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Ep. 246: Have Your Words Ready, and a Conversation with Simon Sinek about “The Infinite Game”
Episode 246
When facing a tough situation, have your words ready, a hack related to email subject lines, and a conversation with Simon Sinek about “The Infinite …
6 years, 11 months ago
Little Happier: At a Recent Dinner for Supreme Court Clerks, Even Longtime Lawyers Wanted This Table Gift.
At a recent event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the statute creating the Supreme Court clerkships, I got my “America feeling” when I saw that…
6 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 245: Avoid the Trap of the False Choice, and How to Eat Healthfully in the Face of Halloween Candy or Social Pressure
Episode 245
We discuss why it’s important to avoid false choices, and talk to Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig Urban about eating right when faced with Halloween candy …
6 years, 11 months ago
Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation.
I’m always looking for good examples of people finding the right words, and I was very struck by this example from a crucial scene from the TV show “…
6 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 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…
7 years 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…
7 years 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 …
7 years 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…
7 years 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 …
7 years ago