, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 389: Take Time to Do What You Do Best, a Hack to Avoid Muscle Injury, and Are You Drinking Enough Water?
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Aug 03, 2022 |
Little Happier: I Am Traffic, I am Nature
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Aug 01, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 388: Reclaim a Dormant Activity, Share a Podcast Episode, and What Kind of Collector Are You?
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Jul 27, 2022 |
Little Happier: One Way that TV Can Make Us Happier
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Jul 25, 2022 |
More Happier - An Airport Epiphany, a Mystery Solved, and the Happiness of More Storage
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Jul 23, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 387: Create a Five-Senses Portrait, Protect Bicyclists, and Ideas for Designing Your Summer
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Jul 20, 2022 |
Little Happier: Nothing Makes Me Happier Than a Great Twist in a Story
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Jul 18, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 386: Find the Right Metaphor, Chop Your Salad, and Why That Line Seems to Move So Slowly
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Jul 13, 2022 |
Little Happier: Have You Ever Wanted Something Just Because Someone Else Wanted It?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
More Happier - The Fun of Family Travel, Challenges of TV Casting, and How to Be Happier at Home
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Jul 09, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 385: Keep a Commonplace Book, Hacks for Headache and Parents, and Preventing Interruptions
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Jul 06, 2022 |
Little Happier: Do You Know Any “Help-Rejecting Complainers?”
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Jul 04, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 384: We Use Halfway Day to Review Our “22 for 22” Lists and #Rest22in22 (We’ve Made Some Progress)
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Jun 29, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Positive Value of Negative Emotions
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Jun 27, 2022 |
More Happier - The Happiness of a Paul McCartney Concert, the Joy of Aphorisms, and the Delights of Audiobooks
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Jun 25, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 383: Reflect on Your One-Word Theme, Talk to a Rebel Who Wants to Switch Jobs, and a “Cool” Hack
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Jun 22, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Value of the “Quality of Keeping People Together.”
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Jun 20, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 382: Responsibility-Shifting Questions, Being a Better Manager, and Why You Might Rent a Salad Bowl
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Jun 15, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Composer Sibelius Had the Right Words to Say about Contralto Marian Anderson
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Jun 13, 2022 |
More Happier - Why a Necklace and a Dimmer System Made Us Happy. Plus How to Figure Out Someone’s Tendency
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Jun 11, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 381: Happier Podcast Book Club: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Talk about “The Office” and Being BFFs
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Jun 08, 2022 |
Little Happier: Someone Else’s Enthusiasm is a Powerful Teacher
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Jun 06, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 380: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything
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Jun 01, 2022 |
Little Happier: Some Brilliant, Short Observations About Human Nature
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May 30, 2022 |
More Happier - Good News from Fantasy Island, Discovering Books from a Favorite Author, and More Dolly Parton
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May 28, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 379: Summer Songs, Family Traditions, and Trouble with a Full Cup of Coffee
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May 25, 2022 |
Little Happier: How a Writer Turned Her Dislike for the Movie “Entourage” into Support for a Cause She Believed In
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May 23, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 378: Ideas for Family Traditions, an Accountability Hack for Obligers, and We Reveal Our Book Club Choice
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May 18, 2022 |
Little Happier: Agatha Christie Shows How the Games of a Child Can Become the Work as the Adult
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May 16, 2022 |
More Happier - The Joy of Watching Movies as a Family, The Power of Music from the Past, and How to Fight Right
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May 14, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 377: A Month of Compliments, an Easy Fridge Hack, and Relatives Who Ask Questions During TV Shows
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May 11, 2022 |
Little Happier: An Unexpected Insight About Love from the Beatles
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May 09, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 376: Organize a Pop-Up Discussion Circle, a Brunch Hack, and Helping Someone Tackle Personal Admin Tasks
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May 04, 2022 |
Little Happier: One of My Happiest Memories of My Mother
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May 02, 2022 |
More Happier - A Rare Email Triumph, the Joy of KidLit, a Good Fraud Story, and the Smell of Coffee
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Apr 30, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 375: The Easiest Way to Clear Clutter, a Tempting Loophole to Avoid, and How Do You Like to Socialize?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
Little Happier: My Surprising Trick to Re-Visit the Places from My Past
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Apr 25, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 374: Refraining from Complaining, an Easy Health Hack, and We Talk about “Deaf Utopia” with Star Nyle DiMarco
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Apr 20, 2022 |
Little Happier - James Baldwin’s Meditation on Love Explains Why I Know the Weather in Kansas City
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Apr 18, 2022 |
More Happier - Time Is Speeding Up, a Tool for Memories, and an Unusual Know-Yourself-Better Question
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Apr 16, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 373: Ask for Knock, Dealing with “Obliger Shame,” and a Great Creativity Booster
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Apr 13, 2022 |
Little Happier - A Happiness Lesson from Alice in Wonderland About “Jam Today.”
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Apr 11, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 372: Make the Plan, Use the Print Function, and Susan Cain Describes the Beauty of the Bittersweet
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Little Happier - Can We Rise to the Occasion? Is This Our Moment to Sing the Aria?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
More Happier - Trying To Fall Asleep? Listen to This Quiet Talk About Roles on a TV Set
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Apr 02, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 371: A Talk with Matt Damon! And a Complaint-Free Month and Hack for Photo Albums.
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Mar 30, 2022 |
Little Happier - Even as a Member of the Beatles, It’s Possible to Feel Left Out and Bad at Your Job
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Mar 28, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 370: Very Special Episode! Hacks and Suggestions for Getting More Rest
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Mar 23, 2022 |
Little Happier - The Danger of Finish Lines, According to Kurt Vonnegut
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Mar 21, 2022 |
More Happier - The Joy of Being a Minor Expert, Having Two Dogs, and Counting Your Steps
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Mar 19, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 369: Burned Out? Identify the Problem! Plus Kathryn Schulz Talks Love and Loss
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Mar 16, 2022 |
Little Happier - The Surreal Aphorisms of Comedian Steven Wright Shed Light on Human Nature
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Mar 14, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 368: Think by Talking, Start a Puzzle Exchange, and More Dates for the Calendar of Catalysts
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Mar 09, 2022 |
Little Happier - It Makes Me Happy to Think of the Calm, Alert Expression of a Child
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Mar 07, 2022 |
More Happier - Snow Monkeys in Hot Springs, Creative Types, Quality Screen Time—and a Question about Mr. Roarke
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Mar 05, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 367: Try a 30-Day Challenge and the Joy of Scratch-Offs. Frank Bruni Talks About “The Beauty of Dusk.”
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Mar 02, 2022 |
Little Happier: Aesop’s Fable about the Fox and the Stork Illustrates an Important Truth about People
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Feb 28, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 366: Seventh Anniversary! Our Favorite Try-This-at-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights
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Feb 23, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Anniversary of One of the Happiest Days of My Life
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Feb 21, 2022 |
More Happier - Another Insight from The Beatles, Plus How to Jump-Start the Habit of Exercise
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Feb 19, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 365: Go Exploring in Your Own House. What Food Texture Do You Prefer? And Elizabeth Has a New Dog
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Feb 16, 2022 |
Little Happier: You Love Engineering and You Love Baking. Can That Be a Career?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 364: Use the “Calendar of Catalysts,” How to Work Joyfully for Change, and a Great Gift for Booklovers
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Feb 09, 2022 |
Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Change a Habit?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
More Happier: Why We Love the Beatles Doc “Get Back,” Plus How to Get More Reading Done
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Feb 05, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 363: Push Beyond a 30-Day “Challenge,” a Hack for Taking Pills, and Listeners Share Their One-Word Themes
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Feb 02, 2022 |
Little Happier: Stephen Sondheim’s Rambling Style Wasn’t a Bug, It Was a Feature.
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Jan 31, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 362: Give Yourself a Derby Name, an Easy Way to Give Yourself a Treat, and a Conversation with “The Good Place” Creator Mike Schur.
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Jan 26, 2022 |
Little Happier: The Happy Story of When Carol Burnett Fired Harvey Korman
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Jan 24, 2022 |
More Happier - Tackling an Eyesore, the Unforeseen Consequences of Getting a Dog, and YouTube!
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Jan 22, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 361: Cultivate a Rest Ritual. Celebrate “Twos-Day.” How to Stop Reading and Begin a Habit.
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Jan 19, 2022 |
Little Happier: “Don’t Be So Modest. You’re Not That Good.”
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Jan 17, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 360: Very Special Episode! Want to Change a Habit? Start Here.
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Jan 12, 2022 |
Little Happier: Remember the Dog that Doesn’t Bark.
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Jan 10, 2022 |
More Happier - Welcome to More Happier! The Beatles, the Real Housewives, and Why We Should Do What We Want
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Jan 08, 2022 |
Happier - Ep. 359: We Reveal our “22 in 2022” Lists! Plus a Way to Ship Items More Securely.
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Jan 05, 2022 |
Little Happier: If You Don’t Know the Answer, Don’t Ask the Question
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Jan 03, 2022 |
Ep. 358: Choose Your One-Word Theme for 2022 (We Reveal Ours). What Habit Loopholes Do You Use? Plus a Hack for Curiousity.
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Dec 29, 2021 |
Little Happier: Why It’s Okay to Be Boring
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Dec 27, 2021 |
Ep. 357: We Reveal the Yearly Challenge to “[Fill in the Blank] 22 in 2022.” Plus We Announce a Big Change to the Podcast.
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Dec 22, 2021 |
Little Happier: An Ancient Story Gave Me a New Appreciation for the Beauty of Trees
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Dec 20, 2021 |
Ep. 356: We Review Our “21 for 21” Lists. Do You Have Foreground and Background Senses? Plus Some Easy Holiday Hacks.
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Dec 15, 2021 |
Little Happier: Do You Feel Like a Real Grown-Up? I Don’t.
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Dec 13, 2021 |
Ep. 355: Talk to Yourself by Name. Make a “To Don’t” List. How to Resist Over-Buying.
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Dec 08, 2021 |
Little Happier: I Appreciate Anything That Helps Me to Pay Attention
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Dec 06, 2021 |
Ep. 354: Consider the Vital 9 to Plan Your Aims for 2022. Boost Your Foot Comfort Level. With Magic, How Would You Change?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
Little Happier: Why a Taxi-Driver and I Saw Two Different Streets
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Nov 29, 2021 |
Ep. 353: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts to Help People Get Happier. Plus a Gratitude Hack
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Nov 24, 2021 |
Little Happier: Now You’ll Be Working All the Time
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Nov 22, 2021 |
Ep. 352: Try the “Happier” App! To Help You Become Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Creative
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Nov 17, 2021 |
Little Happier: The Sound of My Shoes Clicking on Marble Reminded Me of My Past
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Nov 15, 2021 |
Ep. 351: Consider Getting a Dog (Elizabeth Did). Do You Celebrate Moments? Spend 20 Minutes on Joy Each Day.
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Nov 10, 2021 |
Little Happier: In a Public Restroom, Which Stall Do You Choose?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
Ep. 350: Very Special Episode: Listeners Suggest Apps That Put the “App” in “Happier”
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Nov 03, 2021 |
Little Happier: In Ancient Greece, Two Painters Held a Contest. Who Won?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
Ep. 349: Happier Podcast Book Club: Kate Bowler Talks About Why There’s “No Cure for Being Human”
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Oct 27, 2021 |
Little Happier: You Can’t Win the Hands You Don’t Play
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Oct 25, 2021 |
Ep. 348: Make a Choice (Like an Actor). Do a Favor for Your Future Self. Liz Lange Talks About Secrets, Success, Loss
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Oct 20, 2021 |
Little Happier: Happiness Doesn’t Always Make Us Feel Happy
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Oct 18, 2021 |
Bonus Episode: Staying Happy During a Sudden Move to a New Town—Sarah Fain Reports
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Oct 15, 2021 |
Ep. 347: Consider: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature. Help Someone Ease into a New Job. How to Deal with Big Change?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
Little Happier: Does a Teddy Bear Comfort You, Even Now?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
Ep. 346: Keep Lists in the Way That’s Right for You. Avoid a Routine. Celebrate Something Surprising.
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Oct 06, 2021 |
Little Happier: Nebraska’s Tourist Slogan Offers a Valuable—and Hilarious—Lesson in Happiness
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Oct 04, 2021 |
Ep. 345: Escape from Zombie Mode, Help People Say “No,” and What Do You Want to Be Known For?
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Sep 29, 2021 |
Little Happier: Mindy Kaling’s “Rules for Writing” Show That We Can Be Funny Without Being Mean
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Sep 27, 2021 |
Ep. 344: How to Do a Quick Good Deed that Could Have Big Consequences, a Hack for Cutting Ourselves Some Slack, and an Interview with Anderson Cooper
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Sep 22, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Father Ate the Bananas Intended for His Children, and His Son Never Viewed Him the Same Way
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Sep 20, 2021 |
Ep. 343: Keep a Journal in the Way That’s Right for You, Check in with #Read21in21, and Health Hacks from Cassy Joy Garcia
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Sep 15, 2021 |
Little Happier: Writer Ann Patchett Describes How Sometimes, We Can Minister to the Spirit through the Body
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Sep 13, 2021 |
Ep. 342: Join the Work Happier Challenge, Use a Rubber Duck to Tackle a Tough Problem, and How to Fight Against Falling into Zombie Mode
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Sep 08, 2021 |
Little Happier: Actor Andrew McCarthy Faces the Question of How, as a Parent, to Acknowledge a Child’s Pain
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Sep 06, 2021 |
Ep. 341: Find Something Unconventional to Celebrate, How to Deal with a Happiness Regret, and Listeners Suggest Ways to Deal with a Talkative Co-worker
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Sep 01, 2021 |
Little Happier: For Writer Isabel Allende, January 8 Is the Right Day to Begin.
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Aug 30, 2021 |
Ep. 340: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything
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Aug 25, 2021 |
Little Happier: Ordinary Belongings Become Precious as They Persist—Like My Parents’ Brown Bowl
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Aug 23, 2021 |
Ep. 339: Why It’s More Helpful to Ask for Help than to Show Anger, a Listener Struggles with a Talkative Co-Worker, and What Textures Do You Enjoy Most?
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Aug 18, 2021 |
Little Happier: Musician Rosanne Cash Reminds Me of a Paradox: Love Is Unconditional, and Love Is Demanding
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Aug 16, 2021 |
Bonus Episode: Fantasy Island! We Explore the Making of the New FOX TV Drama
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Aug 13, 2021 |
Ep. 338: If You’re Under Pressure, Give Yourself Less Time, an Easy Hack for Listening to Podcasts, and an Interview with Ramit Sethi about Money and Couples.
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Aug 11, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Single Letter Reverses the Meaning of This Quotation from Leonardo da Vinci
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Aug 09, 2021 |
Ep. 337: Take a Nap, an Easy Hack for Lowering Frustration, a New Way to Use Gold Stars—and Are You a “Song” Lover or a “Music” Lover?
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Aug 04, 2021 |
Little Happier: After Enron’s Downfall, a Massive Trove of Private Emails Were Made Public. Researchers Learned a Lot, and So Did I.
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Aug 02, 2021 |
Ep. 336: Allow Others to Share Your Enthusiasm, the Props Listeners Use to Manage Anxiety, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ One-Word Themes—Plus a Hack for Asking Tough Questions
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Jul 28, 2021 |
Little Happier: To the Curious and Prepared Mind, Something Dull Becomes Interesting.
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Jul 26, 2021 |
Ep. 335: Walk Away from a Bad Mood, a Rebel and an Obliger Offer Tips, and a Great Hack for Giving an Easy Yet Thoughtful Gift
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Jul 21, 2021 |
Little Happier: Both My Parents Made the Same Observation about Queen Elizabeth II.
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Jul 19, 2021 |
Ep. 334: Happier Podcast Book Club: Writer and Musician Michelle Zauner Talks about Family, Identity, and Food in Her Memoir “Crying in H Mart”
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Jul 14, 2021 |
Little Happier: Sometimes We Lash Out in Anger When In Fact We’re Feeling a Very Different Emotion
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Jul 12, 2021 |
Ep. 333: We Review Our One-Word Theme for the Year, Suggest a Hot-Weather Hack, and Discuss the Power of Plants with Michael Pollan
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Jul 07, 2021 |
Little Happier: Sometimes, When We Understand Someone’s Perspective, Our Anger Fades
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Jul 05, 2021 |
Ep. 332: We Review Our “21 for 2021” Lists to Consider What We’ve Done (or Not) and Discuss a Happiness Hack for Managing Anxiety.
