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Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.”
This story from the life of Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the comic strip “Cathy,” is an example of how we can help people achieve their dreams for…
7 years ago
Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again)
Episode 224
Design your summer, manage the challenge of making transitions throughout the day, and why “the stewing is worse than the doing.”
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7 years ago
Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World.
Christopher Alexander’s book “A Pattern Language” changed the way I see the world; sometimes, at least in my case, it’s only through words that I can…
7 years ago
Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff
Episode 223
Why you should step off a cliff, an interview with writer Ross Gay, and the fun of making the opposite of a to-do list.
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7 years ago
Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her?
My fascination with Dolly Parton continues, and her answer to Barbara Walters in a 1977 interview is a good example of why we shouldn’t under-estimat…
7 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone
Episode 222
Why you might choose to go someplace alone, how to have a good conversation with a child, and listener suggests an easy, clever hack for remembering …
7 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift.
In Sydney Taylor’s wonderful children’s book “All-of-a-Kind Family,” the girls’ father saw a way to give them a true luxury: the luxury of giving him…
7 years, 1 month ago
Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale.
Is Arya Stark a Rebel? Will Cersei Lannister manage to keep the Iron Throne? And how about that coffee cup! On this special short bonus episode, Gret…
7 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 221: Do You Yearn for a Re-Set?
Episode 221
Do you yearn for a re-set, how to look better in photographs, and using voice-to-text to make it easier to take notes. And announcing our next Book C…
7 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato
On her iconic 1960’s TV show, Julia Child drops a profound truth about human nature, in the middle of trying to flip a potato.
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7 years, 1 month ago