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• Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored (Wed, Mar 26, 2025)
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• Little Happier: When Your Life Feels Like “Groundhog Day”: Movies That Capture Concepts (Mon, Mar 24, 2025)
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• More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships (Sat, Mar 22, 2025)
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• Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood (Wed, Mar 19, 2025)
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• Little Happier: The Villagers and the Crocodile: When We Assume That We’re Not Next (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)
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• More Happier: We Talk Money: Finances, Love, Conflict, Debt, and Self-Knowledge (Sat, Mar 15, 2025)
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• Ep. 525: Should I Get a Dog? Plus Using Podcasts to Get Tasks Done & Listener Insights (Wed, Mar 12, 2025)
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• Little Happier: A Truth About Human Nature, Illustrated by a Change in Basketball Rules (Mon, Mar 10, 2025)
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• More Happier: Revisiting Everyone’s Favorite Moment: The Gift of the Ped Egg (Sat, Mar 08, 2025)
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• Ep. 524 Use a Messy Closet, a 3-Hour Rule for Difficult People & Renowned Judy Blume on Reading (Wed, Mar 05, 2025)
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• Little Happier: A Military Pamphlet from WWII Reflects My Dream for the United States (Mon, Mar 03, 2025)
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• More Happier: Survivor Fantasy League, Gold Star for Teachers on the Subway & Reading Renaissance (Sat, Mar 01, 2025)
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• Ep. 523: Write Your Secrets of Adulthood, Magazine Happiness & Helping the (Obliger) Helper (Wed, Feb 26, 2025)
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• Little Happier: We All Have Our Luna Park: Places That Capture Our Imagination Forever (Mon, Feb 24, 2025)
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• More Happier: Very First Episode [Revisited] (Sat, Feb 22, 2025)
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• Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights (Wed, Feb 19, 2025)
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• Little Happier: The Efforts Made That Allow a Grandmother’s Love to Speak Across Time (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)
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• More Happier: The “More Happier” Debate, Do You Eat Before You Pay & Advice For Creative People (Sat, Feb 15, 2025)
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• Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II (Wed, Feb 12, 2025)
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• Little Happier: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing, Even When It Makes No Difference (Mon, Feb 10, 2025)
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• More Happier: Happiness Lessons from Evacuation: When We Have to Leave Home Fast (Sat, Feb 08, 2025)
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• Ep. 520: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part I (Wed, Feb 05, 2025)
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• Little Happier: The Power of Telling the Truth: What Nebraska’s and Oslo’s Tourists Know (Mon, Feb 03, 2025)
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• More Happier: Gretchen on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better” (Sat, Feb 01, 2025)
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• Ep. 519: College Freshman Advice, Night Snacking & a Hack for Being a Good Guest (Wed, Jan 29, 2025)
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• Little Happier: The World Changes More than We Assume (Mon, Jan 27, 2025)
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• More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited] (Sat, Jan 25, 2025)
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• Ep. 518: Make One New Friend, Make Walking More Fun & the Benefit of Question Time (Wed, Jan 22, 2025)
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• Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature (Mon, Jan 20, 2025)
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• More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating (Sat, Jan 18, 2025)
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• Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness (Wed, Jan 15, 2025)
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• Little Happier: Even NBA Stars Take the Subway: A Perfect New York City Moment (Mon, Jan 13, 2025)
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• More Happier: Tools for sticking to your New Year's Resolutions [Revisited] (Sat, Jan 11, 2025)
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• Ep. 516: Listeners’ Creative One-Word Themes, Use It or Lose It & Make Everyday Life More Fun (Wed, Jan 08, 2025)
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• Little Happier: When Your Life's Work Chooses You: The Beauty and Burden of a Calling (Mon, Jan 06, 2025)
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• More Happier - "24 Things That Please Me" and Why Making That Kind of List Makes Us Happier (Sat, Jan 04, 2025)
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• Ep. 515: Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025 (Thu, Jan 02, 2025)
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• Little Happier: The Art of Reframing: How Loss Can Become Protection (Mon, Dec 30, 2024)
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• More Happier: Answering your happiness questions (Sat, Dec 28, 2024)
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• Ep. 514: Host Better Holidays, Tips for Reading More in 2025 & Some Big Podcast News (Wed, Dec 25, 2024)
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• Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions (Mon, Dec 23, 2024)
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• More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2 (Sat, Dec 21, 2024)
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• Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge (Wed, Dec 18, 2024)
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• Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity (Mon, Dec 16, 2024)
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• More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1 (Sat, Dec 14, 2024)
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• Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not (Wed, Dec 11, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times (Mon, Dec 09, 2024)
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• More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation (Sat, Dec 07, 2024)
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• Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes (Wed, Dec 04, 2024)
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• Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess? (Mon, Dec 02, 2024)
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• More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur (Sat, Nov 30, 2024)
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• Ep. 510: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Travel Hacks! So Many Good Ideas (Wed, Nov 27, 2024)
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• Little Happier: The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength (Mon, Nov 25, 2024)
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• More Happier: An Unasked College Question, Unsought Advice & the Joy of Meeting in Person (Sat, Nov 23, 2024)
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• Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the People We Love (Wed, Nov 20, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy (Mon, Nov 18, 2024)
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• More Happier: Hacks to Make Thanksgiving Easier & More Fun [Revisited] (Sat, Nov 16, 2024)
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• Ep. 508: Learn from Someone’s Mistake, Stay Connected in a Hard Time & Why Wednesday Is Special (Wed, Nov 13, 2024)
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• Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me (Mon, Nov 11, 2024)
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• More Happier: New Traditions, The Idea of “House Trust,” and a Creative Gift Suggestions (Sat, Nov 09, 2024)
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• Ep. 507: Happier Book Club: Elizabeth Strout Talks About Love & Secrets in “Tell Me Everything” (Wed, Nov 06, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes, It’s a Good Idea to Say “I Know You Love Me” (Mon, Nov 04, 2024)
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• More Happier: Finding Happiness in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain [Revisited] (Sat, Nov 02, 2024)(0 +0000, )
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• Ep. 506: Find a Delight for Each Day, a Useful Travel Tip & Learning from Mistakes (Wed, Oct 30, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Story About Love from “A Wrinkle in Time” (Mon, Oct 28, 2024)
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• More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Openings? (Sat, Oct 26, 2024)
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• Ep. 505: Rediscover Your Closet, Personalize Guest Greetings & When Rules Need Bending (Wed, Oct 23, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Why Claude Monet Built His Water Lily Pond (Mon, Oct 21, 2024)
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• More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 2 (Sat, Oct 19, 2024)
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• Ep. 504: Schedule a Sour Hour, Relieve Muscle Knots & How to Avoid Avoidance (Wed, Oct 16, 2024)
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• Little Happier: I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Observation About Artificial Intelligence (Mon, 14, )( 2024 Oct, 07:00:00)
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• More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 1 (Sat, Oct 12, 2024)
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• Ep. 503: An Unexpected Way to Spark Creativity, Gamifying Clutter- Clearing & Why Quirks Matter (Wed, Oct 09, 2024)
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• Little Happier: An Example from the CIA Illustrates How Many Dangers Don’t Seem Dangerous (Mon, Oct 07, 2024)
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• More Happier: Get Organized (Revisited) (Sat, Oct 05, 2024)
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• Ep. 502: Attend a Reunion, Note the “Dinner-Party Problem” & Are You a Sculptor or Lifeguard Parent? (Wed, Oct 02, 2024)
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• Little Happier: An Encounter with Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder Reveals a Truth About Human Nature (Mon, Sep 30, 2024)
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• More Happier: Why “Scheduling Is Life,” Orange Theory Report, and What It’s Like to Hike in LA (Sat, Sep 28, 2024)
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• Ep. 501: Turn Acquaintances into Friends, an Email Hack & a Happiness Lesson Learned from Our Parents (Wed, Sep 25, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Willie Wonka, Rat Poison, Neediness, and the Transformative Power of Love (Mon, Sep 23, 2024)
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• More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on The Deep Dive podcast (Sat, Sep 21, 2024)
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• Episode 500! Reflections and Insights Prompted by Our Podcast Manifesto (Wed, Sep 18, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Famous Art Historian Experiences a Spiritual Epiphany with a Surprising Result (Mon, Sep 16, 2024)
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• More Happier: The Joy of Deadlines, Couples Therapy & Pondering One of Life’s Big Questions (Sat, Sep 14, 2024)
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• Ep. 499: Helpful Ways to Create Calm, Save Mental Energy & Get More Fun Out of Experiences (Wed, Sep 11, 2024)
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• Little Happier: People Are More Interested in a Poison Garden Than a Medicine Garden (Mon, Sep 09, 2024)
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• More Happier: How to Ace a Job Interview (Revisited) (Sat, Sep 07, 2024)
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• Ep. 498: Don’t Volunteer to Bring Bad News & Listeners Suggest Great Tips for Accountability and Pairing (Wed, Sep 04, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Paradox: How Do You Stand Out When Standing Out Is the Best Way to Fit In? (Mon, Sep 02, 2024)
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• More Happier: The Fun of an Unexpected Gift, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and Herding the Cats During Holidays (Sat, Aug 31, 2024)
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• Ep. 497: Forecast Your Foibles, a Big Life Change & the Correct Way to Load a Dishwasher (Wed, Aug 28, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Winston Churchill Didn’t Hesitate to Show His Emotions (Mon, Aug 26, 2024)
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• More Happier: Back-to-School Hacks (Revisited) (Sat, Aug 24, 2024)
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• Ep. 496: Make the Most of the First 3 Weeks, Use an Alarm & Cope with Exploitation of Obligers (Wed, Aug 21, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Great Happiness-Boosting Example from Charles Darwin (Mon, Aug 19, 2024)
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• More Happier: "Walk" Therapy, Comfort vs. Adventure, and the Joy of Outside (Sat, Aug 17, 2024)
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• Ep. 495: A Happier Labor Day, Celtic Tree System, and a Hack for Enjoying the Gym (Wed, Aug 14, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Don’t Tear Down a Fence Until You Know Why It Was Put Up (Mon, Aug 12, 2024)
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• More Happier: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey on “The Office” and BFFs (Revisited) (Sat, Aug 10, 2024)
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• Ep. 494: Shape Our Space to Shape Behavior, Preserving Memories of the Dead, and Empty Nest (Wed, Aug 07, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Story about Dogs and Love (Mon, Aug 05, 2024)
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• More Happier: A Halfway Day Check-in with Jonathan Van Ness (Sat, Aug 03, 2024)
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• Kelly Corrigan Wonders (Fri, Aug 02, 2024)
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• Ep. 493: Insights, Hacks, and Adventures from Our Hiking Trip in England (Wed, Jul 31, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Why a Happy Racehorse Depends on a Pony or a Goat (Mon, Jul 29, 2024)
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• More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from Our Hiking Trip in England (Sat, Jul 27, 2024)
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• Ep. 492: Ask Us Anything: We Talk About the Podcast, Writing, Our Personal Lives & More (Wed, Jul 24, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Daughter-in-Law Hears Exactly What She Needs to Hear (Mon, Jul 22, 2024)
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• More Happier: Favorite TV Moments, the Fun of People-Watching in NYC and LA, and the Joy of Calm (Sat, Jul 20, 2024)
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• Ep. 491: Identify Your Style, an Easy Hack For Clutter, and a Talk with Gary Vee (Wed, Jul 17, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Please Applaud Today’s Sunset (Mon, Jul 15, 2024)
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• More Happier: Kevin Hart on Monsters and how to Tame them. Plus:How to save someone's life. (Revisited) (Sat, Jul 13, 2024)
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• Ep. 490: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Hacks for Getting Regular Exercise (Wed, Jul 10, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Pamphlet for D-Day Soldiers Gave Me the “America Feeling” (Mon, Jul 08, 2024)
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• More Happier: Adventure! Japan, Prep for England, and Travels with a Young-Adult Child (Sat, Jul 06, 2024)
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• Ep. 489: Ask Us Anything! About Families, Happiness, Habits, Four Tendencies, & More (Wed, Jul 03, 2024)
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• Little Happier: If You Need a Hack for Finding the Right Thing to Say: 16 Suggestions (Mon, Jul 01, 2024)
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• More Happier: The Four Tendencies and Parenting with Dr. Becky (Sat, Jun 29, 2024)
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• Ep. 488: Halfway Day Reminds Us to Review Our “24 for 24” Lists (Wed, Jun 26, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Problem of Advanced Technology Gets a Funny, Old-Fashioned Solution (Mon, Jun 24, 2024)
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• More Happier: Happiness of Hiking, a Big Announcement & Can You Make Yourself Interested? (Sat, Jun 22, 2024)
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• Ep. 487: Book Club: We Talk to Writer Anne Lamott About Love, Family, and Forgiveness (Wed, Jun 19, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Lesson Learned by Beyoncé and Solange Can Be Learned by Us, Too. (Mon, Jun 17, 2024)
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• Ep. 486: Design Your Summer, Comfort vs. Adventure, & Friendship Burnout (Wed, Jun 12, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Friend Is Startled by Her Realization About Skiing (Mon, Jun 10, 2024)
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• More Happier: A Major Milestone, Getting Ideas for What to Watch or Read, & Survivor (Sat, Jun 08, 2024)
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• Ep. 485: Easy, Helpful Hacks for Summer, Surprising Whimsy, & Kelly Ripa Talks Off Camera (Wed, Jun 05, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Bob Dylan Isn’t a Singer the Way the Others Are Singers (Mon, Jun 03, 2024)
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• More Happier: My Practical Advice for Graduates (Sat, Jun 01, 2024)
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• Ep. 484: Document Then Destroy Bad Feelings, Ways to Train for Tough Transitions, Plus Hacks (Wed, May 29, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Very Happy Moment Featuring Harry Belafonte (Mon, May 27, 2024)
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• More Happier: A Three-Word Method of Style, Fictional Universes & The Joy of a New Identity (Sat, May 25, 2024)
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• Ep. 483: Hacks for Summer, Coping with Inconsiderate Co-Workers & Improving a Family Party (Wed, May 22, 2024)
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• Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Makes a Bad Mistake. (Mon, May 20, 2024)
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• More Happier: Drew Barrymore Shares a Way to Connect, Plus Some Quick, Cheap Fun (Revisited) (Sat, May 18, 2024)
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• Ep. 482: How to Handle a Hard Transition, a Toys Hack, and Discussion of Our Most Popular Ideas (Wed, May 15, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Wise and Hilarious Greatest Hits from Warren Buffett (Mon, May 13, 2024)
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• More Happier: Sweep the Deck! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks for Summer Prep (Sat, May 11, 2024)
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• Ep. 481: Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work (Wed, May 08, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Are You “Practicing the Piano” or “Playing the Piano?” (Mon, May 06, 2024)
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• Why Ketchup Is Magic, and More on Delights of Taste from "Life in Five Senses" (Sat, May 04, 2024)
