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Ep. 244: Go Out in the Early Morning Sunlight and Brush Your Teeth After Dinner
Episode 244
Why it’s important to go outside into the sunlight, how brushing your teeth after dinner can help with night snacking, and a dentist demerit from Eli…
6 years, 8 months ago
Little Happier: I Get Choked Up When I Hear the Song “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music”
The song and the scene “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music” is a reminder that our love for our country can burn brightly, even when events look ver…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 243: Treat Yourself Like a Dog and How Obligers Can Resist Pressures to Indulge
Episode 243
Why you should treat yourself like a dog, why telling someone, “Calm down” is usually a bad idea, and ideas for Obligers who are trying to resist exp…
6 years, 8 months ago
Little Happier: A Moment in the Life of JFK Illustrates How Hard It Is to Know Other People
An episode from the life of John F. Kennedy is a terrific reminder of the fact that we don’t know, we can’t really understand, what other people are …
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 242: Buy Some Happiness, Plus Hacks for Taking Medication Regularly
Episode 242
We discuss why and how we can buy some happiness, do a hack round-up with terrific ideas for remembering to take daily medications, and tackle a list…
6 years, 8 months ago
Little Happier: Novelist John Steinbeck and King Arthur Show Me How to Think Outside the Box
Novelist John Steinbeck’s decision to set his King Arthur story in the hazy “before” showed me a solution that I would never have devised—and taught …
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 241: Malcolm Gladwell Talks About “Talking to Strangers” Plus a Delicious, Healthy Hack
Episode 241
We talk to Malcolm Gladwell about “Talking to Strangers” and explore why taking a shower can boost your happiness, and I reveal the easy, new low-car…
6 years, 8 months ago
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say to a Person Who Has Big Hopes
I remind myself and other writers, “There are many ways for a book to succeed.” And many ways for a vacation to succeed, or a college student to succ…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 240: Use the Emergency Kit for Anxiety, Worry, and Stress
Episode 240
For this Very Special Episode, we talk about the Emergency Kit for Anxiety—a long list of strategies to put to work immediately to manage anxiety, wo…
6 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: A Deep Dive into the “Four Tendencies” Personality Framework
Want to learn whether you’re an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel—and what that means? Gretchen gives a quick overview of her popular personali…
6 years, 9 months ago