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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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6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 234: Try the SLANT Approach to Listen Better and How to Deal with a Sweetheart’s Unenthusiastic Support
Episode 234
Try the SLANT approach to help yourself listen and learn more effectively, an easy way to do a happiness-boosting good deed, and how to deal with a s…
6 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: What Friendships Tend to Stick? An Observation from Game of Thrones
In an interview, Game of Thrones’s John Bradley (Samwell Tarly) makes an important observation about relationships: hard times make strong friends.
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6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 233: Get Rid of Your Wart (Literal and Metaphorical) and Connect Better with Friends
Episode 233
Get rid of your wart, an internet-related hack (is it just me?), and a question to help you figure out how to connect better with other people.
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6 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Churchill’s Life Proves that We Can’t Know What’s Good or Bad Luck
Winston Churchill reflects on his eventful life, and how impossible it was for him to discern what was good luck and what was bad luck.
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6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 232: Remember to Consider the Company that Someone Keeps
Episode 232
When entering into a relationship, consider a person’s existing relationships, how to deal with podcast overload, and like Gloria Vanderbilt, do you …
6 years, 10 months ago
Little Happier: Winston Churchill and “Game of Thrones” Illustrate the Same Observation About Power
Winston Churchill and Games of Thrones’s Lady Olenna illustrate the same point: when confronting a powerful and lawless foe, imagination matters.
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6 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 231: Choose Your TV Theme Song
Episode 231
Choose your TV theme song; listeners give many suggestions about dealing with getting laid off; why you should wear a new item immediately; and Eliza…
6 years, 11 months ago
Little Happier: “If He’ll Do It For You, He’ll Do It to You”: My Daughter and Father Hit on the Same Truth
My daughter and my father hit on the same truth about dealing with people who play favorites: “If they’ll do it for you, they’ll do it to you.”
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6 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 230: Happier Podcast Book Club: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Reflects on Growing Up as Steve Jobs’s Daughter in “Small Fry”
Episode 230
For our second Happier Podcast Book Club, we talk to Lisa Brennan-Jobs about the role of family, love, and identity in her acclaimed memoir Small Fry…
6 years, 11 months ago