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• Ep. 480: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks from the Proverbs of the Professions (Wed, May 01, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Funny Reminders to Beware of Unintended Consequences. (Mon, Apr 29, 2024)
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• More Happier: The Power of Personal Style, a Great Proposal Story, and Less Email Spam (Sat, Apr 27, 2024)
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• Ep. 479: A Creativity Hack, “Happy Mail,” and How to Avoid Both Lying and Telling the Truth (Wed, Apr 24, 2024)
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• Little Happier: This Remark from 1773 Always Makes Me Laugh (Mon, Apr 22, 2024)
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• Ep. 478: An Easy Way to Make Life More Interesting, Plus Hacks for Creativity and Commuting (Wed, Apr 17, 2024)
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• Little Happier: One Easy Way to Make a Tough Decision (Mon, Apr 15, 2024)
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• More Happier: Orangetheory, Excitement in Central Park, and Great Stationery (Sat, Apr 13, 2024)
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• Ep. 477: Show Yourself, Embrace Fun Plans, Realize You’re a Mentor—Plus a Great Hack for Altoids Tins (Wed, Apr 10, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Justice O’Connor, “America the Beautiful,” and My America Feeling (Mon, Apr 08, 2024)
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• Ep. 476: If You Want Neither to Lie nor Tell the Truth, Plus a “Silky” Debate and a Yoga-Block Hack (Wed, Apr 03, 2024)
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• Little Happier: All This Junk Is an Expression of Love (Mon, Apr 01, 2024)
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• More Happier: Treadmill Days vs. Finish-Line Days, a Dance-Party Challenge, and Plans for April Fool’s Day (Sat, Mar 30, 2024)
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• Ep. 475: Listeners’ “No-Spend February” Ideas, Boost Happiness by Sending Cards, and a Quick Way to Connect (Wed, Mar 27, 2024)
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• Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn’t Always What’s Actually Important (Mon, Mar 25, 2024)
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• Ep. 474: Watch Your Vent/Non-Vent Ratio, Why Rebels Dislike SMART Goals, and Top Habits for Happiness (Wed, Mar 20, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Dangers Don’t Always Feel Dangerous (Mon, Mar 18, 2024)
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• More Happier: Quality Screen Time: Getting Free from Debt and Calmly Leading a Crowd. Plus, More Outer Order. (Sat, Mar 16, 2024)
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• Ep. 473: Schedule a “Loose-Ends Day,” Have an Adventurous Milestone Birthday, and Happier Parenting (Wed, Mar 13, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Teacher Found a Simple Way to Entertain and Occupy Her Kindergartners (Mon, Mar 11, 2024)
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• Ep. 472: ”No-Spend February,” Have a Hard Conversation While Walking, and Use Your Non-Dominant Hand (Wed, Mar 06, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Why Did This Couple Break Up as Soon as They Decided to Get Married? (Mon, Mar 04, 2024)
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• More Happier: Happiness on the Subway, the Fun of Watching Old Movies, and More on Clearing Clutter (Sat, Mar 02, 2024)
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• Ep. 471: Allow a Tradition to Evolve, Easy Ways to Block Annoying Lights, and a Funny Look at Work (Wed, Feb 28, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution. (Mon, Feb 26, 2024)
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• Ep. 470: Ninth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights (Wed, Feb 21, 2024)
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• Little Happier: What I Have in Common with a Bronze Age Parent (Mon, Feb 19, 2024)
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• More Happier: The Fun of “Succession,” the Deep Understanding of a Teacher, and Lots of Barbra Streisand (Sat, Feb 17, 2024)
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• Ep. 469: How Rebels Stick to Their Habits, Dig In with Determination Day, and How to Enjoy an Airport (Wed, Feb 14, 2024)
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• Little Happier: A Friend Found the Right Thing to Say Before My Important Job Interview (Mon, Feb 12, 2024)
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• Bonus: Gretchen Rubin and Kelly Corrigan Talk About Happiness, Relationships, and More (Sat, Feb 10, 2024)
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• Ep. 468: Why It’s Important to Be Polite, What Form of Gold Star You Appreciate Most, and Aims vs. Goals (Wed, Feb 07, 2024)
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• Little Happier: I Want Whatever He Wants (Mon, Feb 05, 2024)
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• More Happier: Shoes or Bare Feet? Plus Determination Day and Some Reading (and Watching) Suggestions (Sat, Feb 03, 2024)
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• Ep. 467: Treat Yourself Like a Professor, Subscribe to Newsletters, and Ideas for the “Write Way” (Wed, Jan 31, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Why I’ve Decided to “Do It for Myself”—and Why That’s Not Selfish (Mon, Jan 29, 2024)
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• Ep. 466: No-Spend February, Fun with the “24 for 24” List, and What About Packaging That’s Too Nice to Toss? (Wed, Jan 24, 2024)
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• Little Happier: “More Highways, More Traffic,” ”No Fields, No Famine,” “No Love, No Loss” and Other Secrets of Adulthood (Mon, Jan 22, 2024)
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• More Happier: Insights About the Habits that We Want Most; Revisiting a Happiness Project, and More Hollywood (Sat, Jan 20, 2024)
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• Ep. 465: Tackle a Topic with Someone Who Resists, Try a New Book Club, and Use Technology Mindfully (Wed, Jan 17, 2024)
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• Little Happier: Why It’s So Important to Identify the Problem—and Why It’s Easy to Skip This Essential Step (Mon, Jan 15, 2024)
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• Ep. 464: Follow the One-Minute Rule, Stay Calm, and Identify the New Habit That Will Make You Happier (Wed, Jan 10, 2024)
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• Little Happier: In Line to Order Soup, a Funny “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Moment Brought Strangers Together (Mon, Jan 08, 2024)
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• More Happier: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Revisiting a Happiness Project, and How to Keep Hiking (Sat, Jan 06, 2024)
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• Ep. 463: Revealed! Our “24 for 24” Lists of 24 Big and Small Things We Want to Accomplish in 2024 (Wed, Jan 03, 2024)
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• Little Happier: My 13 Color “Koans”—Mysterious Statements that Can’t Be Understood Logically (Mon, Jan 01, 2024)
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• Ep. 462: A Surprising Way to Be More Likeable, a Habit-Keeping Hack, and an Unusual In-Laws Problem (Wed, Dec 27, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Don’t Wait for the Right Time. It May Never Feel Like the Right Time. (Mon, Dec 25, 2023)
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• More Happier: Observance for Justice O’Connor, 5-Senses Portrait of KC Christmas, and Joy in First Drafts (Sat, Dec 23, 2023)
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• Ep. 461: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2024! Plus We Review 2023’s Challenge of #GoOutside23in23 (Wed, Dec 20, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Should Money Be Used to Buy Fresh Flowers for a Museum? (Mon, Dec 18, 2023)
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• Ep. 460: Very Special Episode! With Listeners, We Share Our Best Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them (Wed, Dec 13, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The Subway Kiosk Asks a Deep Question: Add Value or Add Time? (Mon, Dec 11, 2023)
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• More Happier: Memories and Reflections on Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Sat, Dec 09, 2023)
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• Ep. 459: We Review Our “23 in 23 Lists” to See What We Accomplished—and What We Didn’t (Wed, Dec 06, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Story That Moved Me as a Child, and Moves Me Still as an Adult (Mon, Dec 04, 2023)
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• Bonus: A Conversation from The Happiness Project: Revisited (Sat, Dec 02, 2023)
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• Ep. 458: We Review Our One-Word Themes for 2023 and Reveal Our 2024 New One-Word Themes (Wed, Nov 29, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The Only Thing Worse Than Getting Corrected Is Not Getting Corrected (Mon, Nov 27, 2023)
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• More Happier: Deck the Halls! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks to Get Us Ready for the Holidays (Sat, Nov 25, 2023)
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• Ep. 457: Look for Pockets of Wasted Time, a Hack to Soothe Anxiety, and Are You a Baker or Cook? (Wed, Nov 22, 2023)
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• Little Happier : Who Is the Sponsor, Who Is Being Sponsored? They Can Take Turns (Mon, Nov 20, 2023)
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• Ep. 456: Consider Our Holiday Gift Guide and Learn Someone’s Gift- Getting Type (and Your Own) (Wed, Nov 15, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Mistake I’ve Made Before and Which I Made Again (Mon, Nov 13, 2023)
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• More Happier: Lucky Calendar Dates, the “Wrong-Shoe Theory,” and How to Have a Christmas-Movie Month (Sat, Nov 11, 2023)
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• Ep. 455: Elizabeth Talks About Her Experience with Diabetes (Wed, Nov 08, 2023)
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• Little Happier: At Last, Someone Appreciates My Dimmers (Mon, Nov 06, 2023)
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• Ep. 454: Find the Perfect Gift, Look Behind You, and Listeners’ Ideas for Coping with Someone’s Last Days (Wed, Nov 01, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Have You Ever Been Annoyed by “The Dog in the Manger?” (Mon, Oct 30, 2023)
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• More Happier: Pumpkin Spice Latte, Group Texts, and How a Hollywood Pitch Sells in the First Minute (Sat, Oct 28, 2023)
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• Ep. 453: “Halloween Is the New Christmas,” the Ghost-Painting Challenge, and Fall Asleep to Podcasts (Wed, Oct 25, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Three Passers-by Stop to Comfort a Stranger, and Instead Share a Moment of Joy (Mon, Oct 23, 2023)
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• Ep. 452: Tackle Hard Social Situations, Do Questioners Ever Rebel, and Is Your Birthday Important? (Wed, Oct 18, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Why Did Charles Darwin Write “I Think” on One of the Most Significant Notebook Pages? (Mon, Oct 16, 2023)
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• More Happier: Great Accountability for Obligers, the Important vs. the Urgent, and How to Spark Creativity (Sat, Oct 14, 2023)
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• Ep. 451: Visually Represent Your Challenge, Ideas for Improving Routines, and Elizabeth Reveals the Great Shoe Brand (Wed, Oct 11, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The Helper Gets More Help Than the Helped (Mon, Oct 09, 2023)
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• Ep. 450: Very Special Episode: Hacks for Performance (Stage Fright, Preparation, Mistakes, and More) (Wed, Oct 04, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Mystery: How Possessions Change When Their Owner Dies (Mon, Oct 02, 2023)
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• More Happier: Our Favorite Easy Way to Make Ourselves Happier, Healthier, Smarter, and More Productive (Sat, Sep 30, 2023)
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• Ep. 449: Make a Mindful Investment in Yourself, a Hack for Falling Asleep, and Fun with Pop-Tarts (Wed, Sep 27, 2023)
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• Little Happier: What’s the Real Lesson from the Tortoise and the Hare? It’s Not What You Think (Mon, Sep 25, 2023)
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• Ep. 448: Start Your 100 Day Countdown, Try the Library, and a Deep Dive into Issues for Rebels and School: ADHD & College (Wed, Sep 20, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Do You Like the Idea of a “Happiness Project”—or Does It Remind You of Homework? (Mon, Sep 18, 2023)
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• More Happier: A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories? (Sat, Sep 16, 2023)
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• Ep. 447: Give a Meaningful Compliment, Protect Your Privacy, and What’s the Least-You Thing You Do? (Wed, Sep 13, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Opportunity Cost and Abstainers: A New Term Can Help Us See the World in a New Way (Mon, Sep 11, 2023)
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• Ep. 446: Re-Think Our Daily Routine, Recognize the Warning Signs of Obliger-Rebellion, and a Back-to-School Demerit (Wed, Sep 06, 2023)
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• Little Happier: As an Upholder, I Needed an Obliger Friend to Tell Me the Right Thing to Do (Mon, Sep 04, 2023)
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• More Happier: The Anniversary of a Favorite Book, a Lesson in Standing Up, and the Joy of Clearing Clutter (Sat, Sep 02, 2023)
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• Ep. 445: Have a Happier Labor Day, Nominate Someone, and Manage the Line Between Work and Leisure (Wed, Aug 30, 2023)
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• Little Happier: When Do We Say “I’m Finished” and When Do We Say “I Can Still Make It Better?” (Mon, Aug 28, 2023)
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• Ep. 444: Benefit from Tools You Already Use, a Gift Idea, and Traditions for the Other “New Year” (Wed, Aug 23, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Story About a Man Who Couldn’t Resist Tempting Food—Until He Could (Mon, Aug 21, 2023)
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• More Happier: A Surprising Benefit of Daily Visits to the Met, a Funny Sign from the Hollywood Picket Line, and a Same-Day Book (Sat, Aug 19, 2023)
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• Ep. 443: Clear the Decks! We Try Something New to Get Ready for September, the Other New Year (Wed, Aug 16, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Have You Ever Walked Along a Desire Path? (Mon, Aug 14, 2023)
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• Ep. 442: Take Over a Disliked Task, Check Your Passport, and When Not to Do Something for the First Time (Wed, Aug 09, 2023)
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• Little Happier: You’re a Jerk, and I’m a Responsible Parent (Mon, Aug 07, 2023)
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• More Happier: How to Create Connections (Or, Butter People Up), Great TV, and Fun with the Five Senses (Sat, Aug 05, 2023)
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• Ep. 441: Escape Your Taste, an Easy Way to Remember Hard Names, and New Metaphors for “Empty Nest” (Wed, Aug 02, 2023)
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• Little Happier: I’m Going to Take This Thing Home, Because Otherwise Someone Else Might Steal It (Mon, Jul 31, 2023)
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• Ep. 440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets (Wed, Jul 26, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Would You Pay $500,000 for a Steve Jobs Paradox? (Mon, Jul 24, 2023)
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• More Happier: The Silver Lining of Summer Camp, a Happiness Bully for Writing, and Not Getting Choked Up (Sat, Jul 22, 2023)
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• Ep. 439: Suggest the Default Option, Skip a Year of an Activity You Enjoy, and More Everyday Luxuries (Wed, Jul 19, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Something Brilliant Came Out of My Mouth—Something I Didn’t Know I Knew (Mon, Jul 17, 2023)
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• “Bonus: Commencement Address Given by Gretchen Rubin: Five Essential Paradoxes for a Happy Life” (Sat, Jul 15, 2023)
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• Ep. 438: Act Like a Teenager, Pick Up Your Food in Person, and “Ask Us Anything” About Writing (Wed, Jul 12, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Journalist Connie Chung Influenced a Generation—Without Realizing It (Mon, Jul 10, 2023)
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• More Happier: More Strength and Stamina, a New Metaphor for “Empty Nest,” and an Easy Way to Keep a Journal (Sat, Jul 08, 2023)
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• Ep. 437: To Make a Good Connection, Talk More; Learn the Lesson of the Enron Corpus; and a Collection of Positive Trends (Wed, Jul 05, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The IKEA Effect, or How We Value Things According to What They Cost Us (Mon, Jul 03, 2023)
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• Ep. 436: We Use Halfway Day to Report on How We’re Doing on Our Aims for 2023: the “Happier Trifecta” (Wed, , )(28 2023 Jun, 07:00:00)
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• Little Happier: It Might Be Boring to Read About the “Land of Happy,” But It’s Probably a Nice Place to Live (Mon, Jun 26, 2023)
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• More Happier: Two Pleasures of Summer, Breaking in My Feet (Not My Shoes), and Benefits of Going “On Pause” (Sat, Jun 24, 2023)
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• Ep. 435: Start a New Habit on Vacation, Cultivate Everyday Luxuries, and Memorize Street Names (Wed, Jun 21, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Where Is Timbuktu? (Mon, Jun 19, 2023)
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• Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Better, a Hack for Showing Love, & Eleanor Gives High-School Advice (Wed, Jun 14, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Why Would a Sailor Decide Never to Learn to Swim? (Mon, Jun 12, 2023)
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• More Happier: The Happiness of Grabbing a Dishtowel, a Clutter-Clearing Triumph, and Getting Quality Screen Time (Sat, Jun 10, 2023)
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• Ep. 433: A Surprising Way to Lift Your Mood, How to Decide Where to Move & Ideas for a Rebel Father (Wed, Jun 07, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Jammed Zipper Teaches an Important Happiness Lesson I learned a very useful lesson from a very ordinary situation. (Mon, Jun 05, 2023)
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• Ep. 432: Happier Podcast Book Club: Surprise! We Talk About How “Life in Five Senses” Makes Us Happier (Wed, May 31, 2023)
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• Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla (Mon, May 29, 2023)
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• More Happier: A Great Icebreaker Question, a Startling Realization About Where We Live, and How to Know When Work Is an Escape (Sat, May 27, 2023)
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• Ep. 431: Design Your Summer, an Easy Hack to Have More Fun with Food, and a Talk on the Joy of Dressing (Wed, May 24, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Which of the Five Senses Do People Most Often Neglect? The Answer Is Surprising. (Mon, May 22, 2023)
