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Ep. 443: Clear the Decks! We Try Something New to Get Ready for September, the Other New Year
Episode 443
We’re trying something new for this episode: a fun “Clear the Decks” exercise.
This time, e’re using it to help prepare to return to the usual routine…
2 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Have You Ever Walked Along a Desire Path?
As we go through our days, we can look for “desire paths”—the natural paths that emerge as we try to find the quickest and easiest way to get where w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 442: Take Over a Disliked Task, Check Your Passport, and When Not to Do Something for the First Time
Episode 442
We talk about why we might take over a task that someone else particularly
dislikes. We also mention that it’s a good idea to check passport expiratio…
2 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: You’re a Jerk, and I’m a Responsible Parent
Listening to the “Office Ladies” podcast reminds me of the psychological phenomenon of the fundamental attribution error. Both of which are good remi…
2 years, 10 months ago
More Happier: How to Create Connections (Or, Butter People Up), Great TV, and Fun with the Five Senses
Episode 42
We talk about research into how people successfully flatter others, and how those insights can help us to build strong connections in our own relatio…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 441: Escape Your Taste, an Easy Way to Remember Hard Names, and New Metaphors for “Empty Nest”
Episode 441
We talk about how we can boost our happiness by escaping from our own taste.
We also suggest an easy way to make it easier to remember challenging nam…
2 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: I’m Going to Take This Thing Home, Because Otherwise Someone Else Might Steal It
Idaho ghost towns have a problem with vandalism, because people think, “I’ll take this home so someone else doesn't steal it." I felt the same impuls…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets
Episode 440
In this Very Special Episode, we explore the subject of regret. We talk about the
most common categories of regrets and why reflecting on regret can h…
2 years, 11 months ago
Little Happier: Would You Pay $500,000 for a Steve Jobs Paradox?
An amusing paradox arose in real life: Steve Jobs put his autograph on a letter to tell someone that he didn’t sign autographs. Sometimes, in the pro…
2 years, 11 months ago
More Happier: The Silver Lining of Summer Camp, a Happiness Bully for Writing, and Not Getting Choked Up
Episode 41
We talk about the silver lining of having a child away at summer camp. We also discuss how a happiness bully might “encourage” someone to work on the…
2 years, 11 months ago