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Jun 30, 2021 |
Little Happier: Novelist Amy Tan Didn’t Ask Her Unnamed Goddess for Good Reviews, But for Something Else.
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Jun 28, 2021 |
Ep. 331: Give Yourself a Prop to Hold, Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits as Ordinary Routines Resume, and Hack for Little Kids and Chores
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Jun 23, 2021 |
Little Happier: Why Is It So Hard to See and Hear the World from Someone Else’s Perspective?
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Jun 21, 2021 |
EP. 330: Very Special Episode: Best Advice for Recent College Graduates, for Career, Finance, Roommates, and a Warning About Drift
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Jun 16, 2021 |
Little Happier: What a Set of 3D “Magic Eye” Postcards Taught Me About Myself
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Jun 14, 2021 |
Bonus Episode: Mad Men
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Jun 12, 2021 |
Ep. 329: Explore the Five Senses of Summer, a Hack for Boosting Focus, and a Deep Dive into Solutions for Obliger-Rebellion
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Jun 09, 2021 |
Little Happier: Re-Framing the Situation Can Mean that Someone Unexpected Wins a Prize
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Jun 07, 2021 |
Ep. 328: Eat Something You Saw on the Screen or Page, a Reading Hack, and Annie Murphy Paul Talks About the Extended Mind
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Jun 02, 2021 |
Little Happier: My Brilliant Insight About the Title's Meaning for "The Phantom Tollbooth," Norton Juster's Classic Novel.
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May 31, 2021 |
Ep. 327: Something to Remember: Gretchen Passed Out on Live TV! Plus a Hand-Holding Hack, and Are You in an Age of Expansion or Concentration?
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May 26, 2021 |
Little: Grover of Sesame Street and Arya of Game of Thrones Teach Me the Same Lesson.
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May 24, 2021 |
Ep. 326: Write a Tastes Timeline, More Wisdom from Teachers, a Hack for Getting Better Service, and Question about Obliger-Rebellion
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May 19, 2021 |
Little Happier: “The Farm Was a Form: Not Like a Set of Rules on a Wall, But Like the Symmetry of Winter and Summer.”
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May 17, 2021 |
Ep. 325: Design Your Summer, Splurge on Colorful Felt-Tip Pens, and a Conversation with Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife”
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May 12, 2021 |
Bonus Episode: Use Self-Knowledge to Be Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Successful as a Small Business Owner.
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May 11, 2021 |
Little Happier: Dolly Parton Knew Exactly What to Say to the Tennessee State Legislature.
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May 10, 2021 |
Ep. 324: Learn from the Wisdom of Teachers, a Clever Way to Use Email, and Anna Sale Talks about How to Have Difficult Conversations
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May 05, 2021 |
Little Happier: An Answer from Childhood Expert Michael Thompson Reminds Me of the Value of Considering a Different Perspective.
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May 03, 2021 |
Ep: 323: Try Some Movie Therapy, an Easy Hack for Dealing with Small Toys and Trinkets, and Do Certain Situations Send You into Shock?
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Apr 28, 2021 |
Little Happier: How Ordinary Behavior at Work Can Amount to Sabotage—Really!
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Apr 26, 2021 |
Ep. 322: Pick the Right Word, Have Both a Weekend and a Weekday Book, and a Conversation with Actor, Singer, and Instagram Sensation Leslie Jordan
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Apr 21, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Friend Told Me, “I Can Find My Way Anywhere in Westchester, But I Have to Start from Scarsdale.”
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Apr 19, 2021 |
Ep. 321: Ask for a Favor in the Right Way, an Easy Clutter-Clearing Hack, and Julie Lythcott-Haims Talks about How to Be an Adult
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Apr 14, 2021 |
Little Happier: Happiness Lessons from a Friend and His Messy Wife
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Apr 12, 2021 |
Ep. 320: For Our 6th Anniversary, a Roundup of Favorite Try-This-at-Homes, Hacks, Strategies, and Solutions from Listeners—and From Us.
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Apr 07, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Character from “K-Pop Confidential” and My Second-Grade Daughter Remind Me: We Want to Accept Ourselves, and Expect More From Ourselves
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Apr 05, 2021 |
Ep. 319: Ask Yourself, “Do I Use It, Need It, Love It?”, Using the Return to Work as a “Clean Slate” for Habits, and Rebels Give Advice about the Rebel Who Won’t Read Emails
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Mar 31, 2021 |
Little Happier: Why Did I Insist on Taking My Little Girl to Pre-school in the Freezing Cold and Snow?
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Mar 29, 2021 |
Ep. 318: Look at Your Home with the Eyes of a Stranger, Some Terrific Before-and-After Clutter Stories, and Valuable Lessons from the Pandemic
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Mar 24, 2021 |
Little Happier: We Can Learn from the Monkey Who Wouldn’t Let Go of the Bananas.
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Mar 22, 2021 |
Ep. 317: Do You Thrive with a “Sense of Urgency,” a Hack for Drinking Less Alcohol, and a Conversation about Just Work with Kim Scott and Trier Bryant
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Mar 17, 2021 |
Little Happier: Who’s Happier? My Husband, Who Got His iPod Back, or Me, Who Retrieved It for Him?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
Ep. 316: What Valuable Lessons Have We Learned from the Pandemic, a Hack to Fight Morning Grogginess, and a Question about a Rebel Teacher Who Doesn’t Read Emails
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Mar 10, 2021 |
Little Happier: The Memory of a Delicious Night of Sleep, Four Hundred Years Later
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Mar 08, 2021 |
Ep. 315: Sixth Anniversary! Our Most Popular Try-This-at-Home Tips, Happiness Hacks & Favorite Moments
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Mar 03, 2021 |
Little Happier: Yogi Berra Was Funny, and He Also Hit on Some Profound Truths
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Mar 01, 2021 |
Ep. 314: Re-Engage with Your Resolutions, A Hack for Helping People to Give Gifts, an Outdoors Demerit, and Why Humor Is Such a Powerful Tool at Work and in Life.
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Feb 24, 2021 |
Little Happier: How a Loose Piece of Popcorn in a Museum Inspired a Masterpiece
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Feb 22, 2021 |
Ep. 313: Help People Not Disappoint You, a Hack for Reading More, a Talk with Deepa Iyer about Different Roles to Play in Social Change
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Feb 17, 2021 |
Little Happier: It’s a Lot of Work to Make Friendly Gestures, But We All Have to Try.
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Feb 15, 2021 |
Ep. 312: Confront a Clutter-Related Conflict, a Hack for Having Fun, and Using the Four Tendencies Framework to Get Chores Done
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Feb 10, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image: A Cabin in the Woods, with Flowers Growing Close to Its Walls
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Feb 08, 2021 |
Ep. 311: Find a Manifestation of Your One-Word Theme, an Easy Hack to Spark Happy Memories, and a Conversation with Ron Lieber about the Price You Pay for College
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Feb 03, 2021 |
Little Happier: A Question That Seemed to Make No Sense Was in Fact a Declaration of Love
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Feb 01, 2021 |
Ep. 310: Very Special Episode! Great Hacks, Tips, Tools, and Suggestions About How to #Read21in21.
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Jan 27, 2021 |
Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Proverbs About Parenthood.
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Jan 25, 2021 |
Ep. 309: Heed a Suggestion, Look Better on Zoom, and a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Brilliant Ideas for “21 for 21” Lists.
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Jan 20, 2021 |
Little Happier: An Ancient Story Is a Reminder that We Can Hurt People When We Try to Force Them to Fit into Our Model.
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Jan 18, 2021 |
Ep. 308: Tackle Your Email for One Hour, A Hack for Dealing with Photo Clutter, and an Interview with Gary Taubes About “The Case for Keto.”
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Jan 13, 2021 |
Little Happier: I Can’t Blame the Internet, or, The World Has Changed, But I Have Also Changed.
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Jan 11, 2021 |
Ep. 307: We Reveal Our “21 for ‘21” Lists, Discuss a Hack for Staying in Touch, and Give a Gold Star to a Documentary
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Jan 06, 2021 |
Little Happier: To Calm Myself, I Imagine a Traffic Light in a Thunderstorm.
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Jan 04, 2021 |
Ep. 306: Choose Your One-Word Theme for 2021, a New Year’s Hack, and Listeners’ Suggestions for Ways to Show Love and Support from Far Away
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Dec 30, 2020 |
Little Happier: What We See Depends Very Much on Where We Stand.
