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Ep. 341: Find Something Unconventional to Celebrate, How to Deal with a Happiness Regret, and Listeners Suggest Ways to Deal with a Talkative Co-worker
Episode 341
Inspired by “Garbage Eve,” we discuss about why we might find something unconventional to celebrate, we talk about listeners’ suggestions for dealing…
4 years, 9 months ago
Little Happier: For Writer Isabel Allende, January 8 Is the Right Day to Begin.
In remembrance of her grandfather’s death, writer Isabel Allende starts all her new books on January 8, which for her is the right day to begin.
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4 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 340: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything
Episode 340
Every tenth episode is a Very Special Episode, and this episode is an “Ask Us Anything.” We answer listener questions about our parents, career insig…
4 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Ordinary Belongings Become Precious as They Persist—Like My Parents’ Brown Bowl
Ordinary belongings become precious as they persist. They make us feel rooted in our own existence, with the comforting feeling that “Some things wil…
4 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 339: Why It’s More Helpful to Ask for Help than to Show Anger, a Listener Struggles with a Talkative Co-Worker, and What Textures Do You Enjoy Most?
Episode 339
We discuss why, if we’re facing a challenge, it can be more helpful to focus on need than anger, explore a know-yourself-better question related to t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Musician Rosanne Cash Reminds Me of a Paradox: Love Is Unconditional, and Love Is Demanding
Musician and writer Rosanne Cash tells the story of a conversation she had with her husband, which was a terrific illustration of a paradox of love.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Bonus Episode: Fantasy Island! We Explore the Making of the New FOX TV Drama
In this bonus episode, we dive deep into questions about the making of the new FOX TV drama “Fantasy Island” and Elizabeth’s role as showrunner.
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4 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 338: If You’re Under Pressure, Give Yourself Less Time, an Easy Hack for Listening to Podcasts, and an Interview with Ramit Sethi about Money and Couples.
Episode 338
We talk about why, when under pressure, you might consider giving yourself less time, we suggest a hack that makes podcast-listening more convenient,…
4 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: A Single Letter Reverses the Meaning of This Quotation from Leonardo da Vinci
I’d long been haunted by a line from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Notebooks,” but I learned that I’d mistyped a single letter, and had utterly transformed th…
4 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 337: Take a Nap, an Easy Hack for Lowering Frustration, a New Way to Use Gold Stars—and Are You a “Song” Lover or a “Music” Lover?
Episode 337
We explore the many benefits of taking a nap (if schedules permit), one listener suggests a simple organization hack and another listener finds a way…
4 years, 10 months ago