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Little Happier: Carrie’s Shoe Collection in “Sex and the City” Teaches an Important Lesson About Habits
If you’re trying to save money, does it matter if you splurge on one pair of expensive shoes? Probably not. What about two pairs? Three pairs? In the…
7 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 210: Very Special Episode: Clutter-Busting!
Episode 210
Elizabeth reveals the clutter-busting ideas from Gretchen’s book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” that work best to help curb her natural messiness, and we …
7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: From Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”--What Should We Fear More, Want or Ignorance?
Re-reading Charles Dickens’s story “A Christmas Carol” got me thinking about the question: What should we fear more, Ignorance or Want?
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7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 209: Fourth Anniversary! Most Popular Ideas and Favorite Moments
Episode 209
It’s our fourth anniversary! We review our most popular Try-This-at-Home tips, Happiness Hacks, and favorite moments from the previous year.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: A Perhaps Apocryphal Story about Matisse--About Time and Mastery
This story about Matisse is probably apocryphal, but it’s a great illustration of an important point: a minute of effort may reflect a lifetime of pr…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 208: To Fight Clutter, Beware the “Endowment Effect”
Episode 208
This week, we’ll talk about why you should beware the “endowment effect” as a way to combat clutter, and we’ll take a deep dive into listeners’ one-w…
7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: My Favorite Story from My Favorite Book About Parenting
The “juice story” reminds me how much we can shape our perceptions, and other people’s perceptions, by the way that we speak.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 207: Elizabeth Reveals Why You Should Go to the Doctor
Episode 207
Why you should go to the doctor, meeting the challenge of decluttering a household—and announcing the first book for the Happier Podcast Book Club.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves
Author Ann Patchett reminds herself that if she’s going to be of service to a friend, she must protect herself.
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7 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 206: What’s the Best Resolution You’ve Ever Made?
Episode 206
Why you might consider using gentle language, a gold star for “Winter of the Witch, a movie about magical pancakes, and listeners answer the question…
7 years, 4 months ago