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Ep. 288: Learn Something with a Beginning, Middle, and End, a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Second-Guessing Yourself, and a Spotlight on Brit Bennett
Episode 288
We talk about why it’s helpful (especially these days) to learn something with a beginning, middle, and an end; we explore the Know Yourself Better q…
5 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: What Can You Do When You Live in a Crowded, Messy, Noisy House?
In a traditional Yiddish folk tale, a farmer complains about his crowded, noisy house—and his wise rabbi gives him a surprising solution.
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5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 287: Steer Clear of Quicksand, Beware of Catastrophizing, a Whimsical Hack, and a Spotlight on Baratunde Thurston
Episode 287
We discuss why you should steer clear of quicksand, beware of the happiness stumbling block of “catastrophizing,” suggest an affordable, whimsical ha…
5 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Bryan Stevenson Points Out a Question: Are We There to Speak, or Are We There to Listen?
In his brilliant memoir “Just Mercy,” Bryan Stevenson makes the distinction: Am I invited someplace to speak, or am I invited to listen?
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5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 286: September Is the Other January, Jay Shetty Explains How to Think Like a Monk, and a Spotlight on Colson Whitehead
Episode 286
Why we should remember that September is the other January; we have a conversation with podcaster and writer Jay Shetty about how to “think like a mo…
5 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: The More We Talk to Someone, the More We Have to Say.
In Karl Ove Knausgaard’s autobiographical novel My Struggle: Book Six, he reflects on the counter-intuitive truth that the more we talk to people, th…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 285: Why It’s a Good Idea to Create a Catch-All, a Spotlight on Virginia Hamilton, and a Conversation with Susan Burton About Her Brilliant Memoir “Empty.”
Episode 285
We discuss why it’s a great idea to create a catch-all to help boost creativity, memories, and inspiration, we shine a spotlight on children’s author…
5 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: How Eating a Second Ice-Cream Cone Can Be an Act of Obliger-Rebellion
In Karl Ove Knausgaard’s essay “Summer,” he perfectly describes an example of Obliger-rebellion that’s turned toward the self: he eats a second ice-c…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 284: Why Buying Isn’t Doing, a Deep Dive into Ways to Display Your Favorite Quotations, and a Spotlight on Harriet Washington
Episode 284
We talk about why we shouldn’t confuse buying with doing, reveal a happiness hack for staying in touch with grandparents, review listeners’ suggestio…
5 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: A Lesson Learned from the End of Life: Make Time for the People Who Matter Most
Eugene O’Kelley’s account of his experience of the end of his life is a reminder that our time and energy are limited, and we need to make sure to gi…
5 years, 11 months ago