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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good…

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More Happier: How Do People Know What To Do? Plus Making Friends at the Gym 2026-09-05 · 26m
Ep. 602: Spend Your Money at Home Instead of Away, and Why You Should Delegate 2026-09-02 · 37m
Little Happier: Why the Knicks Play Basketball with the Attitude of “Zero-Zero.” 2026-08-31 · 3m
More Happier: Try These 7 Habit Strategies for a Fresh Start This September 2026-08-29 · 34m
Ep. 601: Try "Do-Spend September," Plus a Five-Senses Hack For a Memorable Vacation 2026-08-26 · 34m
Little Happier: NBA Players on the “Today” Show: When Lighthearted Humor Is Better than Sympathetic Silence 2026-08-24 · 6m
Move Happier: Clear the Decks for September with 26 Quick Tasks (Bonus) 2026-08-23 · 33m
More Happier: What Tattoo Would You Get? Plus How to Give Yourself Permission to Play 2026-08-22 · 26m
Ep. 600: 600 Episodes of Happier! Listeners Share the Ideas that Stuck 2026-08-19 · 34m
Little Happier: Why NBA Star Jalen Brunson Values Persistence over Pyrotechnics 2026-08-17 · 6m
More Happier: Take Better Care of Yourself—Treat Yourself Like a Toddler, Dog, Teenager, and Professor 2026-08-15 · 33m
Ep. 599: Treat Your Home Like a Hotel, Plus a Common Relationship Blindspot 2026-08-12 · 33m
Little Happier: Are You a Clutch Player or a Fast Starter? 2026-08-10 · 4m
More Happier: Have You Ever Felt Anonymous? Plus a Lesson for Upholders 2026-08-08 · 31m
Ep. 598: Spy on Your Own Habits, and Discover Your Empty-Nest Personality 2026-08-05 · 35m
Little Happier: Why People Don't Ride Horses If They Can Take a Bus 2026-08-03 · 5m
More Happier: Introduce Whimsy, Schedule a Personal Playdate, and Embrace Fun Plans 2026-08-01 · 35m
EP. 597: Celebrate "Dogust," Plus a Special Challenge for Upholders With Little Kids 2026-07-29 · 37m
Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like the Little Red Hen? 2026-07-27 · 5m
More Happier : Easing Painful Moments with Humor, Plus, Are Coasters Outdated? 2026-07-25 · 24m
Ep. 596: How Do People Learn the Things Everyone Already Knows? Plus a Ladder Warning 2026-07-22 · 35m
Little Happier: The Challenge of the “Help-Rejecting Complainer” 2026-07-20 · 5m
More Happier: Reading Hacks, Book Recommendations, and Finding Your Perfect Summer Read 2026-07-18 · 35m
Ep. 595: Always RSVP, & Why We Should Stop Over-delivering 2026-07-15 · 31m
Little Happier: Why the King Paid Just as Much for Three Books as He Would Have Paid for Nine 2026-07-13 · 3m
Move Happier: Tips for Regular Exercise, How Walking Helps You Think, Plus Can Your Garden Be an Accountability Partner? (Bonus) 2026-07-12 · 37m
More Happier: Design Your Summer & Why a Teammate's Touch Can Change an Outcome 2026-07-11 · 32m
Ep. 594: Try Becoming a Fan, Plus Tips for Dealing with Travel Bores 2026-07-08 · 36m
Little Happier: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Basketball to Be Good at Basketball 2026-07-06 · 5m
Do You Need More Comfort or Adventure? Plus More Tips for Designing Your Summer 2026-07-04 · 31m
Ep. 593: Ditch Your Storage Unit, Plus How to Start a New Tradition 2026-07-01 · 38m
Little Happier: Why Winston Churchill Used Courteous Speech in a Letter About War 2026-06-29 · 5m
More Happier: Get Better at Socializing & Make the Most of “Halfway Day” 2026-06-27 · 29m
Ep. 592: Reflect on “Halfway Day,” Plus How Abstainers Can Moderate 2026-06-24 · 39m