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• Ep. 430: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making Entertaining Easier and More Fun (Wed, May 17, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Two Staircases in the Metropolitan Museum Illustrate a Profound Truth (Mon, May 15, 2023)
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• More Happier: Elizabeth Talks About Being on Strike as a TV Writer and Reveals Her New Philosophy of Life (Sat, May 13, 2023)
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• Ep. 429: Try the Strategy of Unpairing, an Easy Travel/Exercise Hack, and When to Push Out of a Comfort Zone (Wed, May 10, 2023)
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• Little Happier: “What Famous Person Was Born on My Birthday?” “You Were.” (Mon, May 08, 2023)
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• Bonus! Hear an Excerpt from Gretchen Rubin’s New Book “Life in Five Senses.” (Sat, May 06, 2023)
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• Ep. 428: Be a Source of Opportunity, Find Good Books to Read, and How to Cope with Difficult Family Dogs (Wed, May 03, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It? (Mon, May 01, 2023)
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• More Happier: Hiking and Clutter-Clearing in L.A., a Secret of Great TV, and Personal Upgrades. (Sat, Apr 29, 2023)
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• Ep. 427: Do the Thing You’re Encouraging Someone Else to Do, a Networking Hack, and Finisher vs. Opener (Wed, Apr 26, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Corgis Show That We Can Interpret the Same Situation in Different Ways (Mon, Apr 24, 2023)
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• Ep. 426: Tackle a Project by Considering the Five Senses, Enjoy More Luxury, and Hold Better Meetings (Wed, Apr 19, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Place from Childhood Haunts Stephen King’s Imagination (Mon, Apr 17, 2023)
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• More Happier: How to Manage the Stress of Having a Book About to Hit the Shelves: Personal Mantras & Hacks (Sat, Apr 15, 2023)
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• Ep: 425: Use Touch When Talk Is Tough, Close Your Eyes in a Dressing Room, and Answers for Questioners (Wed, Apr 12, 2023)
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• Little Happier: How Teachers Changed the Lives of Steve Carrell and Adrienne Kennedy (Mon, Apr 10, 2023)
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• Ep. 424: "Taste It by 25," Ways to Make Networking Easier, and Why 4/10 Is a Day to Consider Your Tendency (Wed, Apr 05, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Why Did a Neighbor Object to a Brownstone’s Bright Yellow Door? (Mon, Apr 03, 2023)
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• More Happier: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Makes Us Happier, Good Tools Make Spring Cleaning Fun—Plus, Quiz (Sat, Apr 01, 2023)
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• Ep. 423: Indulge in a Nostalgia Smell, Try One of These April Fool’s Day Pranks, and an Easy Way to Stop Snacking (Wed, Mar 29, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The Same People Are Always Late, and the Same People Are Always on Time (Mon, Mar 27, 2023)
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• Ep. 422: Create an Audio Apothecary, Questioners Don’t Like to Answer Questions—and a Terrific New Quiz! (Wed, Mar 22, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Why I Call My Sister Elizabeth “My Sister the Sage” (Mon, Mar 20, 2023)
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• More Happier: What It’s Like to Uncover a Family Secret, the Value of Refurbishing Your Office, and Maj-Jongg (Sat, Mar 18, 2023)
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• Ep. 421: Ways to Look Around a Museum, Advice For Obligers Resisting Accountability, and a Health Hack (Wed, Mar 15, 2023)
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• Little Happier: One Thing That Surprised Me in My Study of the Five Senses (Mon, Mar 13, 2023)
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• Ep. 420: Very Special Episode: A Bonanza of Hacks for Using Our Five Senses for Happier Lives (Wed, Mar 08, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Through the Eyes of Love, We Are Ageless and Untouched by Time. (Mon, Mar 06, 2023)
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• More Happier: The Thrill of a Creative Spark, the Anticipation of Tickets to a Show, and We Enter the Debate on Thank-You Notes (Sat, Mar 04, 2023)
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• Ep. 419: Easy Ways to Boost Focus, a New Kind of Birthday Celebration, and Building Unlikely Friendships (Wed, Mar 01, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Writer Gives Me an Easy Hack for Evoking Memories (Mon, Feb 27, 2023)
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• Ep. 418: Eighth Anniversary: Our Favorite Try-This At Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights (Wed, Feb 22, 2023)
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• Little Happier: During the Covid Lockdown, a Mother Found the Right Thing to Say (Mon, Feb 20, 2023)
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• More Happier - The Joy of Ferry Rides, the Fun of Thrillers, and the Bittersweet Feeling of Family Milestones (Sat, Feb 18, 2023)
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• Ep. 417: Celebrate “Determination Day,” Start a No-Homework Book Club, and Go Outside--or Read About It (Wed, Feb 15, 2023)
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• Little Happier: It Makes Me Happy to Watch This Football Player’s Touchdown Celebration (Mon, Feb 13, 2023)
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• Ep. 416: Identify and Work Through Small Conflicts, Stay in Closer Touch, and How to Say the Right Thing (Wed, Feb 08, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life (Mon, Feb 06, 2023)
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• More Happier: We Discuss How Parenthood Has Changed Us and the TV Show “Better Call Saul,” and We Both Learn Something New (Sat, Feb 04, 2023)
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• Ep. 415: Aim to Show Up, Agree on a Code Phrase for “Change the Subject,” and Why No One’s Right or Wrong (Wed, Feb 01, 2023)
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• Little Happier: The Old Story of Stone Soup Reminds Me that Magic Solutions Usually Don’t Exist (Mon, Jan 30, 2023)
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• Ep. 414: Think About Your Past-Self. Plus a Valentine’s Hack, and Are You and Over- or Under-Estimator? (Wed, Jan 25, 2023)
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• Little Happier: When Do I Feel the Joyous, Childhood Feeling of Expectancy? (Mon, Jan 23, 2023)
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• More Happier: Guest Co-Host! The Iconic Heather Dubrow of “Real Housewives” Fame (Sat, Jan 21, 2023)
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• Happier - Ep. 413: Tune in to Your Five Senses, “Go Outside 23 in 23” Even in Bad Weather, and a Hack About Dread (Wed, Jan 18, 2023)
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• Little Happier: A Truth About Happiness That Confused Me for a Long Time (Mon, Jan 16, 2023)
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• Ep. 412: Turn Deprivation into Indulgence, Creative Ways to Make a “23 in 23” List, and a Fun Tradition (Wed, Jan 11, 2023)
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• Little Happier: Advice from Mr. Rogers that’s Useful to Both Children and Adults. (Mon, Jan 09, 2023)
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• More Happier: We Celebrate Four Big Milestones: in Hollywood, Health, Holidays, and More Happier. (Sat, Jan 07, 2023)
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• Ep. 411: Revealed! Our “23 for 23” Lists of What We Want to Accomplish in 2023 (Wed, Jan 04, 2023)
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• You can do better than a New Year’s resolution | How to Be a Better Human (Tue, Jan 03, 2023)
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• Little Happier: In the Movie “Before Sunrise,” with Which Character Do You Identify? (Mon, Jan 02, 2023)
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• Happier - Ep. 410: Top Tools for Habit Change! New Year, Same You--Better Tools for Sticking to Our Good Habits (Wed, , )( Dec 28, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Why Does One Person Possess a Certain Kind of Magic? (Mon, Dec 26, 2022)
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• More Happier: Deciding How to Answer a Tough Question, a Great Snack, Plans for 2023, and More (Sat, Dec 24, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 409: We Reveal Our Yearly Challenge for 2023, Plus Post-Holiday Hacks and a Suggestion for Family TV (Wed, Dec 21, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Paraprosdokian is Much Funnier Than It Sounds (Mon, Dec 19, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 408: We Reveal Our One-Word Themes, a Gift-Giving Hack, and Have You Ever Had an Uncanny Experience? (Wed, Dec 14, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Why I Often Find Myself Reciting This Nursery Rhyme. Is It Well-Known, or Not? (Mon, Dec 12, 2022)
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• More Happier: More Corgi Fun, a Secret for Finding Lost Objects, and the Trend That’s Sweeping the Nation (Sat, Dec 10, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 407: We Review our “22 for 22 Lists,” Reflect on Getting “Rest” in 2022, and Share a Travel Hack (Wed, Dec 07, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Things That Go Wrong Often Make the Best Memories—Like My Daughter’s Tough Train Trip (Mon, Dec 05, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 406: Why We Might Upgrade the Makeshift, Gift Ideas for Teachers, and a Great Way to Use Photographs (Wed, Nov 30, 2022)
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• Little Happier: How Do We Stay Open to Constructive Criticism, Yet Also Committed to Our Creative Vision? (Mon, Nov 28, 2022)
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• More Happier - Hosting a Holiday, Reducing Food Waste, Embracing Audiobooks, and Tech That Actually Helps (Sat, Nov 26, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 405: Kevin Hart! Plus Ways to Enhance Holiday Decorating and How to Save Someone’s Life (or Your Own) (Wed, Nov 23, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes, When We’re the Most Thankful, We Find It Hardest to Express Gratitude. (Mon, Nov 21, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 404: Holiday Gift Guide, Save Time in a Long Line, and Temple Grandin Talks About “Visual Thinking” (Wed, Nov 16, 2022)
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• Little Happier: A Strategy That Works with Children Often Works with Adults, and Vice Versa (Mon, Nov 14, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Secret of a Successful “Summer of Health,” Hacks for Easier Holiday Prep, and How to Read More (Sat, Nov 12, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 403: Save Someone’s Life, Preserve Friendships, Try Packing Cubes, and Does It Matter If You’re Late? (Wed, Nov 09, 2022)
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• Little Happier: It’s Okay that My Husband Doesn’t Read My Writing (Mon, Nov 07, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 402: Why We Might Buy Ourselves Flowers, How to Find an Extra Hour, and Writing a Personal Manifesto (Wed, Nov 02, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Why I Don’t Have to Outrun the Bear (Mon, Oct 31, 2022)
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• More Happier: Family Tradition, Using a Shared Enthusiasm to Make Friends, and the Fun of Helping (Sat, Oct 29, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 401: Create a Time Capsule, Give Crackers to Your Guests, and How to Help a Rebel Arrive on Time (Wed, Oct 26, 2022)
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• Little Happier: From Two Centuries Ago, 19 Tips for Happiness (Mon, Oct 24, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 400: 400 Episodes! Listeners Share the Podcast Ideas That Have Done the Most to Make Them Happier (Wed, Oct 19, 2022)
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• Little Happier: One Strategy to Take the Sting Out of Painful Words (Mon, Oct 17, 2022)
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• More Happier - Dealing with Doctors’ Appointments, Easy Travel Hacks, and Why We Might Put Someone on Mute (Sat, Oct 15, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 399: Give a Holiday Gift to Your Future-Self, an Easy Photo Hack, and How to Keep Healthy Boundaries (Wed, Oct 12, 2022)
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• Little Happier: “If You’re Going to Say That, You’d Better Be Holding My Hand.” (Mon, Oct 10, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 398: Rest Your Senses, Give People Time to Themselves, and Find Tranquility by Tuesday (Wed, Oct 05, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Paul McCartney Is Now a Fan of the Beatles (Mon, Oct 03, 2022)
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• More Happier - Happier in Hometown Kansas City, Friday Flowers, and Do You Want to Wear Shoes? (Sat, Oct 01, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 397: Stop “Phubbing” People, Plus Hacks to Get Organized, Clear Clutter, and Take Medications (Wed, Sep 28, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Does Love Make You Think, “I Must Be at My Very Best?” (Mon, Sep 26, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 396: Observe the Birthday of a Spiritual Teacher, Plus the “Arrival Fallacy” and Happiness Bullies (Wed, Sep 21, 2022)
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• Little Happier: A Story from the Ancient World Reminds Me to Be Grateful for Literature (Mon, Sep 19, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Value of Childhood Friends and Road Trips, and the Joy of Being Back in a Routine (Sat, Sep 17, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 395: Stay Aware of STUFF, How to Make Time to Rest, & What to Say If You’re at a Loss for Words (Wed, Sep 14, 2022)
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• Little Happier: More Good Advice from My Mother (Mon, Sep 12, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 394: Fifth Anniversary of “The Four Tendencies!” We Discuss This Personality Framework, Hacks & Insights (Wed, Sep 07, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Reframing “I Have to Do It” to “I Get to Do It” (Mon, Sep 05, 2022)
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• More Happier - House of the Dragon, Summer of Health—and What Makes a Great Sequel or Prequel? (Sat, Sep 03, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 393: Celebrate Labor Day with #HappierLaborDay, an Easy Hack to Delegate Tasks--and Are You Drifting? (Wed, Aug 31, 2022)
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• Little Happier: A Free Throw in Basketball Shows the Power of Words (Mon, Aug 29, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 392: When Do People Know You’ve Stopped Listening? Plus a Moving Hack and a Way to Put Down Your Phone (Wed, Aug 24, 2022)
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• Little Happier: How Refusing to Give Compliments Can Be Re-Framed as an Act of Love (Mon, Aug 22, 2022)
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• More Happier - Happiness of Easy Shopping Returns, Great Interviews of Interesting People, and Dogs (Sat, Aug 20, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 391: Give Your Memory a Break, a Rebel Talks to His Boss, and What Kind of Procrastinator Are You? (Wed, Aug 17, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Why I Remind Myself, “Get a Hold of Yourself, Meredith.” (Mon, Aug 15, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 390: Very Special Episode: Tips, Hacks, and Resources for a #HappierLaborDay (Wed, Aug 10, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Why My Father Decided to Pay the Tourist Tax (Mon, Aug 08, 2022)
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• More Happier - A Suitcase Returns, Dogs Go on a Trip, and Iconic Singer Joni Mitchell Performs Live (Sat, Aug 06, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 389: Take Time to Do What You Do Best, a Hack to Avoid Muscle Injury, and Are You Drinking Enough Water? (Wed, Aug 03, 2022)
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• Little Happier: I Am Traffic, I am Nature (Mon, Aug 01, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 388: Reclaim a Dormant Activity, Share a Podcast Episode, and What Kind of Collector Are You? (Wed, Jul 27, 2022)
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• Little Happier: One Way that TV Can Make Us Happier (Mon, Jul 25, 2022)
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• More Happier - An Airport Epiphany, a Mystery Solved, and the Happiness of More Storage (Sat, Jul 23, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 387: Create a Five-Senses Portrait, Protect Bicyclists, and Ideas for Designing Your Summer (Wed, Jul 20, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Nothing Makes Me Happier Than a Great Twist in a Story (Mon, Jul 18, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 386: Find the Right Metaphor, Chop Your Salad, and Why That Line Seems to Move So Slowly (Wed, Jul 13, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Have You Ever Wanted Something Just Because Someone Else Wanted It? (Mon, Jul 11, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Fun of Family Travel, Challenges of TV Casting, and How to Be Happier at Home (Sat, Jul 09, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 385: Keep a Commonplace Book, Hacks for Headache and Parents, and Preventing Interruptions (Wed, Jul 06, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Do You Know Any “Help-Rejecting Complainers?” (Mon, Jul 04, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 384: We Use Halfway Day to Review Our “22 for 22” Lists and #Rest22in22 (We’ve Made Some Progress) (Wed, Jun 29, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Positive Value of Negative Emotions (Mon, Jun 27, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Happiness of a Paul McCartney Concert, the Joy of Aphorisms, and the Delights of Audiobooks (Sat, Jun 25, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 383: Reflect on Your One-Word Theme, Talk to a Rebel Who Wants to Switch Jobs, and a “Cool” Hack (Wed, Jun 22, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Value of the “Quality of Keeping People Together.” (Mon, Jun 20, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 382: Responsibility-Shifting Questions, Being a Better Manager, and Why You Might Rent a Salad Bowl (Wed, Jun 15, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Composer Sibelius Had the Right Words to Say about Contralto Marian Anderson (Mon, Jun 13, 2022)
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• More Happier - Why a Necklace and a Dimmer System Made Us Happy. Plus How to Figure Out Someone’s Tendency (Sat, Jun 11, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 381: Happier Podcast Book Club: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Talk about “The Office” and Being BFFs (Wed, Jun 08, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Someone Else’s Enthusiasm is a Powerful Teacher (Mon, Jun 06, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 380: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything (Wed, Jun 01, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Some Brilliant, Short Observations About Human Nature (Mon, May 30, 2022)
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• More Happier - Good News from Fantasy Island, Discovering Books from a Favorite Author, and More Dolly Parton (Sat, May 28, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 379: Summer Songs, Family Traditions, and Trouble with a Full Cup of Coffee (Wed, May 25, 2022)
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• Little Happier: How a Writer Turned Her Dislike for the Movie “Entourage” into Support for a Cause She Believed In (Mon, May 23, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 378: Ideas for Family Traditions, an Accountability Hack for Obligers, and We Reveal Our Book Club Choice (Wed, May 18, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Agatha Christie Shows How the Games of a Child Can Become the Work as the Adult (Mon, May 16, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Joy of Watching Movies as a Family, The Power of Music from the Past, and How to Fight Right (Sat, May 14, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 377: A Month of Compliments, an Easy Fridge Hack, and Relatives Who Ask Questions During TV Shows (Wed, May 11, 2022)
