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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…
7 years, 2 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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7 years, 2 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…
7 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: How the Gift of a Dollhouse Illustrates the Philosophy of Bertrand Russell
In giving the gift of a dollhouse, these loving grandparents illustrate a point argued by philosopher Bertrand Russsell: “To be without some of the t…
7 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 229: Spend 120 Minutes a Week in Nature and an Interview with Sheri Salata about “The Beautiful No”
Episode 229
Why you should spend 120 minutes a week in nature, a simple hack to make spending that time in nature more convenient, and an interview with former “…
7 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Persuade? The Sun and the North Wind Disagree.
One of Aesop’s most famous fables—the one about the Sun and the North Wind—illustrates the power of persuasion over brute force.
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7 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 228: Make Your Own Art and a Lesson from Mr. Rogers
Episode 228
Make your own art, a lesson about managing transitions from Mr. Rogers, and dealing with the relationship challenge of “excessive reassurance-seeking…
7 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: Throughout My Life, I’ve Remembered One Line from the “Little Engine that Could”
“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can” may be a bit corny, but the fact is, I find myself repeating that line to myself. The Little Engine tha…
7 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 227: An Interview with Comedian, Actor, and Writer Pete Holmes
Episode 227
Create a memory box, enjoy some luxury around your first cup of coffee, and an interview with comedian and author Pete Holmes.
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7 years, 3 months ago
Little Happier: Reading Isaac Mizrahi Taught Me About Myself
Reading Isaac Mizrahi’s memoir I.M. helped me understand something about myself: my uncomfortable reaction to a work of art I admire.
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7 years, 3 months ago