Little Happier: An Important Creativity Lesson from “Green Eggs and Ham” 2026-06-22 · 4m
Halfway Day Check-In—Plus, How to Adjust Your Habits for Summer 2026-06-20 · 30m
Ep. 591: How to Fight Perfectionism—Plus a Simple Happiness Hack That Really Matters 2026-06-17 · 40m
Little Happier: A Valuable Lesson in Happiness from the 2014 London Tube Strike 2026-06-15 · 4m
More Happier: Are People Socializing More? Plus, Things That Have Achieved Perfection 2026-06-13 · 34m
Move Happier: The Perfect (Free) Audiobook Listen for Your Next Walk 2026-06-12 · 34m
Ep. 590: Very Special Episode! 20 Practical Strategies for Managing Worry 2026-06-10 · 37m
Little Happier: A Skyscraper Crisis Holds a Valuable (and True) Lesson 2026-06-08 · 4m
Travel Hacks for a Happier Summer 2026-06-06 · 26m
Ep. 589: Reflect on a Bittersweet Milestone Moment, Plus a New Addition to Our "Treat Yourself Like" Series 2026-06-03 · 35m
Little Happier: The Hard Lesson I Learned from My Daughter’s Tattoo 2026-06-01 · 4m
More Happier: Dinner for Breakfast? Plus A Basic Question About Very Basic Questions 2026-05-30 · 34m
Ep. 588: Find More Time for Fun During the Work Week, Plus a Common Activity That's Riskier Than You Think 2026-05-27 · 30m
Little Happier: When We Give More to Ourselves, We Can Ask More from Ourselves 2026-05-25 · 4m
More Happier: Caregiving Roundtable: How Do We Embrace Elder Care Without Losing Ourselves? 2026-05-23 · 49m
Ep. 587: Design Your Summer! We Share Our Plans—Plus the Fun of Creating a Signature Drink 2026-05-20 · 39m
Little Happier: Why You Shouldn’t Comfort a Scared Puppy 2026-05-18 · 4m
More Happier: Embracing Whimsy, Plus Our “Move 26” Progress & a Great April Fool’s Prank 2026-05-16 · 31m
Ep. 586: Treat Yourself Like a Grandchild, Plus a Hack for Sticking to Daily Habits 2026-05-13 · 31m
Little Happier: My Favorite Formula for a Great Title 2026-05-11 · 5m
Move Happier: Would You Spend a Week Hiding Out in the Metropolitan Museum? 2026-05-10 · 36m
Live from Elizabeth’s Cluttered Closet! 2026-05-09 · 28m
Ep. 585: A Simple Way to Spark Better Conversations, Plus the End-of-History Illusion 2026-05-06 · 30m
Little Happier: How Do You Cure a Fear of Flying? Try a Hangover. 2026-05-04 · 5m
More Happier: When Does a New Place Feel Like Home? Plus an Excellent, Easy April Fool’s Prank & Lena Dunham 2026-05-02 · 26m
Ep. 584: Why It’s Helpful to Search for a Solution, Plus an Easy Hack for Staying Productive 2026-04-29 · 34m
A Little Happier: Do You Agree: Pregnancy and Volcanoes Seem Anachronistic 2026-04-27 · 4m
How to Stop Fighting with Your Family About Clutter 2026-04-25 · 36m
Ep. 583: Too Much Clutter? Searching for Lost Items? Try These Hacks. Plus a Self-Knowledge Question. 2026-04-22 · 34m
A Little Happier: Don’t Look Before You Take That Bite 2026-04-20 · 3m
Move Happier: What’s Your “Organizing Style?” Gretchen Rubin on the Clutterbug Podcast 2026-04-19 · 46m
More Happier: Ever Feel Like You Don’t Matter? A Conversation with Jennifer Wallace 2026-04-18 · 29m
Ep. 582: Are You Pushing People Away? Plus an Easy Way to Make a Room More Inviting 2026-04-15 · 35m
Ep. 582: Are You Pushing People Away? Plus an Easy Way to Make a Room More Inviting 2026-04-15 · 32m
A Little Happier: How I Found My Way to a Beautiful Piece of Music 2026-04-13 · 11m
A Little Happier: How I Found My Way to a Beautiful Piece of Music 2026-04-13 · 9m
