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Ep. 278: Why We Should Do Something, and a Conversation with Sofy Solomon about Lessons from Safer-at-Home in a Childhood Bedroom--and How to Make Systems More Just.
Episode 278
Why we should do something, a hack for measurement, and a conversation with Sofy Solomon about what we can learn about ourselves from spending time i…
6 years ago
Little Happier: We Really Don’t Have That Kind of Time.
In this era of the coronavirus, I find myself thinking often about a passage from Anne Lamott’s book “Bird By Bird”—and reminding myself, “I really d…
6 years ago
Ep. 277: Schedule an “Empower Hour,” a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Confiding Secrets, and a Spotlight on Writer Nnedi Okorafor
Episode 277
Why you might schedule a weekly “empower hour,” how a dollar bill can come in handy, a spotlight on the writings of Nnedi Okorafor, and a revealing q…
6 years ago
Little Happier: I Remind Myself: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature.
A proverb from computer programmers can help us remember that sometimes, our limitations and weaknesses can also serve as our strengths.
Get in touch:…
6 years ago
Ep. 276: Design Your Summer, Solutions to Create Sibling Harmony, and How Cornstarch Can Enliven a Boring Afternoon
Episode 276
We discuss why you might design your summer, how you can use cornstarch for a fun, science-based activity, and review listeners’ solutions for creati…
6 years ago
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been So Impatient to Get to the End That You Couldn’t Start?
Sometimes, we’re so eager for to reach the end that we can’t bear to start. It’s an irrational but real response.
Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @eliza…
6 years ago
Ep. 275: Choose a Magic Number, How an Ironing Board Can Make Working from Home Easier, and a Pandemic-Time Question to Ask Yourself
Episode 275
We discuss why you might want to choose a magic number, how an ironing board can help you work more comfortably from home, and explore a know-yoursel…
6 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Can You Call Spirits from the Vasty Deep? Sure, No Problem.
A line from Shakespeare’s Henry IV summarizes a point that’s worth remembering: it’s not hard to put our words out into the world, it’s another thing…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 274: Change Your Life When You’re Changing Your Life, Hacks for Sibling Harmony, and a Deep Dive into COVID-19 Mantras.
Episode 274
We discuss why it’s often easier to change our lives when we’re changing our lives, we take a deep dive into COVID-19 mantras, and we discuss hacks f…
6 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: This Nightly Ritual Gives Me the “New York City Feeling” During the Pandemic.
I get my “America Feeling”— more specifically, my “New York City feeling”--every night at 7 p.m., when we all cheer and clap for the people working o…
6 years, 1 month ago