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• Little Happier: An Unexpected Insight About Love from the Beatles (Mon, May 09, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 376: Organize a Pop-Up Discussion Circle, a Brunch Hack, and Helping Someone Tackle Personal Admin Tasks (Wed, May 04, 2022)
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• Little Happier: One of My Happiest Memories of My Mother (Mon, May 02, 2022)
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• More Happier - A Rare Email Triumph, the Joy of KidLit, a Good Fraud Story, and the Smell of Coffee (Sat, , )( Apr 30, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 375: The Easiest Way to Clear Clutter, a Tempting Loophole to Avoid, and How Do You Like to Socialize? (Wed, Apr 27, 2022)
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• Little Happier: My Surprising Trick to Re-Visit the Places from My Past (Mon, Apr 25, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 374: Refraining from Complaining, an Easy Health Hack, and We Talk about “Deaf Utopia” with Star Nyle DiMarco (Wed, Apr 20, 2022)
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• Little Happier - James Baldwin’s Meditation on Love Explains Why I Know the Weather in Kansas City (Mon, Apr 18, 2022)
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• More Happier - Time Is Speeding Up, a Tool for Memories, and an Unusual Know-Yourself-Better Question (Sat, Apr 16, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 373: Ask for Knock, Dealing with “Obliger Shame,” and a Great Creativity Booster (Wed, Apr 13, 2022)
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• Little Happier - A Happiness Lesson from Alice in Wonderland About “Jam Today.” (Mon, Apr 11, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 372: Make the Plan, Use the Print Function, and Susan Cain Describes the Beauty of the Bittersweet (Wed, Apr 06, 2022)
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• Little Happier - Can We Rise to the Occasion? Is This Our Moment to Sing the Aria? (Mon, Apr 04, 2022)
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• More Happier - Trying To Fall Asleep? Listen to This Quiet Talk About Roles on a TV Set (Sat, Apr 02, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 371: A Talk with Matt Damon! And a Complaint-Free Month and Hack for Photo Albums. (Wed, Mar 30, 2022)
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• Little Happier - Even as a Member of the Beatles, It’s Possible to Feel Left Out and Bad at Your Job (Mon, Mar 28, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 370: Very Special Episode! Hacks and Suggestions for Getting More Rest (Wed, Mar 23, 2022)
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• Little Happier - The Danger of Finish Lines, According to Kurt Vonnegut (Mon, Mar 21, 2022)
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• More Happier - The Joy of Being a Minor Expert, Having Two Dogs, and Counting Your Steps (Sat, Mar 19, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 369: Burned Out? Identify the Problem! Plus Kathryn Schulz Talks Love and Loss (Wed, Mar 16, 2022)
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• Little Happier - The Surreal Aphorisms of Comedian Steven Wright Shed Light on Human Nature (Mon, Mar 14, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 368: Think by Talking, Start a Puzzle Exchange, and More Dates for the Calendar of Catalysts (Wed, Mar 09, 2022)
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• Little Happier - It Makes Me Happy to Think of the Calm, Alert Expression of a Child (Mon, Mar 07, 2022)
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• More Happier - Snow Monkeys in Hot Springs, Creative Types, Quality Screen Time—and a Question about Mr. Roarke (Sat, Mar 05, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 367: Try a 30-Day Challenge and the Joy of Scratch-Offs. Frank Bruni Talks About “The Beauty of Dusk.” (Wed, Mar 02, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Aesop’s Fable about the Fox and the Stork Illustrates an Important Truth about People (Mon, Feb 28, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 366: Seventh Anniversary! Our Favorite Try-This-at-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights (Wed, Feb 23, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Anniversary of One of the Happiest Days of My Life (Mon, Feb 21, 2022)
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• More Happier - Another Insight from The Beatles, Plus How to Jump-Start the Habit of Exercise (Sat, Feb 19, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 365: Go Exploring in Your Own House. What Food Texture Do You Prefer? And Elizabeth Has a New Dog (Wed, Feb 16, 2022)
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• Little Happier: You Love Engineering and You Love Baking. Can That Be a Career? (Mon, Feb 14, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 364: Use the “Calendar of Catalysts,” How to Work Joyfully for Change, and a Great Gift for Booklovers (Wed, Feb 09, 2022)
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• Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Change a Habit? (Mon, Feb 07, 2022)
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• More Happier: Why We Love the Beatles Doc “Get Back,” Plus How to Get More Reading Done (Sat, Feb 05, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 363: Push Beyond a 30-Day “Challenge,” a Hack for Taking Pills, and Listeners Share Their One-Word Themes (Wed, Feb 02, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Stephen Sondheim’s Rambling Style Wasn’t a Bug, It Was a Feature. (Mon, Jan 31, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 362: Give Yourself a Derby Name, an Easy Way to Give Yourself a Treat, and a Conversation with “The Good Place” Creator Mike Schur. (Wed, Jan 26, 2022)
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• Little Happier: The Happy Story of When Carol Burnett Fired Harvey Korman (Mon, Jan 24, 2022)
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• More Happier - Tackling an Eyesore, the Unforeseen Consequences of Getting a Dog, and YouTube! (Sat, Jan 22, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 361: Cultivate a Rest Ritual. Celebrate “Twos-Day.” How to Stop Reading and Begin a Habit. (Wed, Jan 19, 2022)
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• Little Happier: “Don’t Be So Modest. You’re Not That Good.” (Mon, Jan 17, 2022)(8:00:00 +0000, )
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• Happier - Ep. 360: Very Special Episode! Want to Change a Habit? Start Here. (Wed, Jan 12, 2022)
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• Little Happier: Remember the Dog that Doesn’t Bark. (Mon, Jan 10, 2022)
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• More Happier - Welcome to More Happier! The Beatles, the Real Housewives, and Why We Should Do What We Want (Sat, Jan 08, 2022)
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• Happier - Ep. 359: We Reveal our “22 in 2022” Lists! Plus a Way to Ship Items More Securely. (Wed, Jan 05, 2022)
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• Little Happier: If You Don’t Know the Answer, Don’t Ask the Question (Mon, Jan 03, 2022)
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• Ep. 358: Choose Your One-Word Theme for 2022 (We Reveal Ours). What Habit Loopholes Do You Use? Plus a Hack for Curiousity. (Wed, Dec 29, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Why It’s Okay to Be Boring (Mon, Dec 27, 2021)
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• Ep. 357: We Reveal the Yearly Challenge to “[Fill in the Blank] 22 in 2022.” Plus We Announce a Big Change to the Podcast. (Wed, Dec 22, 2021)
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• Little Happier: An Ancient Story Gave Me a New Appreciation for the Beauty of Trees (Mon, Dec 20, 2021)
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• Ep. 356: We Review Our “21 for 21” Lists. Do You Have Foreground and Background Senses? Plus Some Easy Holiday Hacks. (Wed, Dec 15, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Do You Feel Like a Real Grown-Up? I Don’t. (Mon, Dec 13, 2021)
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• Ep. 355: Talk to Yourself by Name. Make a “To Don’t” List. How to Resist Over-Buying. (Wed, Dec 08, 2021)
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• Little Happier: I Appreciate Anything That Helps Me to Pay Attention (Mon, Dec 06, 2021)
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• Ep. 354: Consider the Vital 9 to Plan Your Aims for 2022. Boost Your Foot Comfort Level. With Magic, How Would You Change? (Wed, Dec 01, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Why a Taxi-Driver and I Saw Two Different Streets (Mon, Nov 29, 2021)
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• Ep. 353: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts to Help People Get Happier. Plus a Gratitude Hack (Wed, Nov 24, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Now You’ll Be Working All the Time (Mon, Nov 22, 2021)
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• Ep. 352: Try the “Happier” App! To Help You Become Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Creative (Wed, Nov 17, 2021)
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• Little Happier: The Sound of My Shoes Clicking on Marble Reminded Me of My Past (Mon, Nov 15, 2021)
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• Ep. 351: Consider Getting a Dog (Elizabeth Did). Do You Celebrate Moments? Spend 20 Minutes on Joy Each Day. (Wed, Nov 10, 2021)
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• Little Happier: In a Public Restroom, Which Stall Do You Choose? (Mon, Nov 08, 2021)
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• Ep. 350: Very Special Episode: Listeners Suggest Apps That Put the “App” in “Happier” (Wed, Nov 03, 2021)
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• Little Happier: In Ancient Greece, Two Painters Held a Contest. Who Won? (Mon, Nov 01, 2021)
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• Ep. 349: Happier Podcast Book Club: Kate Bowler Talks About Why There’s “No Cure for Being Human” (Wed, Oct 27, 2021)
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• Little Happier: You Can’t Win the Hands You Don’t Play (Mon, Oct 25, 2021)
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• Ep. 348: Make a Choice (Like an Actor). Do a Favor for Your Future Self. Liz Lange Talks About Secrets, Success, Loss (Wed, Oct 20, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Happiness Doesn’t Always Make Us Feel Happy (Mon, Oct 18, 2021)
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• Bonus Episode: Staying Happy During a Sudden Move to a New Town—Sarah Fain Reports (Fri, Oct 15, 2021)
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• Ep. 347: Consider: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature. Help Someone Ease into a New Job. How to Deal with Big Change? (Wed, Oct 13, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Does a Teddy Bear Comfort You, Even Now? (Mon, Oct 11, 2021)
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• Ep. 346: Keep Lists in the Way That’s Right for You. Avoid a Routine. Celebrate Something Surprising. (Wed, Oct 06, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Nebraska’s Tourist Slogan Offers a Valuable—and Hilarious—Lesson in Happiness (Mon, Oct 04, 2021)
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• Ep. 345: Escape from Zombie Mode, Help People Say “No,” and What Do You Want to Be Known For? (Wed, Sep 29, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Mindy Kaling’s “Rules for Writing” Show That We Can Be Funny Without Being Mean (Mon, Sep 27, 2021)
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• Ep. 344: How to Do a Quick Good Deed that Could Have Big Consequences, a Hack for Cutting Ourselves Some Slack, and an Interview with Anderson Cooper (Wed, Sep 22, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Father Ate the Bananas Intended for His Children, and His Son Never Viewed Him the Same Way (Mon, Sep 20, 2021)
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• Ep. 343: Keep a Journal in the Way That’s Right for You, Check in with #Read21in21, and Health Hacks from Cassy Joy Garcia (Wed, Sep 15, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Writer Ann Patchett Describes How Sometimes, We Can Minister to the Spirit through the Body (Mon, Sep 13, 2021)
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• Ep. 342: Join the Work Happier Challenge, Use a Rubber Duck to Tackle a Tough Problem, and How to Fight Against Falling into Zombie Mode (Wed, Sep 08, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Actor Andrew McCarthy Faces the Question of How, as a Parent, to Acknowledge a Child’s Pain (Mon, Sep 06, 2021)
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• Ep. 341: Find Something Unconventional to Celebrate, How to Deal with a Happiness Regret, and Listeners Suggest Ways to Deal with a Talkative Co-worker (Wed, Sep 01, 2021)
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• Little Happier: For Writer Isabel Allende, January 8 Is the Right Day to Begin. (Mon, Aug 30, 2021)
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• Ep. 340: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything (Wed, Aug 25, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Ordinary Belongings Become Precious as They Persist—Like My Parents’ Brown Bowl (Mon, Aug 23, 2021)
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• Ep. 339: Why It’s More Helpful to Ask for Help than to Show Anger, a Listener Struggles with a Talkative Co-Worker, and What Textures Do You Enjoy Most? (Wed, Aug 18, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Musician Rosanne Cash Reminds Me of a Paradox: Love Is Unconditional, and Love Is Demanding (Mon, Aug 16, 2021)
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• Bonus Episode: Fantasy Island! We Explore the Making of the New FOX TV Drama (Fri, Aug 13, 2021)
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• Ep. 338: If You’re Under Pressure, Give Yourself Less Time, an Easy Hack for Listening to Podcasts, and an Interview with Ramit Sethi about Money and Couples. (Wed, Aug 11, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Single Letter Reverses the Meaning of This Quotation from Leonardo da Vinci (Mon, Aug 09, 2021)
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• Ep. 337: Take a Nap, an Easy Hack for Lowering Frustration, a New Way to Use Gold Stars—and Are You a “Song” Lover or a “Music” Lover? (Wed, Aug 04, 2021)
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• Little Happier: After Enron’s Downfall, a Massive Trove of Private Emails Were Made Public. Researchers Learned a Lot, and So Did I. (Mon, Aug 02, 2021)
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• Ep. 336: Allow Others to Share Your Enthusiasm, the Props Listeners Use to Manage Anxiety, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ One-Word Themes—Plus a Hack for Asking Tough Questions (Wed, Jul 28, 2021)
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• Little Happier: To the Curious and Prepared Mind, Something Dull Becomes Interesting. (Mon, Jul 26, 2021)
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• Ep. 335: Walk Away from a Bad Mood, a Rebel and an Obliger Offer Tips, and a Great Hack for Giving an Easy Yet Thoughtful Gift (Wed, Jul 21, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Both My Parents Made the Same Observation about Queen Elizabeth II. (Mon, Jul 19, 2021)
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• Ep. 334: Happier Podcast Book Club: Writer and Musician Michelle Zauner Talks about Family, Identity, and Food in Her Memoir “Crying in H Mart” (Wed, Jul 14, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes We Lash Out in Anger When In Fact We’re Feeling a Very Different Emotion (Mon, Jul 12, 2021)
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• Ep. 333: We Review Our One-Word Theme for the Year, Suggest a Hot-Weather Hack, and Discuss the Power of Plants with Michael Pollan (Wed, Jul 07, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes, When We Understand Someone’s Perspective, Our Anger Fades (Mon, Jul 05, 2021)
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• Ep. 332: We Review Our “21 for 2021” Lists to Consider What We’ve Done (or Not) and Discuss a Happiness Hack for Managing Anxiety. (Wed, Jun 30, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Novelist Amy Tan Didn’t Ask Her Unnamed Goddess for Good Reviews, But for Something Else. (Mon, Jun 28, 2021)
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• Ep. 331: Give Yourself a Prop to Hold, Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits as Ordinary Routines Resume, and Hack for Little Kids and Chores (Wed, Jun 23, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Why Is It So Hard to See and Hear the World from Someone Else’s Perspective? (Mon, Jun 21, 2021)
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• EP. 330: Very Special Episode: Best Advice for Recent College Graduates, for Career, Finance, Roommates, and a Warning About Drift (Wed, Jun 16, 2021)
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• Little Happier: What a Set of 3D “Magic Eye” Postcards Taught Me About Myself (Mon, Jun 14, 2021)
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• Bonus Episode: Mad Men (Sat, Jun 12, 2021)
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• Ep. 329: Explore the Five Senses of Summer, a Hack for Boosting Focus, and a Deep Dive into Solutions for Obliger-Rebellion (Wed, Jun 09, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Re-Framing the Situation Can Mean that Someone Unexpected Wins a Prize (Mon, Jun 07, 2021)
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• Ep. 328: Eat Something You Saw on the Screen or Page, a Reading Hack, and Annie Murphy Paul Talks About the Extended Mind (Wed, Jun 02, 2021)
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• Little Happier: My Brilliant Insight About the Title's Meaning for "The Phantom Tollbooth," Norton Juster's Classic Novel. (Mon, May 31, 2021)
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• Ep. 327: Something to Remember: Gretchen Passed Out on Live TV! Plus a Hand-Holding Hack, and Are You in an Age of Expansion or Concentration? (Wed, May 26, 2021)
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• Little: Grover of Sesame Street and Arya of Game of Thrones Teach Me the Same Lesson. (Mon, May 24, 2021)
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• Ep. 326: Write a Tastes Timeline, More Wisdom from Teachers, a Hack for Getting Better Service, and Question about Obliger-Rebellion (Wed, May 19, 2021)
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• Little Happier: “The Farm Was a Form: Not Like a Set of Rules on a Wall, But Like the Symmetry of Winter and Summer.” (Mon, May 17, 2021)
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• Ep. 325: Design Your Summer, Splurge on Colorful Felt-Tip Pens, and a Conversation with Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife” (Wed, May 12, 2021)
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• Bonus Episode: Use Self-Knowledge to Be Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Successful as a Small Business Owner. (Tue, May 11, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Dolly Parton Knew Exactly What to Say to the Tennessee State Legislature. (Mon, May 10, 2021)
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• Ep. 324: Learn from the Wisdom of Teachers, a Clever Way to Use Email, and Anna Sale Talks about How to Have Difficult Conversations (Wed, May 05, 2021)
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• Little Happier: An Answer from Childhood Expert Michael Thompson Reminds Me of the Value of Considering a Different Perspective. (Mon, May 03, 2021)
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• Ep: 323: Try Some Movie Therapy, an Easy Hack for Dealing with Small Toys and Trinkets, and Do Certain Situations Send You into Shock? (Wed, Apr 28, 2021)
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• Little Happier: How Ordinary Behavior at Work Can Amount to Sabotage—Really! (Mon, Apr 26, 2021)
