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Ep. 516: Listeners’ Creative One-Word Themes, Use It or Lose It & Make Everyday Life More Fun
8 januari 2025 · 35 min
We talk about why the familiar advice “use it or lose it” has an additional useful meaning. We also share many imaginative ideas for one-word themes from listeners, as well as some further thoughts on our own one-word themes (“Bounce” and “Door.”) Plus we discuss an easy way to make everyday life more festive.
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Habits for Happiness course
Design Your Year
Elizabeth is reading: Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: When Your Life's Work Chooses You: The Beauty and Burden of a Calling
6 januari 2025 · 6 min
From circus performers to doctors to writers to social workers, we can experience a "call"—an irresistible pull toward certain work that can feel both like a gift and a burden. While a calling provides clarity and fulfillment, it can also leave little room for choice, demanding sacrifice and persistence regardless of success.
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More Happier - "24 Things That Please Me" and Why Making That Kind of List Makes Us Happier
4 januari 2025 · 26 min
We review the list of “24 things that please me” that Gretchen created as one item in her “24 for 24” list. We discuss why those things are pleasing—and why making this kind of list can help us feel more gratitude, optimism, and happiness.
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Read 25 in 25
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Ep. 515: Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025
2 januari 2025 · 40 min
As part of the “Design Your Year” tools, we reveal our “25 for ‘25” lists of the twenty-five things we want to accomplish in 2025. Some are fun, some are demanding; some quick, some complicated; some new, some repeats.
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Design Your Year
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Happier app: the-happier-app.com
Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen: Same!
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Little Happier: The Art of Reframing: How Loss Can Become Protection
30 december 2024 · 4 min
A concept from Japanese culture reframes what seems like pure misfortune—the loss of a beloved engagement ring—into an act of invisible grace and protection.
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More Happier: Answering your happiness questions
28 december 2024 · 44 min
We share a preview of the new 2025 “Habits for Happiness” course. Each month, course participants will be able to ask questions about designing, tracking, and sticking with their habits for the year. These will become exclusive call in episodes for our participants, but this first episode is available here to everyone.
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Ep. 514: Host Better Holidays, Tips for Reading More in 2025 & Some Big Podcast News
25 december 2024 · 33 min
We discuss how to make hosting more fun and less work by reflecting and making notes after each gathering; we include specific tips from our own experiences as well as creative suggestions from listeners. We also answer frequently asked questions about the "Read 25 in 25" challenge to help us all make reading a daily habit in the new year. Plus, we share terrific holiday hosting hacks from listeners.
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"Habits for Happiness" course
Read25in25
Design Your Year
Rolling cart
Elizabeth is rereading: Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions
23 december 2024 · 3 min
The Fleetwood Mac song “Songbird” illustrates the truth that with a great artwork, its power often lies not in expressing a single emotion, but in speaking to various, and sometimes even seemingly opposite, human experiences.
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More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2
21 december 2024 · 39 min
As a holiday gift to listeners, I’m reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales. Last week was Part One; this week is Part Two.
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Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge
18 december 2024 · 34 min
As part of “Design Your Year,” each year we announce an annual challenge based on the year—a habit that will help us and listeners to be come happier. We review our experience with last year’s “Write 24 in ‘24” challenge and reveal the challenge for 2025. Plus we discuss some of the tools and strategies we’ll use to help ourselves stick to this excellent challenge.
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"Habits for Happiness" course
#Write24in24
#Read25in25
One-Sentence Journal
bookshop.org
Happier™ app
2025 "War and Peace" Slow Read
Four Tendencies Quiz
Don't Break the Chain tracker
"What's Your Neglected Sense?"
Elizabeth is rereading: Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton (Amazon, Bookshop) Lees meerGet in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
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Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity
16 december 2024 · 4 min
From the Ship of Theseus to the Grand Shrine of Ise, from the Tin Woodman to our own constantly renewing bodies, humans have long wrestled with a profound question: When something is replaced piece by piece, is it still the same thing?
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More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1
14 december 2024 · 37 min
As a holiday gift to listeners, I reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales. This week is Part One; next week is Part Two.
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Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not
11 december 2024 · 37 min
We each review our “24 for 24 lists” and report on what we did, what we didn’t do, and why. We also reflect on which items made us happier, which ones fizzled out, and which ones we’ll repeat next year.