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Dec 28, 2020 |
Ep. 305: We Share Listeners’ Success Stories from “Walk 20 in 2020” and Reveal Our Challenge for 2021
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Dec 23, 2020 |
Little Happier: After His Death, Actor Yul Brynner Made an Unforgettable Plea.
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Dec 21, 2020 |
Ep. 304: We Reveal How We Did with Our “20 for 2020” Lists, Plus a Hack for Not Forgetting Items.
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Dec 16, 2020 |
Little Happier: The Lesson I Learned from the Thumbtack in My Shoe.
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Dec 14, 2020 |
Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part II.
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Dec 11, 2020 |
Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part I.
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Dec 10, 2020 |
Ep. 303: Find a Ritual to “Exorcise 2020,” a Sleep Hack, and Tips for Sticking to a Schedule When Working from Home
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Dec 09, 2020 |
Little Happier: “To Succeed in Business, Plan to Publish Bestsellers Only.”
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Dec 07, 2020 |
Ep. 302: Revisit a Book You Remember from High School or College, Ask Yourself, “Is There a Food I Enjoy Only When It’s Made the Way My Family Makes It?” and Why It’s a Good Idea to Run Errands in the Morning
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Dec 02, 2020 |
Little Happier: When the Student Is Ready, the Teacher Appears.
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Nov 30, 2020 |
Ep. 301: Embrace an Attitude of Gratitude for What This Unprecedented Season Offers, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Personal Policies, and a Money Hack
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Nov 25, 2020 |
Little Happier: If You Have a Fur Coat, You Don’t Need Snow Pants.
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Nov 23, 2020 |
Ep. 300: Very Special Episode 300: Ask Us Anything!
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Nov 18, 2020 |
Little Happier: In a World Full of Suffering and Injustice, Is It Morally Appropriate to Work to Be Happier?
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Nov 16, 2020 |
Ep. 299: Review How You’re Doing in the “Essential 7” Areas for Habits, a Hack to Make Thanksgiving More Memorable, and an Interview with Chef Carla Hall about How to “Say Yes!”
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Nov 11, 2020 |
Little Happier: What We Can Learn from Mark Twain’s Cat Who Sat on a Hot Stove
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Nov 09, 2020 |
Ep 298: Award Yourself with a Sticker, A Memory Hack, and a Conversation with Rachel Hollis About Dealing with Unexpected Challenges
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Nov 04, 2020 |
Little Happier: Sometimes, Transcendent Forces Seem to Enter the World.
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Nov 02, 2020 |
Ep. 297: Happier Podcast Book Club: Author Yaa Gyasi Talks about Family, Faith, Science, and Belonging in “Transcendent Kingdom”
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Oct 28, 2020 |
Little Happier: A Pediatrician Shows How Well She Understands How Children Think.
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Oct 26, 2020 |
Ep. 296: Establish Your Personal Policy, a Reading Hack, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Hidden Delights, and a Demerit That’s Common These Days
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Oct 21, 2020 |
Little Happier: Building More Roads Won’t Relieve Traffic—Literally and Figuratively.
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Oct 19, 2020 |
Ep. 295: Do Something Familiar in a New Way, an Easy Hack to Control Snacking, and a Conversation with Al Roker About Work and Life
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Oct 14, 2020 |
Little Happier: On My Wedding Anniversary, It Makes Me Happy to Remember What a Nurse Said.
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Oct 12, 2020 |
Ep. 294: Imitate a Spiritual Master, a Hack for Toddlers, and a Conversation with Glennon Doyle About “Untamed.”
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Oct 07, 2020 |
Little Happier: Why You Should Never Knit Your Boyfriend a Sweater.
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Oct 05, 2020 |
Ep. 293: Anticipate Pandemic Regret, an Easy Household Hack, and a Deep Dive into Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
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Sep 30, 2020 |
Little Happier: How Douglas Adams—Author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”—Gave Himself Confidence.
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Sep 28, 2020 |
Ep. 292: Create a Hidden Delight, a Hack to Encourage Exercising, and a Discussion about Accepting Something as a Gift vs. Paying for It.
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Sep 23, 2020 |
Little Happier: Sometimes, To Do a Simple Thing We Must Make a Huge Change.
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Sep 21, 2020 |
Ep. 291: Get Out of Your Storage Unit, a Hack for Reducing Unwanted Talk, and a Conversation about Relationships with Esther Perel
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Sep 16, 2020 |
Little Happier: When Do We Tell Other People What We Think They Should Do? Two Beautiful Examples.
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Sep 14, 2020 |
Ep. 290: Very Special Episode: An Extravaganza of Hacks! Hacks for Relationships, Productivity, Pandemic, Clutter, Travel, and More
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Sep 09, 2020 |
Little Happier: Trevor Noah: “We Tell People to Follow Their Dreams, But You Can Only Dream of What You Can Imagine.”
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Sep 07, 2020 |
Ep. 289: Ask Yourself, “Do I Already Own This?” How to Feel Better in Just Five Minutes with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, and Our Next Book Club Choice
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Sep 02, 2020 |
Little Happier: Zora Neale Hurston’s Vision Shows How Mysterious the World Is.
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Aug 31, 2020 |
Ep. 288: Learn Something with a Beginning, Middle, and End, a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Second-Guessing Yourself, and a Spotlight on Brit Bennett
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Aug 26, 2020 |
Little Happier: What Can You Do When You Live in a Crowded, Messy, Noisy House?
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Aug 24, 2020 |
Ep. 287: Steer Clear of Quicksand, Beware of Catastrophizing, a Whimsical Hack, and a Spotlight on Baratunde Thurston
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Aug 19, 2020 |
Little Happier: Bryan Stevenson Points Out a Question: Are We There to Speak, or Are We There to Listen?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
Ep. 286: September Is the Other January, Jay Shetty Explains How to Think Like a Monk, and a Spotlight on Colson Whitehead
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Aug 12, 2020 |
Little Happier: The More We Talk to Someone, the More We Have to Say.
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Aug 10, 2020 |
Ep. 285: Why It’s a Good Idea to Create a Catch-All, a Spotlight on Virginia Hamilton, and a Conversation with Susan Burton About Her Brilliant Memoir “Empty.”
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Aug 05, 2020 |
Little Happier: How Eating a Second Ice-Cream Cone Can Be an Act of Obliger-Rebellion
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Aug 03, 2020 |
Ep. 284: Why Buying Isn’t Doing, a Deep Dive into Ways to Display Your Favorite Quotations, and a Spotlight on Harriet Washington
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Jul 29, 2020 |
Little Happier: A Lesson Learned from the End of Life: Make Time for the People Who Matter Most
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Jul 27, 2020 |
Ep. 283: Happier Podcast Book Club: Renowned Writer Ann Patchett Talks about Family, Forgiveness, and Memory in “The Dutch House”—and a Spotlight on Trevor Noah.
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Jul 22, 2020 |
Little Happier: Habits Are the Invisible Architecture of Everyday Life
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Jul 20, 2020 |
Ep. 282: Do Good to Feel Good, Bruce Feiler Suggests Two Questions to Ask Yourself to Help Manage Transitions, and a Spotlight on Octavia Butler
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Jul 15, 2020 |
Little Happier: Do You Know the Famous Story of the Fox and the Sour Grapes?
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Jul 13, 2020 |
Ep. 281: Start a Social-Issues Book Club, a Deep Dive into the Problem of Flaky Friends, a Hack for Great Quotations, and a Spotlight on Author Jason Reynolds.
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Jul 08, 2020 |
Little Happier: Often, It’s the Small Gestures of Thoughtfulness that Make Us Feel Loved
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Jul 06, 2020 |
Ep. 280: Very Special Episode: We Discuss Questions from Listeners about the Four Tendencies Personality Framework, and a Spotlight on Samantha Irby
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Jul 01, 2020 |
Little Happier: Someone’s Casual Comment Can Show Us an Entirely New Path for Ourselves.
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Jun 29, 2020 |
Ep. 279: Halfway Through 2020: Check In with Your #20for2020 list and #Walk20in20—and a Spotlight on “Just Mercy.”
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Jun 24, 2020 |
Little Happier: Illustrator Quentin Blake’s Use of Negative Space Is a Reminder of Its Possibilities.
