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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…
7 years 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…
7 years 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…
7 years ago
Little Happier: My America Feeling: I’m Grateful for the Sound of Many Languages
As a child growing up in Kansas City, I loved to listen to languages other than English, but I rarely had the chance—so I remind myself to feel grate…
7 years ago
Ep. 239: Tackling Life’s Big Questions with Kate Bowler
Episode 239
Why you should make a concrete offer when someone needs a hand, how to break the ice using a simple button-maker, and a thoughtful conversation about…
7 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: Like Oscar Wilde, Do You Find It Hard to Live Up to Your Blue China? I Sure Do.
Oscar Wilde famously observed: “‘I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china.” What do you think he meant by that?
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7 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 238: Back-to-School Habits, and Marie Forleo Talks About How Everything Is Figureoutable
Episode 238
Strategies to help you and your family create good back-to-school habits, the fun of undertaking a library quest, and author and host of MarieTV Mari…
7 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: An Old and Famous Story about How We Can’t Outrun Our Fate
The ancient and haunting teaching story about “an appointment in Samarra” is a wonderful illustration of the inevitability of fate.
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7 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 237: #HappierLaborDay: What Career Aims Make Our Work Lives Happier
Episode 237
We can use the Labor Day holiday as a catalyst to think about making our work lives happier, healthier, more productive, or more creative. #HappierLa…
7 years, 1 month ago
Little Happier: The Musical “Song of Spider-Man” and the Problem of the Unknown Knowns
A memoir about the failure of the musical “Song of Spider-Man” is a sobering example of how sometimes, we choose not to know the things we know—with…
7 years, 1 month ago