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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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6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 283: Happier Podcast Book Club: Renowned Writer Ann Patchett Talks about Family, Forgiveness, and Memory in “The Dutch House”—and a Spotlight on Trevor Noah.
Episode 283
We talk to writer Ann Patchett about her powerful, compelling novel “The Dutch House.” Plus we shine a spotlight on Trevor Noah and his memoir “Born …
6 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: Habits Are the Invisible Architecture of Everyday Life
A passage from Christopher Alexander’s beautiful book The Timeless Way of Building is a good reminder of the importance of having habits that make ou…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 282: Do Good to Feel Good, Bruce Feiler Suggests Two Questions to Ask Yourself to Help Manage Transitions, and a Spotlight on Octavia Butler
Episode 282
We discuss why one way to overcome COVID-19 listlessness is to do good for other people, explore some Know-Yourself-Better questions to help manage t…
6 years, 3 months ago