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Jun 22, 2020 |
Ep. 278: Why We Should Do Something, and a Conversation with Sofy Solomon about Lessons from Safer-at-Home in a Childhood Bedroom--and How to Make Systems More Just.
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Jun 17, 2020 |
Little Happier: We Really Don’t Have That Kind of Time.
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Jun 15, 2020 |
Ep. 277: Schedule an “Empower Hour,” a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Confiding Secrets, and a Spotlight on Writer Nnedi Okorafor
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Jun 10, 2020 |
Little Happier: I Remind Myself: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature.
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Jun 08, 2020 |
Ep. 276: Design Your Summer, Solutions to Create Sibling Harmony, and How Cornstarch Can Enliven a Boring Afternoon
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Jun 03, 2020 |
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been So Impatient to Get to the End That You Couldn’t Start?
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Jun 01, 2020 |
Ep. 275: Choose a Magic Number, How an Ironing Board Can Make Working from Home Easier, and a Pandemic-Time Question to Ask Yourself
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May 27, 2020 |
Little Happier: Can You Call Spirits from the Vasty Deep? Sure, No Problem.
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May 25, 2020 |
Ep. 274: Change Your Life When You’re Changing Your Life, Hacks for Sibling Harmony, and a Deep Dive into COVID-19 Mantras.
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May 20, 2020 |
Little Happier: This Nightly Ritual Gives Me the “New York City Feeling” During the Pandemic.
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May 18, 2020 |
Ep. 273: Get Grounded in Your Body Through Your Senses, an Idea for a Quick, Inexpensive Gift, and a Conversation about Tough Times with Kate Bowler
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May 13, 2020 |
Little Happier: My COVID-19 Song: “New York City, Lexington Avenue, Rush Hour.”
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May 11, 2020 |
Ep. 272: Make a “Power Hour After” list, a Conversation about Parenting with Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz, and Elizabeth Talks about No Alcohol April.
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May 06, 2020 |
Little Happier: What’s the Best Time to Plant a Tree?
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May 04, 2020 |
Ep. 271: Make Lists to Make Memories, an Easy Way to Make Zoom Meetings More Fun, and a Discussion about Meditation with Dan Harris of 10% Happier.
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Apr 29, 2020 |
Little Happier: “I Love You as Much as the Salt in My Soup.”
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Apr 27, 2020 |
Ep. 270: Very Special Episode with Advice for Graduates
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Apr 22, 2020 |
Little Happier: Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” Clause
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Apr 20, 2020 |
Ep. 269: Choose a COVID-19 Mantra, a Fun Way to Celebrate These Difficult Days, and Casey Schwartz Talks about “Attention.”
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Apr 15, 2020 |
Little Happier: A Loud Noise Woke Me Up from a Sound Sleep in a Mississippi Hotel—and Made Me Very Happy.
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Apr 13, 2020 |
Ep. 268: Limit Yourself to One Option, a Self-Care Solution, and Chris Guillebeau Talks about “The Money Tree” and Creating the Work Life We Want
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Apr 08, 2020 |
Little Happier: How Do You Write a Letter of Recommendation for Someone You Can’t Honestly Recommend?
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Apr 06, 2020 |
Ep. 267: Write a Letter of Congratulations to Your Future-Self, Solutions to School Spirit T-Shirt Overload, and Why I Should Check My Calendar
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Apr 01, 2020 |
Little Happier: An Episode from the Life of Dr. Johnson Reminds Me to Do a Better Job of Staying Calm.
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Mar 30, 2020 |
Ep. 266: Beware the Myths of Spring Cleaning, Rusty O’Kelley Explains How to Ace a Job Interview, and a Reminder about REAL ID .
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Mar 25, 2020 |
Little Happier: A Dog’s Pleasure Can Remind Us All of the Joy of the Snow.
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Mar 23, 2020 |
Ep. 265: Give a Sensorium Gift, a Deep Dive into Suggestions to #Walk20in20, and a Conversation Hack
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Mar 18, 2020 |
Little Happier: The Joy of Listening to Music—Even for Someone Like Me.
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Mar 16, 2020 |
Bonus: Coping During COVID-19: How to Stay Happier and Calmer in Difficult Times
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Mar 15, 2020 |
Ep. 264: Keep a Stress Diary, Stop Rinsing Dirty Dishes, and Jordan Harbinger Explains How to Network Better
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Mar 11, 2020 |
Little Happier: Why We Should Be Polite to the Person Sitting Next to Us on the Airplane.
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Mar 09, 2020 |
Ep. 263: What’s Your “Guiding Question,” a Twist on “20 for 20,” and Bestselling Author Dan Heath Talks about a Better Way to Solve Problems.
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Mar 04, 2020 |
Little Happier: “I Remember Feeling the Warm Relief of Knowing What My Future Was.”
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Mar 02, 2020 |
BONUS Episode: To Celebrate Our Fifth Anniversary, A Blast from the Past! Listen to Our Very First Episode.
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Feb 28, 2020 |
Ep. 262: Fifth Anniversary Extravaganza! Our Favorite Moments from the Past Five Years
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Feb 26, 2020 |
Little Happier: How Did This Stockbroker Make So Many Accurate Predictions?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
Ep. 261: Improve Your Posture, a New Way to Celebrate Birthdays, and Tackling T-Shirt Troubles
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Feb 19, 2020 |
Little Happier: What’s Inconvenient for You Might Be Convenient for Me
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Feb 17, 2020 |
Ep. 260: In Honor of Valentine’s Day, Listeners Give Their Best Relationship Advice
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Feb 12, 2020 |
Little Happier: Why Pickpockets Benefit from Signs that Warn “Beware of Pickpockets.”
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Feb 10, 2020 |
Ep. 259: Happier Podcast Book Club: Adrienne Brodeur Talks About “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me”
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Feb 05, 2020 |
Little Happier: Teacher Anne Sullivan Writes About Hellen Keller’s Moment of Profound Realization
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Feb 03, 2020 |
Ep. 258: Try the “Pair & Share” Approach and a Conversation with “Yoga Girl” Rachel Brathen
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Jan 29, 2020 |
Little Happier: Helen Keller Tells the Story of the Moment Her Life Changed.
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Jan 27, 2020 |
Ep. 257: Don’t Try to “Mind-Read,” and Talking about the Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal
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Jan 22, 2020 |
Little Happier: The Fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” Warns Us to Stay Wary of the Dangerous Ones
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Jan 20, 2020 |
Ep. 256: Use Up What You Have, and a Conversation about Stillness with Ryan Holiday
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Jan 15, 2020 |
Little Happier: From Writer James Agee: Could He Learn to Be the Kind of Person He’d Always Detested?
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Jan 13, 2020 |
Ep. 255: We Reveal Our “20 for 2020” Lists as well as a Color-Related Hack, and Give a Happiness-Bully Demerit
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Jan 08, 2020 |
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Says, “Whom Do You Love More?”
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Jan 06, 2020 |
Ep. 254: Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year, and a Tough Question about Neighbors
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Jan 01, 2020 |
Little Happier: A Mystery: In Order to Find Something Precious, We Must Possess It Already.
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Dec 30, 2019 |
Ep. 253: Fight Through Post-Holiday Haze and How (Really) to Keep New Year’s Resolutions
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Dec 26, 2019 |
Little Happier: We Don’t Always Know What’s a Waste of Time, or What’s a Good Use of Our Time.
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Dec 23, 2019 |
Ep. 252: Walk for 20 in ’20! Plus We Discuss “Power Hour” and Answering Frivolous Questions During Job Interviews
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Dec 18, 2019 |
Little Happier: A Different, Happy Way to Think About Exerting Our Willpower (a Task that Doesn’t Usually Sound Appealing).
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Dec 16, 2019 |
Ep. 251: Try the Eight Stones Method; Are You on Team “You Do You” or Team “Let’s All Join In”; and the Fun of Holiday Movies
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Dec 11, 2019 |
Little Happier: I Love to See Justice in Action, and I Love to See Virtue Rewarded.
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Dec 09, 2019 |
Ep. 250: Very Special Episode: We Review Our “19 for 2019” Lists
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Dec 04, 2019 |
Little Happier: You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Pigeon That’s Flying Overhead.
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Dec 02, 2019 |
Ep. 249: Happier Podcast Book Club: The Legendary Isaac Mizrahi Talks about Fashion, Family, and Self-Knowledge in “I.M.”