Stop Clutter from Coming Back with the One-Minute Rule 2026-04-11 · 27m
Stop Clutter from Coming Back with the One-Minute Rule 2026-04-11 · 23m
Ep. 581: Narcissist? Codependent? Panic Attack? Maybe Not. Plus a Quick Cure for Worry 2026-04-08 · 31m
A Little Happier: The Met Is My Metaphor 2026-04-06 · 5m
More Happier: What Can the Real Housewives Teach Us About Hope? Plus the New Hollywood Trend 2026-04-04 · 27m
Ep. 580: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything 2026-04-01 · 33m
A Little Happier: The Effort Doesn’t Get Easier, But You Get Stronger. 2026-03-30 · 3m
How to Reduce Relationship Conflict with the Four Tendencies 2026-03-28 · 33m
Ep. 579: Do You Have Trouble Making Plans with Friends? And How to Question a Questioner 2026-03-25 · 31m
A Little Happier: Why Lady Gaga Matters for My One-Word Theme for 2026 2026-03-23 · 3m
More Happier: Do You Expect Too Much? Plus, How to Finish an Important Project 2026-03-21 · 28m
Ep. 578: Do You Dread Giving a Toast? And You Probably Want the Same Snack 2026-03-18 · 31m
A Little Happier: A Happy Story about Queen Elizabeth II and the American Tourists 2026-03-16 · 2m
More Happier: How to Stick to an Exercise Habit with the Four Tendencies [Revisited] 2026-03-14 · 29m
Ep. 577: How Well Do You Know Yourself? Plus Hacks for Staying Warm & Putting Down Your Phone 2026-03-11 · 30m
A Little Happier: Is There Anything Special About Human Beings? 2026-03-09 · 3m
Move Happier: How Do You Move On After College Drop-Off? with Author Ben Markovits 2026-03-08 · 40m
More Happier: Do You Ever Have Post-Party Blues? Plus the Raymond Carver/Chandler Problem 2026-03-07 · 29m
Ep. 576: What Was the Value of Our “No-Spend February?” Plus a Warning About Social-Media Stories 2026-03-04 · 28m
A Little Happier: What Makes a Face Stand Out from a Crowd? 2026-03-02 · 2m
More Happier: Four Tendencies for Obligers—3 Challenges and How to Handle Them [Revisited] 2026-02-28 · 39m
Bonus: How to Make Progress on What Matters to You (Even If You Feel Stuck) with Mimi Bouchard 2026-02-27 · 35m
Ep. 575: Our 11th Anniversary! Favorite Moments from the Past Year 2026-02-25 · 33m
A Little Happier: A Very Surprising Truth that I Learned in Law School 2026-02-23 · 6m
More Happier: Does Money Stress You Out? Mrs. Dow Jones & Reema Khrais on What Helps 2026-02-21 · 32m
Ep. 574: Are You Already Falling Behind on Your New Year’s Resolutions? Plus Ideas for “Move 26” 2026-02-18 · 31m
A Little Happier: When I Called the Emergency Veterinarian, She Asked a Question that Made the Answer Obvious 2026-02-16 · 5m
Move Happier: Why Does Movement Matter? Michelle Obama Weighs In 2026-02-14 · 32m
Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book 2026-02-11 · 31m
A Little Happier: Who Has More Power—You or the Banker to Whom You Owe Ten Million Dollars? 2026-02-09 · 2m
More Happier: Are You Scared by the Sound of a Siren? And a Reflection from “Little Women” 2026-02-07 · 27m
Ep. 572: Want to Make a Little Money and Also Clear Clutter? Plus an Insight About Estrangement 2026-02-04 · 27m
A Little Happier: Do You Get Rattled Before Starting a Journey? Consider This Ritual. 2026-02-02 · 3m
More Happier: Start and Stick to Anything using the Four Tendencies [Revisited] 2026-01-31 · 42m
Ep. 571: Want to Join Us for a No-Spend February? Plus a Better Word for “Squats” 2026-01-28 · 33m
A Little Happier: Would You Do For Someone Else What You Wouldn’t Do for Yourself? 2026-01-26 · 5m
