Podcast Episodes

Ep. 552: Start Your 100-Day Countdown, Try Substack & the Power of Engaging

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There are about 100 days left in the year, and we discuss why starting your 100-day countdown can make you happier. We also explore a hack that will help you read, learn, and get entertained, and we …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Little Happier: A Surprising and Subtle Way to Change Your Habits: Consider Texas

Texas’s extremely successful anti-littering campaign illustrates an important principle about habit change: Sometimes changing our habits requires us first to change our identity.

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Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

More Happier: Returning to Routine? 7 Strategies to Make it Easier [Revisited]

Feeling the end-of-summer slump? In this revisited episode, we share 7 practical strategies that can help you rebuild your routine for fall—especially if you're dragging your feet. September is the o…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Ep. 551: Question Assumptions, College Drop-Off Hacks & Rebelling Against an Unappreciative Family

Episode 551

We talk about why it can be very valuable to question our assumptions, and we also share hacks for helping a child moving into a college dorm.  Plus we discuss a listener’s feelings of Obliger-rebell…

Published on 1 month ago

Little Happier: Why Is Making Partner in a Law Firm Like Winning a Pie-Eating Contest?

A teaching joke from the legal world captures an important lesson: Sometimes the reward for an achievement is simply a bigger helping of the same challenge.

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Published on 1 month ago

More Happier: Listen In! Recording from Our Reading Retreat (and Closet Clearing)

During our recent Reading Retreat 2025, we made voice memos to record our sisterly adventure. We talk about our reading, plus we also report on the evening we spent clearing out a very crowded closet…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep. 550: Very Special Episode: Now Is the Time to Tackle That One, Big, Hard Thing

Episode 550

Sometimes, to be happier, we need to confront one enormous, daunting goal that we would really prefer to avoid. We discuss what those kinds of intimidating goals might be, offer suggestions for how t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Little Happier: Sometimes, Life Feels Like Art. Recently I Felt Like Reciting Poetry to a Crowd

Sometimes life achieves the formal perfection of art, or a moment can seem so transcendent that only art can allow us to express what we feel.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

More Happier: Get Ready for Fall in Just 30 Minutes [Revisited]

Clear the Decks! We revisit one of our most popular episodes to help you prepare for the return to routine after summer—or anytime you’re gearing up for a change. 

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ep. 549: Make a Love List, Back-to-School Hacks & How to Learn Someone’s Real Opinion

Episode 549

We explore the power of creating a "love list" to help us stay connected with the people who matter most. We share a clever way for getting someone’s honest opinions, plus, we dive into listeners' mo…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago