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Ep. 435: Start a New Habit on Vacation, Cultivate Everyday Luxuries, and Memorize Street Names
Episode 435
We discuss why it’s helpful to start a new habit while on vacation, and why taking
a few minutes to memorize key street names can make life easier for…
3 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Where Is Timbuktu?
A man in Timbuktu laughed when he heard that that people think of the place as being very far away.
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3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Better, a Hack for Showing Love, & Eleanor Gives High-School Advice
Episode 434
We discuss ways to use the “Four Tendencies” personality profiles to communicate more effectively to the children in your life, whether as a parent,
t…
3 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Why Would a Sailor Decide Never to Learn to Swim?
A yachtsman refused to learn to swim, so that if ever found himself in the water, he’d cling to the wreckage—why?
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3 years, 4 months ago
More Happier: The Happiness of Grabbing a Dishtowel, a Clutter-Clearing Triumph, and Getting Quality Screen Time
Episode 38
We talk about why having a dishtowel at the right moment brought me an irrational boost in happiness. We also discuss a suggestion for enjoying some …
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 433: A Surprising Way to Lift Your Mood, How to Decide Where to Move & Ideas for a Rebel Father
Episode 433
We discuss a counter-intuitive and creative way to boost our spirits, and talk
about a terrific hack for people who need to decide where to move. Also…
3 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: A Jammed Zipper Teaches an Important Happiness Lesson I learned a very useful lesson from a very ordinary situation.
If I’m complaining about a problem and asking other people to help me solve it, I should ask myself: Have I, myself, actually taken the time and ener…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 432: Happier Podcast Book Club: Surprise! We Talk About How “Life in Five Senses” Makes Us Happier
Episode 432
Happier Podcast Book Club: We have a conversation about “Life in Five Senses”—abandoned titles, most
surprising lessons, material that was cut out, th…
3 years, 5 months ago
Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla
The famous “Monkey Business Illusion” video and the memoir of magician Darren Brown point to a similar conclusion: When we pay too much attention to …
3 years, 5 months ago
More Happier: A Great Icebreaker Question, a Startling Realization About Where We Live, and How to Know When Work Is an Escape
Episode 37
We talk about a fun, thought-provoking question to pose when we’re trying to make conversation, we discuss an astonishing fact about where we each li…
3 years, 5 months ago