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Nov 27, 2019 |
Little Happier: My Favorite Part of Going to the Philharmonic Isn’t the Music.
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Nov 25, 2019 |
Ep. 248: Write an Aphorism, and a Deep Dive into Food Pushing
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Nov 20, 2019 |
Little Happier: More Great Advice from My Father—About How to Succeed at Work
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Nov 18, 2019 |
Ep. 247: Use the Solomon Paradox When Dealing with a Difficult Situation, and Would You Like to be a Twin?
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Nov 13, 2019 |
Little Happier: Who Is the Main Character, Who Is the Supporting Character?
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Nov 11, 2019 |
Ep. 246: Have Your Words Ready, and a Conversation with Simon Sinek about “The Infinite Game”
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Nov 06, 2019 |
Little Happier: At a Recent Dinner for Supreme Court Clerks, Even Longtime Lawyers Wanted This Table Gift.
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Nov 04, 2019 |
Ep. 245: Avoid the Trap of the False Choice, and How to Eat Healthfully in the Face of Halloween Candy or Social Pressure
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Oct 30, 2019 |
Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation.
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Oct 28, 2019 |
Ep. 244: Go Out in the Early Morning Sunlight and Brush Your Teeth After Dinner
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Oct 23, 2019 |
Little Happier: I Get Choked Up When I Hear the Song “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music”
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Oct 21, 2019 |
Ep. 243: Treat Yourself Like a Dog and How Obligers Can Resist Pressures to Indulge
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Oct 16, 2019 |
Little Happier: A Moment in the Life of JFK Illustrates How Hard It Is to Know Other People
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Oct 14, 2019 |
Ep. 242: Buy Some Happiness, Plus Hacks for Taking Medication Regularly
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Oct 09, 2019 |
Little Happier: Novelist John Steinbeck and King Arthur Show Me How to Think Outside the Box
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Oct 07, 2019 |
Ep. 241: Malcolm Gladwell Talks About “Talking to Strangers” Plus a Delicious, Healthy Hack
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Oct 02, 2019 |
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say to a Person Who Has Big Hopes
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Sep 30, 2019 |
Ep. 240: Use the Emergency Kit for Anxiety, Worry, and Stress
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Sep 25, 2019 |
Bonus Episode: A Deep Dive into the “Four Tendencies” Personality Framework
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Sep 23, 2019 |
Little Happier: My America Feeling: I’m Grateful for the Sound of Many Languages
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Sep 23, 2019 |
Ep. 239: Tackling Life’s Big Questions with Kate Bowler
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Sep 18, 2019 |
Little Happier: Like Oscar Wilde, Do You Find It Hard to Live Up to Your Blue China? I Sure Do.
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Sep 16, 2019 |
Ep. 238: Back-to-School Habits, and Marie Forleo Talks About How Everything Is Figureoutable
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Sep 11, 2019 |
Little Happier: An Old and Famous Story about How We Can’t Outrun Our Fate
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Sep 09, 2019 |
Ep. 237: #HappierLaborDay: What Career Aims Make Our Work Lives Happier
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Sep 04, 2019 |
Little Happier: The Musical “Song of Spider-Man” and the Problem of the Unknown Knowns
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Sep 02, 2019 |
Ep. 236: Stay the Course with Your Good Habits
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Aug 28, 2019 |
Little Happier: Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey Talk about Humility and Hubris
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Aug 26, 2019 |
Ep. 235: Talking Happiness with Bestselling Author Rachel Hollis
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Aug 21, 2019 |
Little Happier: I Love an Emotion that I Call the “Varsity Team” Feeling.
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Aug 19, 2019 |
Ep. 234: Try the SLANT Approach to Listen Better and How to Deal with a Sweetheart’s Unenthusiastic Support
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Aug 14, 2019 |
Little Happier: What Friendships Tend to Stick? An Observation from Game of Thrones
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Aug 12, 2019 |
Ep. 233: Get Rid of Your Wart (Literal and Metaphorical) and Connect Better with Friends
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Aug 07, 2019 |
Little Happier: Churchill’s Life Proves that We Can’t Know What’s Good or Bad Luck
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Aug 05, 2019 |
Ep. 232: Remember to Consider the Company that Someone Keeps
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Jul 31, 2019 |
Little Happier: Winston Churchill and “Game of Thrones” Illustrate the Same Observation About Power
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Jul 29, 2019 |
Ep. 231: Choose Your TV Theme Song
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Jul 24, 2019 |
Little Happier: “If He’ll Do It For You, He’ll Do It to You”: My Daughter and Father Hit on the Same Truth
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Jul 22, 2019 |
Ep. 230: Happier Podcast Book Club: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Reflects on Growing Up as Steve Jobs’s Daughter in “Small Fry”
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Jul 17, 2019 |
Little Happier: How the Gift of a Dollhouse Illustrates the Philosophy of Bertrand Russell
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Jul 15, 2019 |
Ep. 229: Spend 120 Minutes a Week in Nature and an Interview with Sheri Salata about “The Beautiful No”
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Jul 10, 2019 |
Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Persuade? The Sun and the North Wind Disagree.
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Jul 08, 2019 |
Ep. 228: Make Your Own Art and a Lesson from Mr. Rogers
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Jul 03, 2019 |
Little Happier: Throughout My Life, I’ve Remembered One Line from the “Little Engine that Could”
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Jul 01, 2019 |
Ep. 227: An Interview with Comedian, Actor, and Writer Pete Holmes
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Jun 26, 2019 |
Little Happier: Reading Isaac Mizrahi Taught Me About Myself
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Jun 24, 2019 |
Ep. 226: Celebrate the Summer Solstice by Re-visiting your One-Word Theme
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Jun 19, 2019 |
Little Happier: My Husband Jamie Taught Me a Wonderful, Memorable Lesson About Plans.
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Jun 17, 2019 |
Ep. 225: Cultivate Your Casual Friendships
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Jun 12, 2019 |
Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.”
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Jun 10, 2019 |
Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again)
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Jun 05, 2019 |
Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World.
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Jun 03, 2019 |
Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff
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May 29, 2019 |
Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her?
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May 27, 2019 |
Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone
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May 22, 2019 |
Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift.
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May 20, 2019 |
Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale.
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May 16, 2019 |
Ep. 221: Do You Yearn for a Re-Set?
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May 15, 2019 |
Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato
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May 13, 2019 |
Ep. 220: Why We Should Deal with Something Negative Right Away
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May 08, 2019 |
Little Happier: What Chef Julia Child Taught Me About the Nature of Enthusiasm and Happiness.
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May 06, 2019 |
Ep. 219: Very Special Episode: Going Deep into Giving Up with Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig-Urban
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May 01, 2019 |
Little Happier: We Love Excellence--When We Can Recognize It. for Apr 29, 2019
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Apr 29, 2019 |
Ep. 218: Invest in Your Identities
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Apr 24, 2019 |
Little Happier: My Husband So Often Knows the Right Thing to Say
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Apr 22, 2019 |
Ep. 217: Don’t Over-Consult
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Apr 17, 2019 |
Little Happier: The Opposite of a Profound Truth Is Also True. Even in Goth
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Apr 15, 2019 |
Ep. 216: Give Someone an Unusual Compliment
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Apr 10, 2019 |
Little Happier: Why the Children’s Book “Little Bear” Made Tears Come into My Eyes
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Apr 08, 2019 |
Ep. 215: Throw a Celebratory Party
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Apr 03, 2019 |
Little Happier: I’m Lucky to Have a Mother Who Is Lucky
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Apr 01, 2019 |
Ep. 214: Try Giving Up Something for a Month
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Mar 27, 2019 |
Little Happier: A Friend’s Description of Herself Reminded Me of Who I Am
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Mar 25, 2019 |
Ep. 213: Bonus Clutter-Clearing Tips: Find Out What Ideas Didn’t Make It into the Book
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Mar 20, 2019 |
Little Happier: This Mother Knew Exactly What Career Advice to Give
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Mar 18, 2019 |
Ep. 212: Happier Podcast Book Club: We Talk About Family Secrets in Dani Shapiro’s Memoir “Inheritance.”
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Mar 13, 2019 |
Little Happier: Would I Know the Way to Tell Right from Wrong?
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Mar 11, 2019 |
Bonus Episode! An Excerpt from Gretchen’s New Book “Outer Order, Inner Calm”
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Mar 08, 2019 |
Ep. 211: Spend Time Individually with Family Members, an Ice Cube Hack, and Obligers’ Relationships to Accountability and Possessions
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Mar 06, 2019 |
Little Happier: Carrie’s Shoe Collection in “Sex and the City” Teaches an Important Lesson About Habits
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Mar 04, 2019 |
Ep. 210: Very Special Episode: Clutter-Busting!
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Feb 27, 2019 |
Little Happier: From Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”--What Should We Fear More, Want or Ignorance?
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Feb 25, 2019 |
Ep. 209: Fourth Anniversary! Most Popular Ideas and Favorite Moments
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Feb 20, 2019 |
Little Happier: A Perhaps Apocryphal Story about Matisse--About Time and Mastery
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Feb 18, 2019 |
Ep. 208: To Fight Clutter, Beware the “Endowment Effect”
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Feb 13, 2019 |
Little Happier: My Favorite Story from My Favorite Book About Parenting
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Feb 11, 2019 |
Ep. 207: Elizabeth Reveals Why You Should Go to the Doctor
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Feb 06, 2019 |
Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves
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Feb 04, 2019 |
Ep. 206: What’s the Best Resolution You’ve Ever Made?
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Jan 30, 2019 |
Little Happier: The Supreme Court Building Gave Me the “America Feeling”
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Jan 28, 2019 |
Ep. 205: An Interview about False Identities with Abby Ellin
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Jan 23, 2019 |
Little Happier: There’s Such Joy in Giving Delight
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Jan 21, 2019 |
Ep. 204: Put a Band-Aid On It
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Jan 16, 2019 |
Little: Even Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life Felt Rushed and Cluttered
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Jan 14, 2019 |
Ep. 203: Plan Your “19 for 2019”
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Jan 09, 2019 |
Little: Eisenhower: To Do Some Work Well, We Have to Do Some Work Poorly
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Jan 07, 2019 |
Ep. 202 - Use the Checklist for Habit Change
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Jan 02, 2019 |
Little: Sometimes, What We Think Is a Weakness Is a Strength, and Vice Versa
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Dec 31, 2018 |
Ep. 201 - Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year
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Dec 26, 2018 |
Little: Everything Would Be Easy, If It Weren’t For…
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Dec 24, 2018 |
Ep. 200 - Our 200th Episode! Ask Us Anything
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Dec 19, 2018 |
Little : Do What You Love, and Then Your Friends Hire You
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Dec 17, 2018 |
Ep. 199 - Reflections on Our “18 for 2018” Lists
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Dec 12, 2018 |
Little: While the Power of Story-Telling Is Trendy Now, It’s an Ancient Idea.
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Dec 10, 2018 |
Ep. 198 - Design Your Own “Happiness Project"
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Dec 05, 2018 |
Little: Is This Person My Judge, or My Champion?
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Dec 03, 2018 |
Ep. 197 - Make a Plan to Read More in 2019
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Nov 28, 2018 |
Little: A Lesson from Waitressing: It’s Not About You
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Nov 26, 2018 |
Ep. 196: Choose a Holiday Motto
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Nov 21, 2018 |
Little: Finding a Meaning, Such as Sacrifice, Can Transform Suffering
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Nov 19, 2018 |
Ep. 195: Do Something Scary
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Nov 14, 2018 |
Little: “The Salvation of Man Is Through Love and in Love.”
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Nov 12, 2018 |
Ep. 194: Make an Introduction
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Nov 07, 2018 |
Little: The Idea of “Negative Space” and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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Nov 05, 2018 |
Ep. 193: Have You Ever Felt Your Personality Slip?
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Oct 31, 2018 |
Little: A Puzzling Story from the Life of Pearl S. Buck
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Oct 29, 2018 |
Ep. 192: The Problem of “You Cook, I Clean”
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Oct 24, 2018 |
Little: During a Difficult Family Discussion, Someone Knows the Right Thing to Say
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Oct 22, 2018 |
Ep. 191: Identify Your Pacesetter
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Oct 17, 2018 |
Little: Yet Another Piece of Advice from My Father
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Oct 15, 2018 |
Ep. 190: Very Special Episode: Think About Your Body
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Oct 10, 2018 |
Little: I Experienced the "America Feeling" in Normandy, France
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Oct 08, 2018 |
Ep. 189: Make Life More Complicated
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Oct 03, 2018 |
Little: A Stumble May Prevent a Fall
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Oct 01, 2018 |
Ep. 188: Create a Personal Timeline
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Sep 26, 2018 |
Little: An 18th Century Story Makes Me Think About the Importance of Education
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Sep 24, 2018 |
Ep. 187: How to Find a Misplaced Object
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Sep 19, 2018 |
Little: Why Are You Living in New York City?
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Sep 17, 2018 |
Ep. 186: Create a Blues Bag
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Sep 12, 2018 |
Little: When People Give No Solace, We Can Turn to Nature
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Sep 10, 2018 |
Ep. 185: Make a "Facts of Life" Book
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Sep 05, 2018 |
Little: Laurence Olivier’s Advice to Dustin Hoffman Works for Me, Too
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Sep 03, 2018 |
Ep. 184: Have a #HappierLaborDay
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Aug 29, 2018 |
Little: It’s Good to be an Adult
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Aug 27, 2018 |
Ep. 183: Consider Going into "Low Power Mode"
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Aug 22, 2018 |
Little: When We Give Ourselves Limits We Give Ourselves Creativity
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Aug 20, 2018 |
Ep. 182: Take a Scent Snapshot of Your Life
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Aug 15, 2018 |
Little: A Beautiful Moment of Elevation from Winston Churchill’s Tears
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Aug 13, 2018 |
Ep. 181: Practice Reverse Gossip
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Aug 08, 2018 |
Little: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Something to Be Good at Something.
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Aug 06, 2018 |
Ep. 180: Very Special Episode: Travel Hacks!
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Aug 01, 2018 |
Little: A Lesson from Harry Potter About Knowing Who You Are
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Jul 30, 2018 |
Ep. 179: Make Each Day of the Week Distinctive
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Jul 25, 2018 |
Little: Artist Anne Truitt Describes Her Moment of Transformation
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Jul 23, 2018 |
Ep. 178: Schedule a Weekly Playdate with Yourself
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Jul 18, 2018 |
Little: “There Are Many Things that We Would Throw Away If We Were Not Afraid that Others Might Pick Them Up.”
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Jul 16, 2018 |
Ep. 177: What is Luxury for You?
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Jul 11, 2018 |
Little: It’s Not as Glamorous as It Sounds.
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Jul 09, 2018 |
Ep. 176: An Interview with Hollywood Powerhouse Mark Duplass
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Jul 04, 2018 |
Little: Dolly Parton Describes the Difference Between a Wish and a Dream
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Jul 02, 2018 |
Ep. 175: Do You Struggle with Procrasticlearing?
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Jun 27, 2018 |
Little: Schoolhouse Rock Gives Me the “America Feeling” and Taught Me the Preamble to the Constitution
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Jun 25, 2018 |
Ep. 174: Make Something by Hand
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Jun 20, 2018 |
Little: There May Be a Very Good Explanation for That.
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Jun 18, 2018 |
Ep. 173: Is It a Good Idea to Work with Your Best Friend?
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Jun 13, 2018 |
Little: I Love to See Virtue Rewarded
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Jun 11, 2018 |
Ep. 172: Toss Unnecessary Papers
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Jun 06, 2018 |
Little: Yes, I Made a Dumb Mistake—But People Have Made Dumber Mistakes.
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Jun 04, 2018 |
Ep. 171: Question Your Limiting Beliefs
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May 30, 2018 |
Little: A Happy Story from the Life of Dolly Parton
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May 28, 2018 |
Ep. 170: Very Special Episode with an “18 for 2018” Update
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May 23, 2018 |
Little: Always Orient Yourself to North.
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May 21, 2018 |
Ep. 169: Use the Strategy of “Stop Talking”
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May 16, 2018 |
Little: “Even a Dog Distinguishes Between Being Stumbled Over and Being Kicked.”
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May 14, 2018 |
Ep. 168: ”Remember, This Is Supposed to Be Fun”
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May 09, 2018 |
Little: A Lesson I Have to Learn Over and Over.