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• Ep. 322: Pick the Right Word, Have Both a Weekend and a Weekday Book, and a Conversation with Actor, Singer, and Instagram Sensation Leslie Jordan (Wed, Apr 21, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Friend Told Me, “I Can Find My Way Anywhere in Westchester, But I Have to Start from Scarsdale.” (Mon, Apr 19, 2021)
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• Ep. 321: Ask for a Favor in the Right Way, an Easy Clutter-Clearing Hack, and Julie Lythcott-Haims Talks about How to Be an Adult (Wed, Apr 14, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Happiness Lessons from a Friend and His Messy Wife (Mon, Apr 12, 2021)
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• Ep. 320: For Our 6th Anniversary, a Roundup of Favorite Try-This-at-Homes, Hacks, Strategies, and Solutions from Listeners—and From Us. (Wed, Apr 07, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Character from “K-Pop Confidential” and My Second-Grade Daughter Remind Me: We Want to Accept Ourselves, and Expect More From Ourselves (Mon, Apr 05, 2021)
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• Ep. 319: Ask Yourself, “Do I Use It, Need It, Love It?”, Using the Return to Work as a “Clean Slate” for Habits, and Rebels Give Advice about the Rebel Who Won’t Read Emails (Wed, Mar 31, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Why Did I Insist on Taking My Little Girl to Pre-school in the Freezing Cold and Snow? (Mon, Mar 29, 2021)
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• Ep. 318: Look at Your Home with the Eyes of a Stranger, Some Terrific Before-and-After Clutter Stories, and Valuable Lessons from the Pandemic (Wed, Mar 24, 2021)
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• Little Happier: We Can Learn from the Monkey Who Wouldn’t Let Go of the Bananas. (Mon, Mar 22, 2021)
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• Ep. 317: Do You Thrive with a “Sense of Urgency,” a Hack for Drinking Less Alcohol, and a Conversation about Just Work with Kim Scott and Trier Bryant (Wed, Mar 17, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Who’s Happier? My Husband, Who Got His iPod Back, or Me, Who Retrieved It for Him? (Mon, Mar 15, 2021)
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• Ep. 316: What Valuable Lessons Have We Learned from the Pandemic, a Hack to Fight Morning Grogginess, and a Question about a Rebel Teacher Who Doesn’t Read Emails (Wed, Mar 10, 2021)
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• Little Happier: The Memory of a Delicious Night of Sleep, Four Hundred Years Later (Mon, Mar 08, 2021)
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• Ep. 315: Sixth Anniversary! Our Most Popular Try-This-at-Home Tips, Happiness Hacks & Favorite Moments (Wed, Mar 03, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Yogi Berra Was Funny, and He Also Hit on Some Profound Truths (Mon, Mar 01, 2021)
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• Ep. 314: Re-Engage with Your Resolutions, A Hack for Helping People to Give Gifts, an Outdoors Demerit, and Why Humor Is Such a Powerful Tool at Work and in Life. (Wed, Feb 24, 2021)
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• Little Happier: How a Loose Piece of Popcorn in a Museum Inspired a Masterpiece (Mon, Feb 22, 2021)
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• Ep. 313: Help People Not Disappoint You, a Hack for Reading More, a Talk with Deepa Iyer about Different Roles to Play in Social Change (Wed, Feb 17, 2021)
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• Little Happier: It’s a Lot of Work to Make Friendly Gestures, But We All Have to Try. (Mon, Feb 15, 2021)
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• Ep. 312: Confront a Clutter-Related Conflict, a Hack for Having Fun, and Using the Four Tendencies Framework to Get Chores Done (Wed, Feb 10, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Beautiful Image: A Cabin in the Woods, with Flowers Growing Close to Its Walls (Mon, Feb 08, 2021)
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• Ep. 311: Find a Manifestation of Your One-Word Theme, an Easy Hack to Spark Happy Memories, and a Conversation with Ron Lieber about the Price You Pay for College (Wed, Feb 03, 2021)
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• Little Happier: A Question That Seemed to Make No Sense Was in Fact a Declaration of Love (Mon, Feb 01, 2021)
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• Ep. 310: Very Special Episode! Great Hacks, Tips, Tools, and Suggestions About How to #Read21in21. (Wed, Jan 27, 2021)
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• Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Proverbs About Parenthood. (Mon, Jan 25, 2021)
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• Ep. 309: Heed a Suggestion, Look Better on Zoom, and a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Brilliant Ideas for “21 for 21” Lists. (Wed, Jan 20, 2021)
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• Little Happier: An Ancient Story Is a Reminder that We Can Hurt People When We Try to Force Them to Fit into Our Model. (Mon, Jan 18, 2021)
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• Ep. 308: Tackle Your Email for One Hour, A Hack for Dealing with Photo Clutter, and an Interview with Gary Taubes About “The Case for Keto.” (Wed, Jan 13, 2021)
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• Little Happier: I Can’t Blame the Internet, or, The World Has Changed, But I Have Also Changed. (Mon, Jan 11, 2021)
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• Ep. 307: We Reveal Our “21 for ‘21” Lists, Discuss a Hack for Staying in Touch, and Give a Gold Star to a Documentary (Wed, Jan 06, 2021)
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• Little Happier: To Calm Myself, I Imagine a Traffic Light in a Thunderstorm. (Mon, Jan 04, 2021)
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• Ep. 306: Choose Your One-Word Theme for 2021, a New Year’s Hack, and Listeners’ Suggestions for Ways to Show Love and Support from Far Away (Wed, Dec 30, 2020)
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• Little Happier: What We See Depends Very Much on Where We Stand. (Mon, Dec 28, 2020)
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• Ep. 305: We Share Listeners’ Success Stories from “Walk 20 in 2020” and Reveal Our Challenge for 2021 (Wed, Dec 23, 2020)
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• Little Happier: After His Death, Actor Yul Brynner Made an Unforgettable Plea. (Mon, Dec 21, 2020)
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• Ep. 304: We Reveal How We Did with Our “20 for 2020” Lists, Plus a Hack for Not Forgetting Items. (Wed, Dec 16, 2020)
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• Little Happier: The Lesson I Learned from the Thumbtack in My Shoe. (Mon, Dec 14, 2020)
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• Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part II. (Fri, Dec 11, 2020)
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• Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part I. (Thu, Dec 10, 2020)
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• Ep. 303: Find a Ritual to “Exorcise 2020,” a Sleep Hack, and Tips for Sticking to a Schedule When Working from Home (Wed, Dec 09, 2020)
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• Little Happier: “To Succeed in Business, Plan to Publish Bestsellers Only.” (Mon, Dec 07, 2020)
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• Ep. 302: Revisit a Book You Remember from High School or College, Ask Yourself, “Is There a Food I Enjoy Only When It’s Made the Way My Family Makes It?” and Why It’s a Good Idea to Run Errands in the Morning (Wed, Dec 02, 2020)
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• Little Happier: When the Student Is Ready, the Teacher Appears. (Mon, Nov 30, 2020)
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• Ep. 301: Embrace an Attitude of Gratitude for What This Unprecedented Season Offers, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Personal Policies, and a Money Hack (Wed, Nov 25, 2020)
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• Little Happier: If You Have a Fur Coat, You Don’t Need Snow Pants. (Mon, , )(23 2020 Nov, 08:00:00)
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• Ep. 300: Very Special Episode 300: Ask Us Anything! (Wed, Nov 18, 2020)
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• Little Happier: In a World Full of Suffering and Injustice, Is It Morally Appropriate to Work to Be Happier? (Mon, Nov 16, 2020)
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• Ep. 299: Review How You’re Doing in the “Essential 7” Areas for Habits, a Hack to Make Thanksgiving More Memorable, and an Interview with Chef Carla Hall about How to “Say Yes!” (Wed, Nov 11, 2020)
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• Little Happier: What We Can Learn from Mark Twain’s Cat Who Sat on a Hot Stove (Mon, Nov 09, 2020)
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• Ep 298: Award Yourself with a Sticker, A Memory Hack, and a Conversation with Rachel Hollis About Dealing with Unexpected Challenges (Wed, Nov 04, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes, Transcendent Forces Seem to Enter the World. (Mon, Nov 02, 2020)
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• Ep. 297: Happier Podcast Book Club: Author Yaa Gyasi Talks about Family, Faith, Science, and Belonging in “Transcendent Kingdom” (Wed, Oct 28, 2020)
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• Little Happier: A Pediatrician Shows How Well She Understands How Children Think. (Mon, Oct 26, 2020)
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• Ep. 296: Establish Your Personal Policy, a Reading Hack, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Hidden Delights, and a Demerit That’s Common These Days (Wed, Oct 21, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Building More Roads Won’t Relieve Traffic—Literally and Figuratively. (Mon, Oct 19, 2020)
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• Ep. 295: Do Something Familiar in a New Way, an Easy Hack to Control Snacking, and a Conversation with Al Roker About Work and Life (Wed, Oct 14, 2020)
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• Little Happier: On My Wedding Anniversary, It Makes Me Happy to Remember What a Nurse Said. (Mon, Oct 12, 2020)
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• Ep. 294: Imitate a Spiritual Master, a Hack for Toddlers, and a Conversation with Glennon Doyle About “Untamed.” (Wed, Oct 07, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Why You Should Never Knit Your Boyfriend a Sweater. (Mon, Oct 05, 2020)
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• Ep. 293: Anticipate Pandemic Regret, an Easy Household Hack, and a Deep Dive into Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables (Wed, Sep 30, 2020)
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• Little Happier: How Douglas Adams—Author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”—Gave Himself Confidence. (Mon, Sep 28, 2020)
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• Ep. 292: Create a Hidden Delight, a Hack to Encourage Exercising, and a Discussion about Accepting Something as a Gift vs. Paying for It. (Wed, Sep 23, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Sometimes, To Do a Simple Thing We Must Make a Huge Change. (Mon, Sep 21, 2020)
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• Ep. 291: Get Out of Your Storage Unit, a Hack for Reducing Unwanted Talk, and a Conversation about Relationships with Esther Perel (Wed, Sep 16, 2020)
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• Little Happier: When Do We Tell Other People What We Think They Should Do? Two Beautiful Examples. (Mon, Sep 14, 2020)
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• Ep. 290: Very Special Episode: An Extravaganza of Hacks! Hacks for Relationships, Productivity, Pandemic, Clutter, Travel, and More (Wed, Sep 09, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Trevor Noah: “We Tell People to Follow Their Dreams, But You Can Only Dream of What You Can Imagine.” (Mon, Sep 07, 2020)
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• Ep. 289: Ask Yourself, “Do I Already Own This?” How to Feel Better in Just Five Minutes with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, and Our Next Book Club Choice (Wed, Sep 02, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Zora Neale Hurston’s Vision Shows How Mysterious the World Is. (Mon, Aug 31, 2020)
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• Ep. 288: Learn Something with a Beginning, Middle, and End, a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Second-Guessing Yourself, and a Spotlight on Brit Bennett (Wed, Aug 26, 2020)
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• Little Happier: What Can You Do When You Live in a Crowded, Messy, Noisy House? (Mon, Aug 24, 2020)
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• Ep. 287: Steer Clear of Quicksand, Beware of Catastrophizing, a Whimsical Hack, and a Spotlight on Baratunde Thurston (Wed, A 19, )(ug 07:00:00 2020, +0000)
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• Little Happier: Bryan Stevenson Points Out a Question: Are We There to Speak, or Are We There to Listen? (Mon, Aug 17, 2020)
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• Ep. 286: September Is the Other January, Jay Shetty Explains How to Think Like a Monk, and a Spotlight on Colson Whitehead (Wed, Aug 12, 2020)
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• Little Happier: The More We Talk to Someone, the More We Have to Say. (Mon, Aug 10, 2020)
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• Ep. 285: Why It’s a Good Idea to Create a Catch-All, a Spotlight on Virginia Hamilton, and a Conversation with Susan Burton About Her Brilliant Memoir “Empty.” (Wed, Aug 05, 2020)
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• Little Happier: How Eating a Second Ice-Cream Cone Can Be an Act of Obliger-Rebellion (Mon, Aug 03, 2020)
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• Ep. 284: Why Buying Isn’t Doing, a Deep Dive into Ways to Display Your Favorite Quotations, and a Spotlight on Harriet Washington (Wed, Jul 29, 2020)
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• Little Happier: A Lesson Learned from the End of Life: Make Time for the People Who Matter Most (Mon, Jul 27, 2020)
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• Ep. 283: Happier Podcast Book Club: Renowned Writer Ann Patchett Talks about Family, Forgiveness, and Memory in “The Dutch House”—and a Spotlight on Trevor Noah. (Wed, Jul 22, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Habits Are the Invisible Architecture of Everyday Life (Mon, Jul 20, 2020)
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• Ep. 282: Do Good to Feel Good, Bruce Feiler Suggests Two Questions to Ask Yourself to Help Manage Transitions, and a Spotlight on Octavia Butler (Wed, Jul 15, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Do You Know the Famous Story of the Fox and the Sour Grapes? (Mon, Jul 13, 2020)
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• Ep. 281: Start a Social-Issues Book Club, a Deep Dive into the Problem of Flaky Friends, a Hack for Great Quotations, and a Spotlight on Author Jason Reynolds. (Wed, Jul 08, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Often, It’s the Small Gestures of Thoughtfulness that Make Us Feel Loved (Mon, Jul 06, 2020)
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• Ep. 280: Very Special Episode: We Discuss Questions from Listeners about the Four Tendencies Personality Framework, and a Spotlight on Samantha Irby (Wed, Jul 01, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Someone’s Casual Comment Can Show Us an Entirely New Path for Ourselves. (Mon, Jun 29, 2020)
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• Ep. 279: Halfway Through 2020: Check In with Your #20for2020 list and #Walk20in20—and a Spotlight on “Just Mercy.” (Wed, Jun 24, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Illustrator Quentin Blake’s Use of Negative Space Is a Reminder of Its Possibilities. (Mon, Jun 22, 2020)
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• Ep. 278: Why We Should Do Something, and a Conversation with Sofy Solomon about Lessons from Safer-at-Home in a Childhood Bedroom--and How to Make Systems More Just. (Wed, Jun 17, 2020)
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• Little Happier: We Really Don’t Have That Kind of Time. (Mon, Jun 15, 2020)
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• Ep. 277: Schedule an “Empower Hour,” a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Confiding Secrets, and a Spotlight on Writer Nnedi Okorafor (Wed, Jun 10, 2020)
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• Little Happier: I Remind Myself: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature. (Mon, Jun 08, 2020)
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• Ep. 276: Design Your Summer, Solutions to Create Sibling Harmony, and How Cornstarch Can Enliven a Boring Afternoon (Wed, 03, )( 2020 Jun, 07:00:00)
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• Little Happier: Have You Ever Been So Impatient to Get to the End That You Couldn’t Start? (Mon, Jun 01, 2020)
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• Ep. 275: Choose a Magic Number, How an Ironing Board Can Make Working from Home Easier, and a Pandemic-Time Question to Ask Yourself (Wed, May 27, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Can You Call Spirits from the Vasty Deep? Sure, No Problem. (Mon, May 25, 2020)
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• Ep. 274: Change Your Life When You’re Changing Your Life, Hacks for Sibling Harmony, and a Deep Dive into COVID-19 Mantras. (Wed, May 20, 2020)
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• Little Happier: This Nightly Ritual Gives Me the “New York City Feeling” During the Pandemic. (Mon, May 18, 2020)
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• Ep. 273: Get Grounded in Your Body Through Your Senses, an Idea for a Quick, Inexpensive Gift, and a Conversation about Tough Times with Kate Bowler (Wed, May 13, 2020)
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• Little Happier: My COVID-19 Song: “New York City, Lexington Avenue, Rush Hour.” (Mon, May 11, 2020)
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• Ep. 272: Make a “Power Hour After” list, a Conversation about Parenting with Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz, and Elizabeth Talks about No Alcohol April. (Wed, May 06, 2020)
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• Little Happier: What’s the Best Time to Plant a Tree? (Mon, May 04, 2020)
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• Ep. 271: Make Lists to Make Memories, an Easy Way to Make Zoom Meetings More Fun, and a Discussion about Meditation with Dan Harris of 10% Happier. (Wed, Apr 29, 2020)
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• Little Happier: “I Love You as Much as the Salt in My Soup.” (Mon, Apr 27, 2020)
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• Ep. 270: Very Special Episode with Advice for Graduates (Wed, Apr 22, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” Clause (Mon, Apr 20, 2020)
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• Ep. 269: Choose a COVID-19 Mantra, a Fun Way to Celebrate These Difficult Days, and Casey Schwartz Talks about “Attention.” (Wed, Apr 15, 2020)
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• Little Happier: A Loud Noise Woke Me Up from a Sound Sleep in a Mississippi Hotel—and Made Me Very Happy. (Mon, Apr 13, 2020)
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• Ep. 268: Limit Yourself to One Option, a Self-Care Solution, and Chris Guillebeau Talks about “The Money Tree” and Creating the Work Life We Want (Wed, Apr 08, 2020)
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• Little Happier: How Do You Write a Letter of Recommendation for Someone You Can’t Honestly Recommend? (Mon, Apr 06, 2020)
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• Ep. 267: Write a Letter of Congratulations to Your Future-Self, Solutions to School Spirit T-Shirt Overload, and Why I Should Check My Calendar (Wed, Apr 01, 2020)
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• Little Happier: An Episode from the Life of Dr. Johnson Reminds Me to Do a Better Job of Staying Calm. (Mon, Mar 30, 2020)
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• Ep. 266: Beware the Myths of Spring Cleaning, Rusty O’Kelley Explains How to Ace a Job Interview, and a Reminder about REAL ID . (Wed, Mar 25, 2020)
