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Little Happier: My Husband Jamie Taught Me a Wonderful, Memorable Lesson About Plans.
My husband’s willingness to change plans gave me a lovely memory—and taught me a valuable lesson.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 225: Cultivate Your Casual Friendships
Episode 225
Cultivate your casual friendships, an interview with writer Ramit Sethi about money, and a terrific inexpensive gift to give.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.”
This story from the life of Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the comic strip “Cathy,” is an example of how we can help people achieve their dreams for…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again)
Episode 224
Design your summer, manage the challenge of making transitions throughout the day, and why “the stewing is worse than the doing.”
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7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World.
Christopher Alexander’s book “A Pattern Language” changed the way I see the world; sometimes, at least in my case, it’s only through words that I can…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff
Episode 223
Why you should step off a cliff, an interview with writer Ross Gay, and the fun of making the opposite of a to-do list.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her?
My fascination with Dolly Parton continues, and her answer to Barbara Walters in a 1977 interview is a good example of why we shouldn’t under-estimat…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone
Episode 222
Why you might choose to go someplace alone, how to have a good conversation with a child, and listener suggests an easy, clever hack for remembering …
7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift.
In Sydney Taylor’s wonderful children’s book “All-of-a-Kind Family,” the girls’ father saw a way to give them a true luxury: the luxury of giving him…
7 years, 4 months ago
Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale.
Is Arya Stark a Rebel? Will Cersei Lannister manage to keep the Iron Throne? And how about that coffee cup! On this special short bonus episode, Gret…
7 years, 5 months ago