Podcast Episodes

A Little Happier: Why the Holy Man Didn’t Tell a Boy to Stop Eating Candy

A familiar story about Gandhi is apocryphal, but nevertheless illustrates one of my Secrets of Adulthood: If we’re trying to encourage or enforce a p…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Bonus: Don’t Call it a Midlife Crisis—Chip Conley on the “Dan Buettner” Podcast

My friend Chip Conley joins the “Dan Buettner Podcast” to explain why the old idea of a “midlife crisis” holds us back and how reframing this stage c…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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More Happier: “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner [Revisited]

As part of our Happier Podcast Book Club, we revisit our conversation with Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast about her compelling bestselling mem…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ep. 564: Revealing…the Annual Challenge for 2026! Plus a Report on Read 25 in 2025

Episode 564

We report on our experience with the “Design Your Year” exercise of the annual challenge: Read 25 in ’25. We also reveal the annual challenge for 202…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like an Employee of Your Former Self?

Do You Feel Like an Employee of Your Former Self? Renowned novelist Ian McEwan makes a funny observation about book tours that’s applicable to many f…

3 months ago

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More Happier: Your Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Hosting [Revisited]

Make entertaining easier. These simple hacks take the stress out of hosting and help you focus on what really matters: enjoying the people you’re wit…

3 months ago

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Ep. 563: Need a One-Word Theme for Next Year? We Review and Reveal Our Words

Episode 563

We talk about why choosing a one-word theme for the year can be such a creative, constructive, and satisfying exercise. We review our words for 2025 …

3 months ago

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A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Paris Syndrome?”

The gap between expectations and reality determines whether we feel happy or disappointed. From empty-nest parents hoping for daily texts to tourists…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Bonus: Hacks to Make the Holidays Happier [Revisited]

We revisit our long list of hacks to make the holidays a happier time.

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3 months, 1 week ago

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More Happier: Do You Specifically Recollect Yourself at Different Ages?

We discuss a know-yourself-better question related to how we conceive of ourselves at different ages. Plus we talk about a way to find excellent book…

3 months, 1 week ago

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