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• Little Happier: A Dog’s Pleasure Can Remind Us All of the Joy of the Snow. (Mon, Mar 23, 2020)
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• Ep. 265: Give a Sensorium Gift, a Deep Dive into Suggestions to #Walk20in20, and a Conversation Hack (Wed, Mar 18, 2020)
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• Little Happier: The Joy of Listening to Music—Even for Someone Like Me. (Mon, Mar 16, 2020)
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• Bonus: Coping During COVID-19: How to Stay Happier and Calmer in Difficult Times (Sun, Mar 15, 2020)
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• Ep. 264: Keep a Stress Diary, Stop Rinsing Dirty Dishes, and Jordan Harbinger Explains How to Network Better (Wed, Mar 11, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Why We Should Be Polite to the Person Sitting Next to Us on the Airplane. (Mon, Mar 09, 2020)
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• Ep. 263: What’s Your “Guiding Question,” a Twist on “20 for 20,” and Bestselling Author Dan Heath Talks about a Better Way to Solve Problems. (Wed, Mar 04, 2020)
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• Little Happier: “I Remember Feeling the Warm Relief of Knowing What My Future Was.” (Mon, Mar 02, 2020)
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• BONUS Episode: To Celebrate Our Fifth Anniversary, A Blast from the Past! Listen to Our Very First Episode. (Fri, Feb 28, 2020)
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• Ep. 262: Fifth Anniversary Extravaganza! Our Favorite Moments from the Past Five Years (Wed, Feb 26, 2020)
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• Little Happier: How Did This Stockbroker Make So Many Accurate Predictions? (Mon, Feb 24, 2020)
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• Ep. 261: Improve Your Posture, a New Way to Celebrate Birthdays, and Tackling T-Shirt Troubles (Wed, Feb 19, 2020)
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• Little Happier: What’s Inconvenient for You Might Be Convenient for Me (Mon, Feb 17, 2020)
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• Ep. 260: In Honor of Valentine’s Day, Listeners Give Their Best Relationship Advice (Wed, Feb 12, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Why Pickpockets Benefit from Signs that Warn “Beware of Pickpockets.” (Mon, Feb 10, 2020)
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• Ep. 259: Happier Podcast Book Club: Adrienne Brodeur Talks About “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me” (Wed, Feb 05, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Teacher Anne Sullivan Writes About Hellen Keller’s Moment of Profound Realization (Mon, Feb 03, 2020)
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• Ep. 258: Try the “Pair & Share” Approach and a Conversation with “Yoga Girl” Rachel Brathen (Wed, Jan 29, 2020)
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• Little Happier: Helen Keller Tells the Story of the Moment Her Life Changed. (Mon, Jan 27, 2020)
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• Ep. 257: Don’t Try to “Mind-Read,” and Talking about the Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal (Wed, Jan 22, 2020)
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• Little Happier: The Fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” Warns Us to Stay Wary of the Dangerous Ones (Mon, Jan 20, 2020)
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• Ep. 256: Use Up What You Have, and a Conversation about Stillness with Ryan Holiday (Wed, Jan 15, 2020)
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• Little Happier: From Writer James Agee: Could He Learn to Be the Kind of Person He’d Always Detested? (Mon, Jan 13, 2020)
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• Ep. 255: We Reveal Our “20 for 2020” Lists as well as a Color-Related Hack, and Give a Happiness-Bully Demerit (Wed, Jan 08, 2020)
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• Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Says, “Whom Do You Love More?” (Mon, Jan 06, 2020)
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• Ep. 254: Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year, and a Tough Question about Neighbors (Wed, Jan 01, 2020)
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• Little Happier: A Mystery: In Order to Find Something Precious, We Must Possess It Already. (Mon, Dec 30, 2019)
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• Ep. 253: Fight Through Post-Holiday Haze and How (Really) to Keep New Year’s Resolutions (Thu, Dec 26, 2019)
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• Little Happier: We Don’t Always Know What’s a Waste of Time, or What’s a Good Use of Our Time. (Mon, Dec 23, 2019)
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• Ep. 252: Walk for 20 in ’20! Plus We Discuss “Power Hour” and Answering Frivolous Questions During Job Interviews (Wed, Dec 18, 2019)
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• Little Happier: A Different, Happy Way to Think About Exerting Our Willpower (a Task that Doesn’t Usually Sound Appealing). (Mon, Dec 16, 2019)
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• Ep. 251: Try the Eight Stones Method; Are You on Team “You Do You” or Team “Let’s All Join In”; and the Fun of Holiday Movies (Wed, Dec 11, 2019)
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• Little Happier: I Love to See Justice in Action, and I Love to See Virtue Rewarded. (Mon, Dec 09, 2019)
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• Ep. 250: Very Special Episode: We Review Our “19 for 2019” Lists (Wed, Dec 04, 2019)
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• Little Happier: You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Pigeon That’s Flying Overhead. (Mon, Dec 02, 2019)
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• Ep. 249: Happier Podcast Book Club: The Legendary Isaac Mizrahi Talks about Fashion, Family, and Self-Knowledge in “I.M.” (Wed, Nov 27, 2019)
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• Little Happier: My Favorite Part of Going to the Philharmonic Isn’t the Music. (Mon, Nov 25, 2019)
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• Ep. 248: Write an Aphorism, and a Deep Dive into Food Pushing (Wed, Nov 20, 2019)
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• Little Happier: More Great Advice from My Father—About How to Succeed at Work (Mon, Nov 18, 2019)
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• Ep. 247: Use the Solomon Paradox When Dealing with a Difficult Situation, and Would You Like to be a Twin? (Wed, Nov 13, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Who Is the Main Character, Who Is the Supporting Character? (Mon, Nov 11, 2019)
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• Ep. 246: Have Your Words Ready, and a Conversation with Simon Sinek about “The Infinite Game” (Wed, Nov 06, 2019)
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• Little Happier: At a Recent Dinner for Supreme Court Clerks, Even Longtime Lawyers Wanted This Table Gift. (Mon, Nov 04, 2019)
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• Ep. 245: Avoid the Trap of the False Choice, and How to Eat Healthfully in the Face of Halloween Candy or Social Pressure (Wed, Oct 30, 2019)
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• Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation. (Mon, Oct 28, 2019)
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• Ep. 244: Go Out in the Early Morning Sunlight and Brush Your Teeth After Dinner (Wed, Oct 23, 2019)
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• Little Happier: I Get Choked Up When I Hear the Song “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music” (Mon, Oct 21, 2019)
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• Ep. 243: Treat Yourself Like a Dog and How Obligers Can Resist Pressures to Indulge (Wed, Oct 16, 2019)
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• Little Happier: A Moment in the Life of JFK Illustrates How Hard It Is to Know Other People (Mon, Oct 14, 2019)
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• Ep. 242: Buy Some Happiness, Plus Hacks for Taking Medication Regularly (Wed, Oct 09, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Novelist John Steinbeck and King Arthur Show Me How to Think Outside the Box (Mon, Oct 07, 2019)
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• Ep. 241: Malcolm Gladwell Talks About “Talking to Strangers” Plus a Delicious, Healthy Hack (Wed, Oct 02, 2019)
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• Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say to a Person Who Has Big Hopes (Mon, Sep 30, 2019)
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• Ep. 240: Use the Emergency Kit for Anxiety, Worry, and Stress (Wed, Sep 25, 2019)
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• Bonus Episode: A Deep Dive into the “Four Tendencies” Personality Framework (Mon, Sep 23, 2019)
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• Little Happier: My America Feeling: I’m Grateful for the Sound of Many Languages (Mon, Sep 23, 2019)
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• Ep. 239: Tackling Life’s Big Questions with Kate Bowler (Wed, Sep 18, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Like Oscar Wilde, Do You Find It Hard to Live Up to Your Blue China? I Sure Do. (Mon, Sep 16, 2019)
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• Ep. 238: Back-to-School Habits, and Marie Forleo Talks About How Everything Is Figureoutable (Wed, Sep 11, 2019)
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• Little Happier: An Old and Famous Story about How We Can’t Outrun Our Fate (Mon, Sep 09, 2019)
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• Ep. 237: #HappierLaborDay: What Career Aims Make Our Work Lives Happier (Wed, Sep 04, 2019)
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• Little Happier: The Musical “Song of Spider-Man” and the Problem of the Unknown Knowns (Mon, Sep 02, 2019)
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• Ep. 236: Stay the Course with Your Good Habits (Wed, Aug 28, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey Talk about Humility and Hubris (Mon, Aug 26, 2019)
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• Ep. 235: Talking Happiness with Bestselling Author Rachel Hollis (Wed, Aug 21, 2019)
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• Little Happier: I Love an Emotion that I Call the “Varsity Team” Feeling. (Mon, Aug 19, 2019)
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• Ep. 234: Try the SLANT Approach to Listen Better and How to Deal with a Sweetheart’s Unenthusiastic Support (Wed, Aug 14, 2019)
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• Little Happier: What Friendships Tend to Stick? An Observation from Game of Thrones (Mon, Aug 12, 2019)
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• Ep. 233: Get Rid of Your Wart (Literal and Metaphorical) and Connect Better with Friends (Wed, Aug 07, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Churchill’s Life Proves that We Can’t Know What’s Good or Bad Luck (Mon, Aug 05, 2019)
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• Ep. 232: Remember to Consider the Company that Someone Keeps (Wed, Jul 31, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Winston Churchill and “Game of Thrones” Illustrate the Same Observation About Power (Mon, Jul 29, 2019)
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• Ep. 231: Choose Your TV Theme Song (Wed, Jul 24, 2019)
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• Little Happier: “If He’ll Do It For You, He’ll Do It to You”: My Daughter and Father Hit on the Same Truth (Mon, Jul 22, 2019)
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• Ep. 230: Happier Podcast Book Club: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Reflects on Growing Up as Steve Jobs’s Daughter in “Small Fry” (Wed, Jul 17, 2019)
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• Little Happier: How the Gift of a Dollhouse Illustrates the Philosophy of Bertrand Russell (Mon, Jul 15, 2019)
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• Ep. 229: Spend 120 Minutes a Week in Nature and an Interview with Sheri Salata about “The Beautiful No” (Wed, Jul 10, 2019)
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• Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Persuade? The Sun and the North Wind Disagree. (Mon, Jul 08, 2019)
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• Ep. 228: Make Your Own Art and a Lesson from Mr. Rogers (Wed, Jul 03, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Throughout My Life, I’ve Remembered One Line from the “Little Engine that Could” (Mon, Jul 01, 2019)
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• Ep. 227: An Interview with Comedian, Actor, and Writer Pete Holmes (Wed, Jun 26, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Reading Isaac Mizrahi Taught Me About Myself (Mon, Jun 24, 2019)
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• Ep. 226: Celebrate the Summer Solstice by Re-visiting your One-Word Theme (Wed, Jun 19, 2019)
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• Little Happier: My Husband Jamie Taught Me a Wonderful, Memorable Lesson About Plans. (Mon, Jun 17, 2019)
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• Ep. 225: Cultivate Your Casual Friendships (Wed, Jun 12, 2019)
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• Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.” (Mon, Jun 10, 2019)
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• Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again) (Wed, Jun 05, 2019)
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• Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World. (Mon, Jun 03, 2019)
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• Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff (Wed, May 29, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her? (Mon, May 27, 2019)
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• Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone (Wed, May 22, 2019)
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• Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift. (Mon, May 20, 2019)
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• Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale. (Thu, May 16, 2019)
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• Ep. 221: Do You Yearn for a Re-Set? (Wed, May 15, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato (Mon, May 13, 2019)
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• Ep. 220: Why We Should Deal with Something Negative Right Away (Wed, May 08, 2019)
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• Little Happier: What Chef Julia Child Taught Me About the Nature of Enthusiasm and Happiness. (Mon, May 06, 2019)
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• Ep. 219: Very Special Episode: Going Deep into Giving Up with Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig-Urban (Wed, May 01, 2019)
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• Little Happier: We Love Excellence--When We Can Recognize It. for Apr 29, 2019 (Mon, Apr 29, 2019)
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• Ep. 218: Invest in Your Identities (Wed, Apr 24, 2019)
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• Little Happier: My Husband So Often Knows the Right Thing to Say (Mon, Apr 22, 2019)
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• Ep. 217: Don’t Over-Consult (Wed, Apr 17, 2019)
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• Little Happier: The Opposite of a Profound Truth Is Also True. Even in Goth (Mon, Apr 15, 2019)
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• Ep. 216: Give Someone an Unusual Compliment (Wed, Apr 10, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Why the Children’s Book “Little Bear” Made Tears Come into My Eyes (Mon, Apr 08, 2019)
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• Ep. 215: Throw a Celebratory Party (Wed, Apr 03, 2019)
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• Little Happier: I’m Lucky to Have a Mother Who Is Lucky (Mon, Apr 01, 2019)
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• Ep. 214: Try Giving Up Something for a Month (Wed, Mar 27, 2019)
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• Little Happier: A Friend’s Description of Herself Reminded Me of Who I Am (Mon, Mar 25, 2019)
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• Ep. 213: Bonus Clutter-Clearing Tips: Find Out What Ideas Didn’t Make It into the Book (Wed, Mar 20, 2019)
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• Little Happier: This Mother Knew Exactly What Career Advice to Give (Mon, Mar 18, 2019)
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• Ep. 212: Happier Podcast Book Club: We Talk About Family Secrets in Dani Shapiro’s Memoir “Inheritance.” (Wed, Mar 13, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Would I Know the Way to Tell Right from Wrong? (Mon, Mar 11, 2019)
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• Bonus Episode! An Excerpt from Gretchen’s New Book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” (Fri, Mar 08, 2019)
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• Ep. 211: Spend Time Individually with Family Members, an Ice Cube Hack, and Obligers’ Relationships to Accountability and Possessions (Wed, Mar 06, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Carrie’s Shoe Collection in “Sex and the City” Teaches an Important Lesson About Habits (Mon, Mar 04, 2019)
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• Ep. 210: Very Special Episode: Clutter-Busting! (Wed, Feb 27, 2019)
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• Little Happier: From Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”--What Should We Fear More, Want or Ignorance? (Mon, Feb 25, 2019)
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• Ep. 209: Fourth Anniversary! Most Popular Ideas and Favorite Moments (Wed, Feb 20, 2019)
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• Little Happier: A Perhaps Apocryphal Story about Matisse--About Time and Mastery (Mon, Feb 18, 2019)
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• Ep. 208: To Fight Clutter, Beware the “Endowment Effect” (Wed, Feb 13, 2019)
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• Little Happier: My Favorite Story from My Favorite Book About Parenting (Mon, Feb 11, 2019)
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• Ep. 207: Elizabeth Reveals Why You Should Go to the Doctor (Wed, Feb 06, 2019)
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• Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves (Mon, Feb 04, 2019)
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• Ep. 206: What’s the Best Resolution You’ve Ever Made? (Wed, Jan 30, 2019)
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• Little Happier: The Supreme Court Building Gave Me the “America Feeling” (Mon, Jan 28, 2019)
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• Ep. 205: An Interview about False Identities with Abby Ellin (Wed, Jan 23, 2019)
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• Little Happier: There’s Such Joy in Giving Delight (Mon, Jan 21, 2019)
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• Ep. 204: Put a Band-Aid On It (Wed, Jan 16, 2019)
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• Little: Even Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life Felt Rushed and Cluttered (Mon, Jan 14, 2019)
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• Ep. 203: Plan Your “19 for 2019” (Wed, Jan 09, 2019)
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• Little: Eisenhower: To Do Some Work Well, We Have to Do Some Work Poorly (Mon, Jan 07, 2019)
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• Ep. 202 - Use the Checklist for Habit Change (Wed, Jan 02, 2019)
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• Little: Sometimes, What We Think Is a Weakness Is a Strength, and Vice Versa (Mon, Dec 31, 2018)
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• Ep. 201 - Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year (Wed, Dec 26, 2018)
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• Little: Everything Would Be Easy, If It Weren’t For… (Mon, Dec 24, 2018)
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• Ep. 200 - Our 200th Episode! Ask Us Anything (Wed, Dec 19, 2018)
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• Little : Do What You Love, and Then Your Friends Hire You (Mon, Dec 17, 2018)