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Happiness Project Shop
Tips for making a "25 for '25" list
Print your own "25 for '25" list
One-Sentence Journal
Happier in Hollywood newsletter sign-up
Habits for Happiness quiz: What's the next new habit that will make you happier?
Four Tendencies quiz: Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel?
Gift-Giving quiz: What kind of gift makes you happy?
"5 Things Making Me Happy" newsletters
Ethan Mollick’s newsletter “One Useful Thing"
Hard Fork podcast
Muse Machine
Gretchen is reading: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs (Amazon, Bookshop) Lees meerGet in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
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Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times
9 december 2024 · 4 min
In Willa Cather’s novel “O Pioneers!” a sister and brother never forget the beautiful afternoon when they saw a wild duck playing in the river.
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More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation
7 december 2024 · 29 min
We debate how to decide if a movie counts as a “holiday” movie. We also discuss how the holiday season seems to be morphing into one long celebration, with Halloween flowing directly into Christmas. Plus, we share what's making us happier: the anticipation of hosting a holiday gathering and the special joy of having a child home from college for a long visit.
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#TheHappinessProjectCollection Lees meerBob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes
4 december 2024 · 39 min
Choosing a one-word theme is one of the most fun and thought-provoking exercises within the “Design Your Year” set. Here, we review our themes for 2024 and reveal the themes we’ve chosen for 2025. We also share a hack for choosing a powerful theme, and include many of the themes chosen by listeners.
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Habits for Happiness course
Elizabeth is rereading: The Winner by Teddy Wayne (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess?
2 december 2024 · 7 min
My reflections about artificial intelligence reminded me of the climactic scene in Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, a masterpiece of children’s literature. That scene illuminates a profound truth about the human power of being loved, and also of offering love.
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More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur
30 november 2024 · 33 min
We revisit a conversation with TV writer and producer Mike Schur, who has created some of our favorite TV shows ever including "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," and "The Good Place." We also talk about Derby Names and how to spread birthday cheer through the whole year.
Resources and links related to this episode:
Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker
"5 Things Making Me Happier" newsletter
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Ep. 510: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Travel Hacks! So Many Good Ideas
27 november 2024 · 29 min
We share dozens of excellent hacks from listeners about how to make traveling more convenient and less stressful—plus we include some of our own travel-hack discoveries.
Resources and links related to this episode:
Black Friday Sale
Life in Five Senses
Elizabeth is rereading: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength
25 november 2024 · 3 min
Two teaching stories from very different contexts both illuminate a powerful truth: Our deepest source of resilience often comes from caring for others.
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More Happier: An Unasked College Question, Unsought Advice & the Joy of Meeting in Person
23 november 2024 · 23 min
Inspired by a friend, we discuss the question of what we wanted to accomplish in college (a question we never asked ourselves at the time). We also explore some helpful advice for the Metropolitan Museum—which the Met is definitely not interested in receiving. Plus why face-to-face meetings still hold special value in the age of screens.
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BookplatesEssays in Idleness by Kenkō (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the People We Love
20 november 2024 · 27 min
We’re entering the season of gift-giving, so we suggest gift ideas in several categories: for rest and relaxation; for the home; for family members; for Gen Z children; and for readers.
Resources and links related to this episode:
“Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.”
"Habits for Happiness" course
Gift Giving Quiz
Cozy Gifts for Rest & Relaxation
Gifts for Family
Gifts for Readers
Gifts for Gen Z
Gifts for the Home
Elizabeth is reading: The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy
18 november 2024 · 4 min
A friend’s wise observation gave me greater clarity as I considered a common challenge of parenthood: If and when we pressure a child to participate in an activity.
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More Happier: Hacks to Make Thanksgiving Easier & More Fun [Revisited]
16 november 2024 · 35 min
For this episode of More Happier, we’re revisiting one of our Very Special Episodes - Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making Entertaining Easier and More Fun. With Thanksgiving coming up and the December holiday season just around the corner, we all usually find ourselves hosting more than usual. We gathered hacks from ourselves, our mother (who is great at entertaining), and listeners. So many great ideas! Cheers to a happy entertaining season.