More Happier: Ever Have a Foolish Desire to “Save” Things? And Why Coffee-Table Books? 2026-01-24 · 28m
Ep. 570: Very Special Episode: How Do We Deal with the Loss of Our Beloved Father? Advice & Insights 2026-01-21 · 35m
A Little Happier: After My Beloved Father Died, My Mother, Sister, and I Wrote This Obituary 2026-01-19 · 9m
More Happier: Do You Find It Hard to Plan a Party? And the Problem with “Everybody Likes Salmon” 2026-01-17 · 29m
Ep. 569: Do You Miss Having Time to Hang Out with Friends? Plus Listeners’ One-Word Themes 2026-01-14 · 34m
A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Lost Wallet Syndrome?” I Do. 2026-01-12 · 3m
More Happier: Navigating New Year Pressure with Gretchen Rubin on "The Lazy Genius" [Revisited] 2026-01-10 · 53m
Move Happier: How to "Get It Done" and Finally Complete Your Dream Project [Bonus] 2026-01-09 · 47m
Ep. 568: Revealed! Our “26 for 2026” Lists 2026-01-07 · 39m
A Little Happier: Why Would an Accomplished Juggler Deliberately Drop a Prop? 2026-01-05 · 2m
More Happier: Rethinking Resolutions with Gretchen Rubin on NPR’s “Life Kit” [Revisited] 2026-01-03 · 22m
Ep. 567: Do You Feel Unprepared for the New Year? Plus Roller-Derby Names 2025-12-31 · 30m
A Little Happier: Warren Buffett Talks about Good Jockeys and Good Horses 2025-12-29 · 3m
More Happier: Do You Need Help Taking a Good Photo? Or Making a Tough Decision? 2025-12-27 · 26m
Ep. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?” Plus Accountability Hacks 2025-12-24 · 26m
A Happier Holiday Reading: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry 2025-12-23 · 20m
A Little Happier: A Few Extra Words from Winston Churchill Make a Big Difference 2025-12-22 · 5m
More Happier: Hacks to Avoid a Holiday Meltdown This Week [Revisited] 2025-12-20 · 30m
Ep. 565: Did We Get Everything Done on Our “25 for ’25” Lists? We Review & Reflect 2025-12-17 · 37m
A Little Happier: Why the Holy Man Didn’t Tell a Boy to Stop Eating Candy 2025-12-15 · 3m
Bonus: Don’t Call it a Midlife Crisis—Chip Conley on the “Dan Buettner” Podcast 2025-12-14 · 67m
More Happier: “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner [Revisited] 2025-12-13 · 26m
Ep. 564: Revealing…the Annual Challenge for 2026! Plus a Report on Read 25 in 2025 2025-12-10 · 29m
A Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like an Employee of Your Former Self? 2025-12-08 · 4m
More Happier: Your Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Hosting [Revisited] 2025-12-06 · 26m
Ep. 563: Need a One-Word Theme for Next Year? We Review and Reveal Our Words 2025-12-03 · 39m
A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Paris Syndrome?” 2025-12-01 · 5m
Bonus: Hacks to Make the Holidays Happier [Revisited] 2025-11-30 · 30m
More Happier: Do You Specifically Recollect Yourself at Different Ages? 2025-11-29 · 25m
Ep. 562: Do You Hesitate to Raise Your Hand to Make Something Happen? Plus a Medication Hack 2025-11-26 · 29m
A Little Happier: A True Story of Redeeming a Loss Through Sacrifice 2025-11-24 · 3m
Bonus Episode: Who Am I Without Kids at Home? (Gretchen Rubin on “Laugh Lines”) 2025-11-23 · 44m
More Happier: Do Holidays Leave You Exhausted, Not Restored? Priya Parker, Francis Lam & Kate Bowler on Celebration 2025-11-22 · 37m
Ep. 561: Need Some Fresh Ideas for Gift-Giving? Here Are Many Great Suggestions 2025-11-19 · 32m
A Little Happier: A Beautiful Ending & the Final Passage of Queen Victoria 2025-11-17 · 5m