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• Ep. 199 - Reflections on Our “18 for 2018” Lists (Wed, Dec 12, 2018)
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• Little: While the Power of Story-Telling Is Trendy Now, It’s an Ancient Idea. (Mon, Dec 10, 2018)
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• Ep. 198 - Design Your Own “Happiness Project" (Wed, Dec 05, 2018)
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• Little: Is This Person My Judge, or My Champion? (Mon, Dec 03, 2018)
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• Ep. 197 - Make a Plan to Read More in 2019 (Wed, Nov 28, 2018)
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• Little: A Lesson from Waitressing: It’s Not About You (Mon, Nov 26, 2018)
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• Ep. 196: Choose a Holiday Motto (Wed, Nov 21, 2018)
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• Little: Finding a Meaning, Such as Sacrifice, Can Transform Suffering (Mon, Nov 19, 2018)
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• Ep. 195: Do Something Scary (Wed, Nov 14, 2018)
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• Little: “The Salvation of Man Is Through Love and in Love.” (Mon, Nov 12, 2018)
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• Ep. 194: Make an Introduction (Wed, Nov 07, 2018)
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• Little: The Idea of “Negative Space” and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Mon, Nov 05, 2018)
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• Ep. 193: Have You Ever Felt Your Personality Slip? (Wed, Oct 31, 2018)
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• Little: A Puzzling Story from the Life of Pearl S. Buck (Mon, Oct 29, 2018)
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• Ep. 192: The Problem of “You Cook, I Clean” (Wed, Oct 24, 2018)
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• Little: During a Difficult Family Discussion, Someone Knows the Right Thing to Say (Mon, Oct 22, 2018)
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• Ep. 191: Identify Your Pacesetter (Wed, Oct 17, 2018)
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• Little: Yet Another Piece of Advice from My Father (Mon, Oct 15, 2018)
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• Ep. 190: Very Special Episode: Think About Your Body (Wed, Oct 10, 2018)
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• Little: I Experienced the "America Feeling" in Normandy, France (Mon, Oct 08, 2018)
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• Ep. 189: Make Life More Complicated (Wed, Oct 03, 2018)
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• Little: A Stumble May Prevent a Fall (Mon, Oct 01, 2018)
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• Ep. 188: Create a Personal Timeline (Wed, Sep 26, 2018)
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• Little: An 18th Century Story Makes Me Think About the Importance of Education (Mon, Sep 24, 2018)
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• Ep. 187: How to Find a Misplaced Object (Wed, Sep 19, 2018)
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• Little: Why Are You Living in New York City? (Mon, Sep 17, 2018)
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• Ep. 186: Create a Blues Bag (Wed, Sep 12, 2018)
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• Little: When People Give No Solace, We Can Turn to Nature (Mon, Sep 10, 2018)
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• Ep. 185: Make a "Facts of Life" Book (Wed, Sep 05, 2018)
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• Little: Laurence Olivier’s Advice to Dustin Hoffman Works for Me, Too (Mon, Sep 03, 2018)
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• Ep. 184: Have a #HappierLaborDay (Wed, Aug 29, 2018)
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• Little: It’s Good to be an Adult (Mon, Aug 27, 2018)
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• Ep. 183: Consider Going into "Low Power Mode" (Wed, Aug 22, 2018)
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• Little: When We Give Ourselves Limits We Give Ourselves Creativity (Mon, Aug 20, 2018)
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• Ep. 182: Take a Scent Snapshot of Your Life (Wed, Aug 15, 2018)
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• Little: A Beautiful Moment of Elevation from Winston Churchill’s Tears (Mon, Aug 13, 2018)
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• Ep. 181: Practice Reverse Gossip (Wed, Aug 08, 2018)
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• Little: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Something to Be Good at Something. (Mon, Aug 06, 2018)
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• Ep. 180: Very Special Episode: Travel Hacks! (Wed, Aug 01, 2018)
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• Little: A Lesson from Harry Potter About Knowing Who You Are (Mon, Jul 30, 2018)
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• Ep. 179: Make Each Day of the Week Distinctive (Wed, Jul 25, 2018)
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• Little: Artist Anne Truitt Describes Her Moment of Transformation (Mon, Jul 23, 2018)
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• Ep. 178: Schedule a Weekly Playdate with Yourself (Wed, Jul 18, 2018)
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• Little: “There Are Many Things that We Would Throw Away If We Were Not Afraid that Others Might Pick Them Up.” (Mon, Jul 16, 2018)
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• Ep. 177: What is Luxury for You? (Wed, Jul 11, 2018)
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• Little: It’s Not as Glamorous as It Sounds. (Mon, Jul 09, 2018)
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• Ep. 176: An Interview with Hollywood Powerhouse Mark Duplass (Wed, Jul 04, 2018)
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• Little: Dolly Parton Describes the Difference Between a Wish and a Dream (Mon, Jul 02, 2018)
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• Ep. 175: Do You Struggle with Procrasticlearing? (Wed, Jun 27, 2018)
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• Little: Schoolhouse Rock Gives Me the “America Feeling” and Taught Me the Preamble to the Constitution (Mon, Jun 25, 2018)
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• Ep. 174: Make Something by Hand (Wed, Jun 20, 2018)
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• Little: There May Be a Very Good Explanation for That. (Mon, Jun 18, 2018)
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• Ep. 173: Is It a Good Idea to Work with Your Best Friend? (Wed, Jun 13, 2018)
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• Little: I Love to See Virtue Rewarded (Mon, Jun 11, 2018)
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• Ep. 172: Toss Unnecessary Papers (Wed, Jun 06, 2018)
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• Little: Yes, I Made a Dumb Mistake—But People Have Made Dumber Mistakes. (Mon, Jun 04, 2018)
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• Ep. 171: Question Your Limiting Beliefs (Wed, May 30, 2018)
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• Little: A Happy Story from the Life of Dolly Parton (Mon, May 28, 2018)
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• Ep. 170: Very Special Episode with an “18 for 2018” Update (Wed, May 23, 2018)
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• Little: Always Orient Yourself to North. (Mon, May 21, 2018)
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• Ep. 169: Use the Strategy of “Stop Talking” (Wed, May 16, 2018)
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• Little: “Even a Dog Distinguishes Between Being Stumbled Over and Being Kicked.” (Mon, May 14, 2018)
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• Ep. 168: ”Remember, This Is Supposed to Be Fun” (Wed, May 09, 2018)
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• Little: A Lesson I Have to Learn Over and Over. (Mon, May 07, 2018)
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• Ep. 167: Be a Tourist in Your Own Home (Wed, May 02, 2018)
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• Little: The Statue of Liberty and My “America Feeling” (Mon, Apr 30, 2018)
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• Ep. 166: Watch Old Video Clips (Wed, Apr 25, 2018)
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• Little: Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination (Mon, Apr 23, 2018)
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• Ep. 165: Have a Power Down Weekend (Wed, Apr 18, 2018)
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• Little: Lead Us by the Hand to Those We Are Looking For (Mon, Apr 16, 2018)
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• Ep. 164: Don’t Assign or Accept Homework (Wed, Apr 11, 2018)
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• Little: Alas, There Are No Wizards. (Mon, Apr 09, 2018)
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• Ep. 163: Set a Weekly Phone Date (Wed, Apr 04, 2018)
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• Little: Now Is Now, and Now Is Already a Long Time Ago. (Mon, Apr 02, 2018)
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• Ep. 162: Write It Down. Really. (Wed, Mar 28, 2)(018 +0000 04:00:00, )
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• Little: The Investor Is Wise Who Diversifies. Also True for Non-Investors. (Mon, Mar 26, 2018)
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• Ep. 161: Embrace the Cheese (Wed, Mar 21, 2018)
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• Little: No Hard Feelings. These Things Happen. (Mon, Mar 19, 2018)
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• Ep. 160: Very Special Episode! Live from Elizabeth’s Cluttered Home Office. (Wed, Mar 14, 2018)
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• Little: From Rob Lowe: Sometimes You Have to Get Fired to Get Hired (Mon, Mar 12, 2018)
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• Ep. 159: Do Something Badly (Wed, Mar 07, 2018)
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• Little: It’s Fun to Have Fun, But You Have to Know How (Mon, Mar 05, 2018)
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• Ep. 158: Create a Standardized Vacation (Wed, Feb 28, 2018)
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• Little: Ever Thought, “It Doesn’t Make Any Difference If I Go to the Gym Today”? (Mon, Feb 26, 2018)
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• Ep. 157: Third Anniversary! Our Most Popular Try-This-at-Home Tips, Happiness Hacks & Favorite Moments. (Wed, Feb 21, 2018)
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• Little: “I Sell Beer to Them as Wants It. I Ain’t Making Nobody Drink It.” (Mon, Feb 19, 2018)
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• Ep. 156: Kiss in the Morning, Kiss at Night (Wed, Feb 14, 2018)
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• Little: What I Do Every Day Matters More Than What I Do Once in a While (Mon, Feb 12, 2018)
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• Ep. 155: Choose a Signature Scent (Wed, Feb 07, 2018)
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• Little: That’s Okay, Buddy (Mon, Feb 05, 2018)
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• Ep. 154: Wear “Clothes” Every Day (Wed, Jan 31, 2018)
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• Little: Whatever You Do, You Will Still Be You (Mon, Jan 29, 2018)
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• Ep. 153: This Is Actually Good for Me. (Wed, Jan 24, 2018)
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• Little: A Cure for Feeling Annoyed About Clutter? Remember Love (Mon, Jan 22, 2018)
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• Ep. 152: Deep Dive into “18 for 2018” (Wed, Jan 17, 2018)
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• Little: Don’t Know What Will Happen in the Future? Try to Understand Now (Mon, Jan 15, 2018)
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• Ep. 151: Keep a Running List of Your Favorite Things (Wed, Jan 10, 2018)
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• Little: You Will Say Good-Bye to Your Child Many Times (Mon, Jan 08, 2018)
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• Ep. 150: Gretchen and Elizabeth Unplugged (Wed, Jan 03, 2018)
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• Little: We’ve Had Our Dog Barnaby Always (Mon, Jan 01, 2018)
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• Ep. 149: "18 for 2018" and Roz Chast Interview (Wed, Dec 27, 2017)
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• Little: Everyday Life in Utopia (Mon, Dec 25, 2017)
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• Ep. 148: Use the Checklist for Habit Change for 2018 (Wed, Dec 20, 2017)
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• Little: Three Words for Success: “No Matter What” (Mon, Dec 18, 2017)
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• Ep. 147: 18 for 2018 (Wed, Dec 13, 2017)
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• Little: Am I Wasting My Youth? (Mon, Dec 11, 2017)
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• Ep. 146: Introduce a Note of Whimsy (Wed, Dec 06, 2017)
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• Little: Do Good, Feel Good (Mon, Dec 04, 2017)
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• Ep. 145: Try These Happier Holiday Hacks (Wed, Nov 29, 2017)
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• Little: Reframing Helped Me Feel Lucky Instead of Resentful (Mon, Nov 27, 2017)
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• Ep. 144: Be Willing to Delegate (Wed, Nov 22, 2017)
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• Panoply Fall 2017 Trailer (Mon, Nov 20, 2017)
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• Little: Tell Me What You Want for Dinner (Mon, Nov 20, 2017)
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• Ep. 143: Down with Boredom (Wed, Nov 15, 2017)
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• Little: A Happiness Reminder from E. B. White’s Masterpiece “Charlotte’s Web” (Mon, Nov 13, 2017)
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• Side Hustle School: 13-Year-Old Australian Creates Schoolyard Lollipop Fortune (Fri, Nov 10, 2017)
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• Ep. 142: Schedule Some Daily Transcendence (Wed, Nov 08, 2017)
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• Little: “I Always Loved a Snow Day” (Mon, Nov 06, 2017)
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• Ep. 141: Find Your Oasis (Wed, Nov 01, 2017)
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• Little: A Good Example is More Compelling than Good Advice (Mon, Oct 30, 2017)
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• Ep. 140: It's More Important to Say Something Than the Right Thing (Wed, Oct 25, 2017)
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• Little: Don’t Wait Until You’re Moving Out to Clean Your Apartment (Mon, Oct 23, 2017)
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• Ep. 139: Be Full of Desire But Easy To Please (Wed, Oct 18, 2017)
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• Little: Frequency Is More Important than Duration (Mon, Oct 16, 2017)
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• Ep. 138: Always Leave Some Room in the Suitcase (Wed, Oct 11, 2017)
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• Little: Too Early, Too Early, Too Early—Too Late, Too Late, Too Late (Mon, Oct 09, 2017)
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• Ep. 137: Gretchen Visits Elizabeth on the Disney Lot (Wed, Oct 04, 2017)
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• Little: People Succeed in Groups (Mon, Oct 02, 2017)
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• Ep. 136: Don't Fall into "Empty" (Wed, Sep 27, 2017)
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• Little: Reading Memoirs Reminds Me to Cut People Slack (Mon, Sep 25, 2017)
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• Ep. 135: Plan a Virtual Move, 2.0 (Wed, Sep 20, 2017)
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• Little: “An Investor Is Wise Who Diversifies”—True in Many Situations (Mon, Sep 18, 2017)
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• Ep. 134: Write a "Ta-Da" List (Wed, Sep 13, 2017)
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• Little: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing (Mon, Sep 11, 2017)
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• Ep. 133: Create a Spot for Things in Transition (Wed, Sep 06, 2017)
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• Little: B.J. Novak’s Reminder about the Importance of Gratitude. (Mon, Sep 04, 2017)
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• Ep. 132: Consider Children's Literature (Wed, Aug 30, 2017)
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• Little: The Book “The Hobbit Boredom” Illustrates How Boredom Can Spark Creativity (Mon, Aug 28, 2017)
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• Ep. 131: Do 10 Jumping Jacks (Wed, Aug 23, 2017)
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• Little: Sometimes, It’s Better to Help than to Sympathize (Mon, Aug 21, 2017)
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• Ep. 130: 7 Myths of Happiness (Wed, Aug 16, 2017)
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• Little: Don’t Sleep Through Beautiful Moments (Mon, Aug 14, 2017)
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• Ep. 129: September is the Other January (Wed, Aug 09, 2017)
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• Little: Why Andy Warhol Wanted to Have a Boss—on Retainer (Mon, Aug 07, 2017)
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• Ep. 128: Connect With TV (Wed, Aug 02, 2017)
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• Little: My Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend’s Mother Found the Right Words to Say (Mon, Jul 31, 2017)
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• Ep. 127: Make or Accept a “Repair Attempt" (Wed, Jul 26, 2017)
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• Little: Sometimes, You Feel Regret Either Way (Mon, Jul 24, 2017)
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• Ep. 126: Do You Struggle with Perfectionism? (Wed, Jul 19, 2017)
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• Little: A Lesson from Pre-School: You Get What You Get, and You Don’t Get Upset (Mon, Jul 17, 2017)
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• Ep. 125: Plan a Virtual Move (Wed, Jul 12, 2017)
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• Little: A Great School Motto: Go Forth Unafraid (Mon, Jul 10, 2017)
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• Ep. 124: Remember Love (Wed, Jul 05, 2017)
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• Little: Don’t Check Every Box (Mon, Jul 03, 2017)
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• Ep. 123: Shield Yourself from Worry (Wed, Jun 28, 2017)
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• Little: How to be Successful, Part 2 (Mon, Jun 26, 2017)
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• Ep. 122: Tackle a “Power Day” (Wed, Jun 21, 2017)
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• Little: How to Be Successful, Part 1 (Mon, Jun 19, 2017)
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• Ep. 121: Do You Want to Read More? (Wed, Jun 14, 2017)
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• Little: Flawed Can Be More Perfect Than Perfection (Mon, Jun 12, 2017)
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• Ep. 120: VSE: Listener Questions About the Four Tendencies (Wed, Jun 07, 2017)
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• Little: Sometimes, We Can Be Generous by Taking (Mon, Jun 05, 2017)
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• Ep. 119: Make Friends With People of Different Ages (Wed, May 31, 2017)
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• Little: A Picture Book Has an Important Lesson for Grown-Ups (Mon, May 29, 2017)
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• Ep. 118: Are You the Difficult One? (Wed, May 24, 2017)
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• Little: A Happiness Lesson from Judd Apatow (Mon, May 22, 2017)
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• Ep. 1: Picking A New Work Mantra (Thu, May 18, 2017)