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Ep. 508: Learn from Someone’s Mistake, Stay Connected in a Hard Time & Why Wednesday Is Special
13 november 2024 · 32 min
We share listeners’ examples of important lessons they’ve learned from other people’s mistakes, and also what features make Wednesday a particularly enjoyable day of their week. Plus we discuss a practical suggestion for staying connected with loved ones after living through a natural disaster.
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gretchenrubin.com/newsletter
Sign-up to be a Super Fan Lees meerElizabeth is reading: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Down the Garden Path by Beverly Nichols (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me
11 november 2024 · 4 min
During a visit to the Metropolitan Museum, a former museum guard showed me something interesting that I’d never noticed before, even though it was right in front of my eyes. Before, I didn’t see it; now I look for it every time.
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More Happier: New Traditions, The Idea of “House Trust,” and a Creative Gift Suggestions
9 november 2024 · 25 min
Oxymoron alert: We talk about “new traditions” that have sprung up. We also talk about the interesting term of “house trust” and why we want it, and we discuss a gift idea that makes it easy to be creative and heartfelt—even if we have trouble putting your feelings into words.
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Moment of Happiness Calendar
Horace, The Odes of Horace (Bookshop) Lees meerGet in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
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Ep. 507: Happier Book Club: Elizabeth Strout Talks About Love & Secrets in “Tell Me Everything”
6 november 2024 · 40 min
We talk to prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout about her acclaimed new novel, “Tell Me Everything.” In it, Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, and other characters return in connected stories of murder, marriage, parents and children, and love. This novel is thought-provoking and compulsively readable.
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Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: Sometimes, It’s a Good Idea to Say “I Know You Love Me”
4 november 2024 · 5 min
We’re often told “Don’t put words in people’s mouths” or “Don’t tell other people what they feel,” but as these examples from “Game of Thrones” and “Terms of Endearment” illustrate, sometimes the tender thing to do is to say, “I know you love me.”
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More Happier: Finding Happiness in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain [Revisited]
2 november 2024 · 36 min
We revisit a conversation with bestselling author Susan Cain, renowned author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. We also talk about why we should be the one to make the plan, and a listener suggests a hack for making it easier to use online recipes.
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Ep. 506: Find a Delight for Each Day, a Useful Travel Tip & Learning from Mistakes
30 oktober 2024 · 34 min
We explore ways to make each day of the week special by recognizing small pleasures. We discuss a practical hotel checkout tip to avoid forgetting items. Also, we examine the value of allowing yourself to go into “shock” when facing big assignments or feedback, and how this pause can lead to clearer thinking and better responses. Plus we ask, “What lesson have you learned the hard way?”
Resources and links related to this episode: Lees meerFour Tendencies Personality Quiz: Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel?
Happiness Hacks Card Deck
Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Little Happier: A Story About Love from “A Wrinkle in Time”
28 oktober 2024 · 4 min
A passage from “A Wrinkle in Time,” a masterpiece of children’s literature, holds a subtle but important lesson about human nature and the transformative power of love.
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More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Openings?
26 oktober 2024 · 27 min
We discuss a useful lesson in communication drawn from “Real Housewives” drama. We also talk about why it’s such a relief to get up-to-date on photo albums, and we compare our views on the “Previously, on XYZ…” segments at the beginning of TV shows.
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Ep. 505: Rediscover Your Closet, Personalize Guest Greetings & When Rules Need Bending
23 oktober 2024 · 30 min
We discuss a challenge to wear three items of clothing we are not currently using--and explore ways to overcome common obstacles. We also share creative happiness hacks for welcoming overnight guests, and examine how people who tend to be rigid can adjust their rules to reduce stress in changing circumstances.
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Little Happier: Why Claude Monet Built His Water Lily Pond
21 oktober 2024 · 3 min
At Giverny, artist Claude Monet spent a lot of time, energy, and money to create the circumstances that he knew would feed his creativity. He made the pond and planted the water lilies that inspired some of his greatest masterpieces.
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More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 2
19 oktober 2024 · 43 min
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and to mark the event, Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos of the Happiness Lab podcast has assembled the “Titans of Happiness”: a crew of hosts and happiness experts from the top wellness podcasts. I was thrilled to join this panel with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and host of the podcast Therapy for Black Girls, Dan Harris, host and author of the 10% Happier podcast, and Laurie Santos--and all of us were a little starstruck by another extra special guest… ELMO! We talk hacks for building relationships with others, Elmo's viral moment, and self compassion. Here’s part 2.