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May 07, 2018 |
Ep. 167: Be a Tourist in Your Own Home
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May 02, 2018 |
Little: The Statue of Liberty and My “America Feeling”
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Apr 30, 2018 |
Ep. 166: Watch Old Video Clips
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Apr 25, 2018 |
Little: Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination
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Apr 23, 2018 |
Ep. 165: Have a Power Down Weekend
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Apr 18, 2018 |
Little: Lead Us by the Hand to Those We Are Looking For
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Apr 16, 2018 |
Ep. 164: Don’t Assign or Accept Homework
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Apr 11, 2018 |
Little: Alas, There Are No Wizards.
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Apr 09, 2018 |
Ep. 163: Set a Weekly Phone Date
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Apr 04, 2018 |
Little: Now Is Now, and Now Is Already a Long Time Ago.
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Apr 02, 2018 |
Ep. 162: Write It Down. Really.
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Mar 28, 2018 |
Little: The Investor Is Wise Who Diversifies. Also True for Non-Investors.
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Mar 26, 2018 |
Ep. 161: Embrace the Cheese
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Mar 21, 2018 |
Little: No Hard Feelings. These Things Happen.
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Mar 19, 2018 |
Ep. 160: Very Special Episode! Live from Elizabeth’s Cluttered Home Office.
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Mar 14, 2018 |
Little: From Rob Lowe: Sometimes You Have to Get Fired to Get Hired
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Mar 12, 2018 |
Ep. 159: Do Something Badly
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Mar 07, 2018 |
Little: It’s Fun to Have Fun, But You Have to Know How
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Mar 05, 2018 |
Ep. 158: Create a Standardized Vacation
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Feb 28, 2018 |
Little: Ever Thought, “It Doesn’t Make Any Difference If I Go to the Gym Today”?
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Feb 26, 2018 |
Ep. 157: Third Anniversary! Our Most Popular Try-This-at-Home Tips, Happiness Hacks & Favorite Moments.
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Feb 21, 2018 |
Little: “I Sell Beer to Them as Wants It. I Ain’t Making Nobody Drink It.”
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Feb 19, 2018 |
Ep. 156: Kiss in the Morning, Kiss at Night
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Feb 14, 2018 |
Little: What I Do Every Day Matters More Than What I Do Once in a While
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Feb 12, 2018 |
Ep. 155: Choose a Signature Scent
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Feb 07, 2018 |
Little: That’s Okay, Buddy
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Feb 05, 2018 |
Ep. 154: Wear “Clothes” Every Day
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Jan 31, 2018 |
Little: Whatever You Do, You Will Still Be You
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Jan 29, 2018 |
Ep. 153: This Is Actually Good for Me.
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Jan 24, 2018 |
Little: A Cure for Feeling Annoyed About Clutter? Remember Love
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Jan 22, 2018 |
Ep. 152: Deep Dive into “18 for 2018”
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Jan 17, 2018 |
Little: Don’t Know What Will Happen in the Future? Try to Understand Now
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Jan 15, 2018 |
Ep. 151: Keep a Running List of Your Favorite Things
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Jan 10, 2018 |
Little: You Will Say Good-Bye to Your Child Many Times
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Jan 08, 2018 |
Ep. 150: Gretchen and Elizabeth Unplugged
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Jan 03, 2018 |
Little: We’ve Had Our Dog Barnaby Always
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Jan 01, 2018 |
Ep. 149: "18 for 2018" and Roz Chast Interview
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Dec 27, 2017 |
Little: Everyday Life in Utopia
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Dec 25, 2017 |
Ep. 148: Use the Checklist for Habit Change for 2018
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Dec 20, 2017 |
Little: Three Words for Success: “No Matter What”
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Dec 18, 2017 |
Ep. 147: 18 for 2018
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Dec 13, 2017 |
Little: Am I Wasting My Youth?
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Dec 11, 2017 |
Ep. 146: Introduce a Note of Whimsy
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Dec 06, 2017 |
Little: Do Good, Feel Good
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Dec 04, 2017 |
Ep. 145: Try These Happier Holiday Hacks
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Nov 29, 2017 |
Little: Reframing Helped Me Feel Lucky Instead of Resentful
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Nov 27, 2017 |
Ep. 144: Be Willing to Delegate
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Nov 22, 2017 |
Panoply Fall 2017 Trailer
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Nov 20, 2017 |
Little: Tell Me What You Want for Dinner
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Nov 20, 2017 |
Ep. 143: Down with Boredom
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Nov 15, 2017 |
Little: A Happiness Reminder from E. B. White’s Masterpiece “Charlotte’s Web”
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Nov 13, 2017 |
Side Hustle School: 13-Year-Old Australian Creates Schoolyard Lollipop Fortune
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Nov 10, 2017 |
Ep. 142: Schedule Some Daily Transcendence
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Nov 08, 2017 |
Little: “I Always Loved a Snow Day”
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Nov 06, 2017 |
Ep. 141: Find Your Oasis
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Nov 01, 2017 |
Little: A Good Example is More Compelling than Good Advice
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Oct 30, 2017 |
Ep. 140: It's More Important to Say Something Than the Right Thing
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Oct 25, 2017 |
Little: Don’t Wait Until You’re Moving Out to Clean Your Apartment
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Oct 23, 2017 |
Ep. 139: Be Full of Desire But Easy To Please
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Oct 18, 2017 |
Little: Frequency Is More Important than Duration
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Oct 16, 2017 |
Ep. 138: Always Leave Some Room in the Suitcase
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Oct 11, 2017 |
Little: Too Early, Too Early, Too Early—Too Late, Too Late, Too Late
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Oct 09, 2017 |
Ep. 137: Gretchen Visits Elizabeth on the Disney Lot
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Oct 04, 2017 |
Little: People Succeed in Groups
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Oct 02, 2017 |
Ep. 136: Don't Fall into "Empty"
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Sep 27, 2017 |
Little: Reading Memoirs Reminds Me to Cut People Slack
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Sep 25, 2017 |
Ep. 135: Plan a Virtual Move, 2.0
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Sep 20, 2017 |
Little: “An Investor Is Wise Who Diversifies”—True in Many Situations
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Sep 18, 2017 |
Ep. 134: Write a "Ta-Da" List
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Sep 13, 2017 |
Little: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing
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Sep 11, 2017 |
Ep. 133: Create a Spot for Things in Transition
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Sep 06, 2017 |
Little: B.J. Novak’s Reminder about the Importance of Gratitude.
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Sep 04, 2017 |
Ep. 132: Consider Children's Literature
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Aug 30, 2017 |
Little: The Book “The Hobbit Boredom” Illustrates How Boredom Can Spark Creativity
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Aug 28, 2017 |
Ep. 131: Do 10 Jumping Jacks
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Aug 23, 2017 |
Little: Sometimes, It’s Better to Help than to Sympathize
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Aug 21, 2017 |
Ep. 130: 7 Myths of Happiness
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Aug 16, 2017 |
Little: Don’t Sleep Through Beautiful Moments
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Aug 14, 2017 |
Ep. 129: September is the Other January
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Aug 09, 2017 |
Little: Why Andy Warhol Wanted to Have a Boss—on Retainer
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Aug 07, 2017 |
Ep. 128: Connect With TV
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Aug 02, 2017 |
Little: My Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Mother Found the Right Words to Say
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Jul 31, 2017 |
Ep. 127: Make or Accept a “Repair Attempt"
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Jul 26, 2017 |
Little: Sometimes, You Feel Regret Either Way
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Jul 24, 2017 |
Ep. 126: Do You Struggle with Perfectionism?
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Jul 19, 2017 |
Little: A Lesson from Pre-School: You Get What You Get, and You Don’t Get Upset
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Jul 17, 2017 |
Ep. 125: Plan a Virtual Move
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Jul 12, 2017 |
Little: A Great School Motto: Go Forth Unafraid
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Jul 10, 2017 |
Ep. 124: Remember Love
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Jul 05, 2017 |
Little: Don’t Check Every Box
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Jul 03, 2017 |
Ep. 123: Shield Yourself from Worry
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Jun 28, 2017 |
Little: How to be Successful, Part 2
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Jun 26, 2017 |
Ep. 122: Tackle a “Power Day”
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Jun 21, 2017 |
Little: How to Be Successful, Part 1
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Jun 19, 2017 |
Ep. 121: Do You Want to Read More?
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Jun 14, 2017 |
Little: Flawed Can Be More Perfect Than Perfection
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Jun 12, 2017 |
Ep. 12 |