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• Ep. 117: Are You a Revealer or a Concealer? (Wed, May 17, 2017)
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• Little: Sometimes, the Best Solution Is to Do Nothing at All (Mon, May 15, 2017)
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• Ep. 116: Start a Side Hustle (Wed, May 10, 2017)
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• Little: It’s Time to Switch from Advisor to Cheerleader (Mon, May 08, 2017)
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• Ep. 115: Boost Your Energy (Wed, May 03, 2017)
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• Little: We Don’t Always Know When Children Are Wasting Their Time (Mon, May 01, 2017)
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• Ep. 114: Interview with Hollywood Legend Sherry Lansing (Wed, Apr 26, 2017)
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• Little: Skip the Boring Parts (Mon, Apr 24, 2017)
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• Ep. 113: Reclaim Your Dump Zones (Wed, Apr 19, 2017)
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• Little: One of the Worst Ways to Waste Time (Mon, Apr 17, 2017)
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• Ep. 112: Pick a Uniform (W , )(ed, Apr 12, 2017)
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• Little: We Can Help Others to See Themselves Differently (Mon, Apr 10, 2017)
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• Ep. 111: Beware of Storing Stuff (Wed, Apr 05, 2017)
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• Little: To Find Something, We Must Search in the Right Place (Mon, Apr 03, 2017)
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• Ep. 110: Are You Lonely? (Wed, Mar 29, 2017)
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• Little: If All Else Fails, We Can Try Minding Our Own Business (Mon, Mar 27, 2017)
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• Ep. 109: Pay Attention to the Light (Wed, Mar 22, 2017)
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• Little: Experience is a Great Teacher (Mon, Mar 20, 2017)
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• Ep. 108: Turn Your Shower Into a "Happiness Booth" (Wed, Mar 15, 2017)
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• Little: It’s Nice to Get a Gold Star (Mon, Mar 13, 2017)
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• Ep. 107: Talking to Susan Cain About Introverts (Wed, Mar 08, 2017)
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• Little: Never Have a Crush on Just One Person (Mon, Mar 06, 2017)
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• Ep. 106: Our Second Anniversary! Year Two Highlights (Wed, Mar 01, 2017)
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• Little: Good Luck, Bad Luck—How Do You Know? (Mon, Feb 27, 2017)
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• Ep. 105: Leave on a High Note (Wed, Feb 22, 2017)
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• Little: A Happiness Lesson from the Broadway Show “Oklahoma!” (Mon, Feb 20, 2017)
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• Ep. 104: Happiness Stumbling Block: The News (Wed, Feb 15, 2017)
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• Little: “Yes” Comes Right Away; “No” Never Comes (Mon, Feb 13, 2017)
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• Ep, 103: Pick Your Moment (Wed, Feb 08, 2017)
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• Little: We Must Carry the Wealth of the Indies with Us (Mon, Feb 06, 2017)
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• Ep. 102: Tame the Travel Beast (Wed, Feb 01, 2017)
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• Little: No Deposit, No Return (Mon, Jan 30, 2017)
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• Ep. 101: Are You an Integrator or a Compartmentalizer? (Wed, Jan 25, 2017)
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• Little: She Opened Up Heart So the Whale Could Swim Away (Mon, Jan 23, 2017)
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• Special Episode 100: Ask Us Anything (Wed, Jan 18, 2017)
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• Little: My Inconvenience May Be Someone’s Miracle (Mon, Jan 16, 2017)
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• Ep. 99: Take Personality Quizzes (Wed, Jan 11, 2017)
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• Little: I Need “A Heart to Be Contented” (Mon, Jan 09, 2017)
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• Ep. 98: Interview: The Case Against Sugar // Have a Quest (Wed, Jan 04, 2017)
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• Little: Announcing “The Onward Project” Podcasts (Mon, Jan 02, 2017)
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• Welcome to Side Hustle School (Mon, Jan 02, 2017)
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• Ep. 97: Start Your Own Happiness Project (Wed, Dec 28, 2016)
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• Little: What Would an Englishman Do? (Mon, Dec 26, 2016)
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• Ep. 96: Set Your Holiday Intention (Wed, Dec 21, 2016)
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• Little: Do You Want to Take My Taxi? (Mon, Dec 19, 2016)
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• Ep. 95: Practice Mis-En-Place (Wed, Dec 14, 2016)
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• Holiday Hack: What’s Your One-Word Theme for the New Year? (Mon, Dec 12, 2016)
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• Ep. 94: Don’t Treat Yourself (Wed, Dec 07, 2016)
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• Holiday Hack: Say “Yes” If You Can (Mon, Dec 05, 2016)
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• Ep. 93: How to Survive a Break-Up (Wed, Nov 30, 2016)
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• Holiday Hack: Find Some Quiet Time During the Holidays (Mon, Nov 28, 2016)
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• Ep. 92: For Thanksgiving, Leave Something Unsaid (Wed, Nov 23, 2016)
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• Little: Be Polite and Be Fair (Mon, Nov 21, 2016)
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• Ep. 91: Delete a Soul-Destroying App (Wed, Nov 16, 2016)
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• Little: What Some Folks Will Do (Mon, Nov 14, 2016)
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• Ep. 90: Consider the Essential Seven (Wed, Nov 09, 2016)
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• Little: A Beautiful Image Can Be an Area of Refuge (Mon, Nov 07, 2016)
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• Ep. 89: Control the Cubicle In Your Pocket (Wed, Nov 02, 2016)
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• Little: Getting Ready is a Key Aspect of Performance (Mon, Oct 31, 2016)
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• Ep. 88: Celebrate Holiday Breakfasts (Wed, Oct 26, 2016)
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• Little: Accept a Gift in the Spirit in Which it is Offered (Mon, Oct 24, 2016)
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• Ep. 87: Live: Find a Happiness 911 Song (Wed, Oct 19, 2016)
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• Little: Do What You Love, and Then Your Friends Hire You (Mon, Oct 17, 2016)
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• Ep. 86: Be the Bearer of Some Good News (Wed, Oct 12, 2016)
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• Little: Someplace, Keep an Empty Shelf, and Someplace, Keep a Junk Drawer (Mon, Oct 10, 2016)
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• Ep. 85: Ever Been Annoyed By A Gift? (Wed, Oct 05, 2016)
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• Little: You Don’t Have to be Good at Something to be Good at Something (Mon, Oct 03, 2016)
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• Ep. 84: Try Doing Something EVERY Day (Wed, Sep 28, 2016)
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• Little: Keep the Paint as Good as it is in the Can (Mon, Sep 26, 2016)
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• Ep. 83: Are You a Hedgehog or a Fox? (Wed, Sep 21, 2016)
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• Little: Justice O’Connor’s Three-Word Secret to Happiness (Mon, Sep 19, 2016)
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• Ep. 82: Make a List (If You Want) (Wed, Sep 14, 2016)
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• Little: Your Question May Suggest Its Own Answer (Mon, Sep 12, 2016)
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• Ep. 81: Lets Give Them Something to Talk About (Wed, Sep 07, 2016)
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• Little: Having More Doesn't Always Make Us Happier (Mon, Sep 05, 2016)
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• Ep. 80: A Discussion of the Five Love Languages (Wed, Aug 31, 2016)
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• Little: Ray Bradbury Says, "Love What YOU Love!" (Mon, Aug 29, 2016)
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• Ep. 79: Revive a Dormant Friendship (Wed, Aug 24, 2016)
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• Little: Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote, “Pa Was No Businessman.” (Mon, Aug 22, 2016)
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• Ep. 78: Seek Out Silence (Wed, Aug 17, 2016)
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• Little: The Intimacy of "I'll Open Your Fridge and Take What I Want" (Mon, Aug 15, 2016)
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• Ep. 77: Plan an Errand Date (Wed, Aug 10, 2016)
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• Little: As Promised: The Reading from Gretchen's Wedding (Mon, Aug 08, 2016)
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• Ep. 76: Write Your Manifesto (& Bring Your Own Condiments) (Wed, Aug 03, 2016)
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• Little: A Happiness Lesson From the Cat in the Hat (Mon, Aug 01, 2016)
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• Ep. 75: Become a Minor Expert (Wed, Jul 27, 2016)
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• Little: Sometimes, a Lot of Words Can Only Diminish What We Want to Convey (Mon, Jul 25, 2016)
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• Ep. 74: Choose A Quote for Your Yearbook Page (Wed, Jul 20, 2016)
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• Little: We Can't Spare Our Children Normal Social Pain (Mon, Jul 18, 2016)
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• Ep. 73: Get Rid of It As Soon As It's Worthless (Wed, Jul 13, 2016)
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• Little: If Others Think I Can Do a Job, I Can Probably Do It (Mon, Jul 11, 2016)
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• Ep. 72: Beware The Incomplete Upgrade (Wed, Jul 06, 2016)
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• Little: I May Not Be the Best, But I’m Probably Not the Worst (Mon, Jul 04, 2016)
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• Ep. 71: Are You A Leopard Or An Alchemist? (Wed, Jun 29, 2016)
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• Little: Sometimes We Can Be Generous By Taking (Mon, Jun 27, 2016)
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• Ep. 70: Advice (Wed, Jun 22, 2016)
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• Little: Give Yourself a Lucky Charm (Mon, Jun 20, 2016)
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• Ep. 69: An Interview with the Musician Moby (Wed, Jun 15, 2016)
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• Little: No Magic One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Happiness (Mon, Jun 13, 2016)
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• Ep. 68: How To Be On Time (Wed, Jun 08, 2016)
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• Little: Am I Painting My Own Fakes? (Mon, Jun 06, 2016)
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• Ep. 67: Design Your Summer (Wed, Jun 01, 2016)
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• Little: Accept Yourself & Also Expect More From Yourself (Mon, May 30, 2016)
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• Ep. 66: The Pain of Email Etiquette (Wed, May 25, 2016)
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• Little: There's Great Value In Knowing When To Say Nothing (Mon, May 23, 2016)
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• Ep. 65: Arianna Huffington Says Go To Bed (Wed, May 18, 2016)
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• Little: People Do Best What Comes Naturally (Mon, May 16, 2016)
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• Ep. 64: What Do You Lie About? (Wed, May 11, 2016)
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• Little: The Days are Long, But the Years are Short (Mon, May 09, 2016)
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• Ep. 63: A Debate About Thank You Notes (Wed, May 04, 2016)
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• Little: Don't Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good (Mon, May 02, 2016)
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• Ep. 62: Do You Have 100 Packets of Soy Sauce? (Wed, Apr 27, 2016)
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• Little: Go Outside (Mon, Apr 25, 2016)
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• Ep. 61: Stop Apologizing (Wed, Apr 20, 2016)
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• Little: Outer Order Contributes To Inner Calm (Mon, Apr 18, 2016)
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• Ep. 60: On Set With Elizabeth (Wed, Apr 13, 2016)
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• Little: Flawed Is More Perfect Than Perfection (Mon, Apr 11, 2016)
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• Ep. 59: Do You Have A Lucky Charm? (Wed, Apr 06, 2016)
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• Little: Tell Me What You Want For Dinner (Mon, Apr 04, 2016)
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• Ep. 58: The Pressure of Birthdays (Wed, Mar 30, 2016)
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• Little: When You're Stressed, Try This (Mon, Mar 28, 2016)
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• Ep. 57: The Awful Habit of Awfulizing (Wed, Mar 23, 2016)
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• Little: The Best Teacher (Mon, Mar 21, 2016)
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• Ep. 56: Schedule Time To Worry (Wed, Mar 16, 2016)
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• Ep. 55: The Dilemma of Switching Bags (Wed, Mar 09, 2016)
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• Ep. 54: Celebrating A Year of Happier (Wed, Mar 02, 2016)
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• Ep. 53: Meditation...Sort Of (Wed, Feb 24, 2016)
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• Ep. 52: Habits and Whole30 With Melissa Hartwig (Wed, Feb 17, 2016)
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• Ep. 51: Help! I Always Forget Names (Wed, Feb 10, 2016)
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• Ep. 50: Ask For A Favor (Wed, Feb 03, 2016)
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• Ep. 49: LIVE In San Francisco! (Wed, Jan 27, 2016)
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• Ep. 48: Got The Sunday Blues? (Wed, Jan 20, 2016)
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• Ep. 47: Liz Misses Out On A Romantic Moment (Wed, Jan 13, 2016)
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• Ep. 46: Don't Get Organized (Wed, Jan 06, 2016)
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• Ep. 45: Home for the Holidays – Kansas City Edition (Wed, Dec 30, 2015)
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• Ep. 44: Drew Barrymore Gets Personal. And Happier (Wed, Dec 23, 2015)
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• Ep. 43: You Can't Make Me, And Neither Can I (Wed, Dec 16, 2015)
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• Ep. 42: Act How You Want To Feel (Wed, Dec 09, 2015)
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• Ep. 41: Put An End To Impulse Shopping (Wed, Dec 02, 2015)
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• Ep. 40: Holiday Special -- Try These At Home (Wed, Nov 25, 2015)
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• Ep. 39: Elizabeth Talks About Getting Fired (Wed, Nov 18, 2015)
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• Ep. 38: Rebels - Do You Hate Being Told What To Do? (Wed, Nov 11, 2015)
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• Ep. 37: Obligers - Are You an Elizabeth? (Wed, Nov 04, 2015)
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• Ep. 36: Questioners - Do You Always Ask Why? (Wed, Oct 28, 2015)
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• Ep. 35: Upholders - Are You A Hermione? (Wed, Oct 21, 2015)
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• Ep. 34: The Habits of A Rebel Harvard Physicist (Wed, Oct 14, 2015)
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• Ep. 33: Send Yourself To Boot Camp (Wed, Oct 07, 2015)
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• Ep. 32: Why Teasing May Be Bad For Happiness (Wed, Sep 30, 2015)
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• Ep. 31: Choose A Personal Symbol (Wed, Sep 23, 2015)
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• Ep. 30: Remember What It Was Like Being A Teenager? (Wed, Sep 16, 2015)
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• Ep. 29: The Fantasy of Perfection (Wed, Sep 09, 2015)
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• Ep. 28: We Live The Stories We Tell Ourselves (Wed, Sep 02, 2015)
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• Ep. 27: The Bigger Life (Wed, Aug 26, 2015)
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• Ep. 26: Procrastinating and Tomorrow Logic (Wed, Aug 19, 2015)
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• Ep. 25: Try This At Home-A-Palooza with A.J. Jacobs (Wed, Aug 12, 2015)
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• Ep. 24: Let's Talk About Dogs (Wed, Aug 05, 2015)
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• Ep. 23: Nothing Stays in Vegas (Wed, Jul 29, 2015)
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• Ep. 22: Creative Habits with Guest Rosanne Cash (Wed, Jul 22, 2015)
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• Ep. 21: Join a Group, Or Start Your Own (Wed, Jul 15, 2015)
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• Happier With Gretchen Rubin: A Very Special Episode (All About You) (Wed, Jul 08, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Dan Harris Is 10% Happier (Wed, Jul 01, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Focus on Your Foundations (Wed, Jun 24, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: My Precious! (Wed, Jun 17, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Imitate Your Spiritual Master (Wed, Jun 10, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: An Interview with Tom Rath (Plus Gretchen’s Favorite Office Supply!) (Wed, Jun 03, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Shrines, Chronotypes, and Hostess Neurosis (Wed, May 27, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Stop Reading That Book! (Wed, May 20, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Learning from Tigger and Eeyore (Wed, May 13, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Obligers, Abundance Lovers, and Remember the Sunscreen (Wed, May 06, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: The “Cleaning Liz’s Closet” Edition (Wed, Apr 29, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Treat Yo'self But Don’t Say "YOLO" (Wed, Apr 22, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Deep Down, What Makes You Happy? (Wed, Apr 15, 2015)
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• Happier With Gretchen Rubin: Indulge Your Inner Toddler (Wed, Apr 08, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: The Power of Envy (Wed, Apr 01, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Stop and Smell the Happy (Wed, Mar 25, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Are You a Marathoner or a Sprinter? (Wed, Mar 18, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: The Evil Donut Bringer (Wed, Mar 11, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin Ep. 2: All—or Nothing? (Wed, Mar 04, 2015)
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• Happier with Gretchen Rubin Ep. 1: The One-Minute Rule (Wed, Feb 25, 2015)
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