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Ep. 504: Schedule a Sour Hour, Relieve Muscle Knots & How to Avoid Avoidance
16 oktober 2024 · 30 min
We discuss a listener’s suggestion for scheduling a “sour hour” of complaints and grievances. We also share some useful information about how to relieve the pain of muscle knots, as well as some ideas for avoiding avoidance.
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Little Happier: I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Observation About Artificial Intelligence
14 oktober 2024 · 4 min
A brief discussion about this question posed to the AI assistant Claude—“What’s going on in your head?”—has haunted me ever since I first heard it.
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More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 1
12 oktober 2024 · 31 min
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and to mark the event, Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos of the Happiness Lab podcast has assembled the “Titans of Happiness”: a crew of hosts and happiness experts from the top wellness podcasts. I was thrilled to join this panel with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and host of the podcast Therapy for Black Girls, Dan Harris, host and author of the 10% Happier podcast, and Laurie Santos--and all of us were a little starstruck by another extra special guest… ELMO! We talk hacks for building relationships with others, Elmo's viral moment, and self compassion. Here’s part 1.
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Ep. 503: An Unexpected Way to Spark Creativity, Gamifying Clutter- Clearing & Why Quirks Matter
9 oktober 2024 · 31 min
We discuss an unexpected way to boost creativity (both ideas and production) that has worked for both of us. We also share a listener’s suggestion about an easy way to gamify clutter-clearing (an approach that also reduces decision-fatigue), and we talk about why identifying our quirks can contribute to our happiness.
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Little Happier: An Example from the CIA Illustrates How Many Dangers Don’t Seem Dangerous
7 oktober 2024 · 3 min
A change in the standing operating procedure of the CIA demonstrates a basic truth about human nature.
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More Happier: Get Organized (Revisited)
5 oktober 2024 · 37 min
In honor of Get Organized Week, we’re sharing some of our favorite tips to clear clutter from our daily lives.
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Ep. 502: Attend a Reunion, Note the “Dinner-Party Problem” & Are You a Sculptor or Lifeguard Parent?
2 oktober 2024 · 31 min
We talk about why going to a reunion can give us such a big happiness boost. We also discuss research about the “dinner-party problem,” and what to do about it, and we explore a question about attitudes towards parenting.
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Little Happier: An Encounter with Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder Reveals a Truth About Human Nature
30 september 2024 · 5 min
We often assume that someone is a certain “kind” of person instead of realizing how circumstances may be influencing their behavior—a mistake I made when judging the actions of stars Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder in a drugstore.
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More Happier: Why “Scheduling Is Life,” Orange Theory Report, and What It’s Like to Hike in LA
28 september 2024 · 27 min
We discuss a new mantra to reframe a all-too-common annoyance, and the value of a new parasocial friend. Also, we discuss Orange Theory and hiking in Fryman Canyon.
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Ep. 501: Turn Acquaintances into Friends, an Email Hack & a Happiness Lesson Learned from Our Parents
25 september 2024 · 33 min
We discuss why you might want to transform an acquaintance into a friend as well as specific ways to deepen that relationship. We also discuss an important happiness lesson modeled for us by our parents, and suggest a hack to make emails more efficient (and shorter).
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Little Happier: Willie Wonka, Rat Poison, Neediness, and the Transformative Power of Love
23 september 2024 · 8 min
A sweet story about a dog named Sparkle reveals many truths about the nature of love, sacrifice, independence, and marriage.
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More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on The Deep Dive podcast
21 september 2024 · 35 min
We’re bringing you my conversation with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael on their podcast, The Deep Dive. We discuss my tips on how to combat anxiety and use all five senses to get more happiness in our lives.
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Episode 500! Reflections and Insights Prompted by Our Podcast Manifesto
18 september 2024 · 39 min
In celebration of our 500th original weekly episode (without one break!), we share our Podcast Manifesto and use it to reminisce and reflect on this big milestone. In work and in life, it’s easy to focus on the “To-do”; today we stop for a “Ta-da!”
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Little Happier: A Famous Art Historian Experiences a Spiritual Epiphany with a Surprising Result
16 september 2024 · 5 min
Art historian Kenneth Clark describes his experience of an intense spiritual awakening—a “flood of grace”—and what resulted from it.
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