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Ep. 239: Tackling Life’s Big Questions with Kate Bowler
Episode 239
Why you should make a concrete offer when someone needs a hand, how to break the ice using a simple button-maker, and a thoughtful conversation about life’s big questions with writer and podcaster Ka…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: Like Oscar Wilde, Do You Find It Hard to Live Up to Your Blue China? I Sure Do.
Oscar Wilde famously observed: “‘I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china.” What do you think he meant by that?
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 238: Back-to-School Habits, and Marie Forleo Talks About How Everything Is Figureoutable
Episode 238
Strategies to help you and your family create good back-to-school habits, the fun of undertaking a library quest, and author and host of MarieTV Marie Forleo talks about happiness and productivity.
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: An Old and Famous Story about How We Can’t Outrun Our Fate
The ancient and haunting teaching story about “an appointment in Samarra” is a wonderful illustration of the inevitability of fate.
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 237: #HappierLaborDay: What Career Aims Make Our Work Lives Happier
Episode 237
We can use the Labor Day holiday as a catalyst to think about making our work lives happier, healthier, more productive, or more creative. #HappierLaborDay
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: The Musical “Song of Spider-Man” and the Problem of the Unknown Knowns
A memoir about the failure of the musical “Song of Spider-Man” is a sobering example of how sometimes, we choose not to know the things we know—with very bad consequences.
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 236: Stay the Course with Your Good Habits
Episode 236
Why you should stay the course with your good habits, the challenge of taking daily medication, and a return to a favorite question, “What’s your signature color?”
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey Talk about Humility and Hubris
Back in 1992, Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey talk about pride, humbility, and hubris.
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Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 235: Talking Happiness with Bestselling Author Rachel Hollis
Episode 235
Why you might recreate a childhood menu, a conversation with blockbuster bestseller Rachel Hollis about how to be happier, and technology hack to help keep your phone charged.
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Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: I Love an Emotion that I Call the “Varsity Team” Feeling.
I love being part of the “varsity team,” or witnessing a varsity team at work—and even knowing the phrase varsity team.
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Published on 6 years, 4 months ago