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Ep. 345: Escape from Zombie Mode, Help People Say “No,” and What Do You Want to Be Known For?
Episode 345
We discuss strategies for escaping “zombie mode,” share a hack to make it easy for people to say “no,” and talk to Crystal Ellefsen about the know-yo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Mindy Kaling’s “Rules for Writing” Show That We Can Be Funny Without Being Mean
Mindy Kaling is a successful and productive writer, actor, and director. She’s hilarious and brilliant. In her “Rules for Writing,” she explains how …
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 344: How to Do a Quick Good Deed that Could Have Big Consequences, a Hack for Cutting Ourselves Some Slack, and an Interview with Anderson Cooper
Episode 344
We discuss a listener’s suggestion for an important way to help others, we talk about giving ourselves a “mercy week” during particularly busy or str…
5 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: A Father Ate the Bananas Intended for His Children, and His Son Never Viewed Him the Same Way
Writer Auberon Waugh tells the story of how his father, novelist Evelyn Waugh, ate the bananas—at that time, a very rare treat--intended for him and …
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 343: Keep a Journal in the Way That’s Right for You, Check in with #Read21in21, and Health Hacks from Cassy Joy Garcia
Episode 343
We talk about why you should keep a journal in the way that’s right for you—and discuss several different journal options, depending on what kind of …
5 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Writer Ann Patchett Describes How Sometimes, We Can Minister to the Spirit through the Body
In her brilliant memoir Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett recalls how she helps a troubled friend by tapping into the power of the five senses: “Even if…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 342: Join the Work Happier Challenge, Use a Rubber Duck to Tackle a Tough Problem, and How to Fight Against Falling into Zombie Mode
Episode 342
We suggest taking the free “Work Happier Challenge” by text as we head into the “other January” of September, explain why talking to a rubber duck ca…
5 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Actor Andrew McCarthy Faces the Question of How, as a Parent, to Acknowledge a Child’s Pain
When the young son of actor and writer Andrew McCarthy raised a tough issue, his father found the right words to respond.
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5 years, 1 month ago
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…
5 years, 2 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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5 years, 2 months ago