More Happier: Is It Always a Bad Idea to Gossip? Plus: Choosing a One-Word Theme for the Year 2025-11-15 · 25m
Ep. 560: Very Special Episode: What Secrets Does Your Therapist Wish They Could Tell You? 2025-11-12 · 39m
A Little Happier: A Teaching Story So Good That It Should Be True 2025-11-10 · 3m
More Happier: Deck the Halls! 24 Quick Tasks to Get Holiday-Ready [Revisited] 2025-11-08 · 21m
Ep. 559: Feel Lonely? Out of Touch? Try This. Plus the Beautiful Pressure to “Use It Up” 2025-11-05 · 30m
A Little Happier: Surprise: Gossip Can Be Good for You 2025-11-03 · 3m
More Happier: Embrace the Immersive, Reflect on Your Algorithm & Clear Clutter to Boost Energy 2025-11-01 · 25m
Ep. 558: Have “One Big Thing” Holding You Back? Listeners Weigh In. Plus the Value of Making Space 2025-10-29 · 35m
A Little Happier: A Story from Real Life: Sometimes, We Help Best by Hanging Back 2025-10-27 · 3m
More Happier: You Can’t Outrun Fate—and Other Haunting Truths [Revisited] 2025-10-25 · 23m
Ep. 557: Happier Book Club: Liz Gilbert Talks About Love, Addiction & Grief in “All the Way to the River” 2025-10-22 · 39m
A Little Happier: A Counter-Intuitive Truth About How to Be a Good Guest 2025-10-20 · 2m
More Happier: The Joys of Working in an Office, Making Great Recommendations & Tom Cruise Cake 2025-10-18 · 27m
Ep. 556: Schedule a Saturday Synch-up, Lessons About Getting a New Dog & How to Question a Questioner 2025-10-15 · 34m
A Little Happier: One Surprising Reason that the TV Show “Friends” Is So Popular 2025-10-13 · 5m
More Happier: How to Build Your Own Anxiety Emergency Kit [Revisited] 2025-10-11 · 30m
Ep. 555: Invest in Tools, an Orange Theory Hack & a Sobering Fact about Books 2025-10-08 · 30m
Little Happier: A Happiness Lesson from Author Kurt Vonnegut’s Uncle 2025-10-06 · 4m
More Happier: The Joy of Giving Away Toys, the Pleasure of Parasocial Relationships & TV Tourism 2025-10-04 · 26m
Ep. 554: Take the Trip, Get Something Valuable for Free, and Listeners Talk about Their “One Big Thing” 2025-10-01 · 30m
Little Happier: Good Idea or Bad Idea? Do I Regret My Experience, or Not? I Can’t Decide. 2025-09-29 · 3m
More Happier: Introducing “Since You Asked with Gretchen Rubin and Lori Gottlieb” 2025-09-27 · 35m
Ep. 553: Ask for Clarification, an Easy Way to Unclutter & a “Use It Up” Epiphany 2025-09-24 · 32m
Little Happier: Andy Warhol, Woolworth’s, Air Conditioning, and Roasted Peanuts 2025-09-22 · 3m
More Happier: For Travel, Familiarity or Novelty? Plus a Flossing Hack & the Pleasure of Routine 2025-09-20 · 24m
Ep. 552: Start Your 100-Day Countdown, Try Substack & the Power of Engaging 2025-09-17 · 33m
Little Happier: A Surprising and Subtle Way to Change Your Habits: Consider Texas 2025-09-15 · 4m
More Happier: Returning to Routine? 7 Strategies to Make it Easier [Revisited] 2025-09-13 · 28m
Ep. 551: Question Assumptions, College Drop-Off Hacks & Rebelling Against an Unappreciative Family 2025-09-10 · 32m
Little Happier: Why Is Making Partner in a Law Firm Like Winning a Pie-Eating Contest? 2025-09-08 · 3m
More Happier: Listen In! Recording from Our Reading Retreat (and Closet Clearing) 2025-09-06 · 36m
Ep. 550: Very Special Episode: Now Is the Time to Tackle That One, Big, Hard Thing 2025-09-03 · 32m
Little Happier: Sometimes, Life Feels Like Art. Recently I Felt Like Reciting Poetry to a Crowd 2025-09-01 · 4m
More Happier: Get Ready for Fall in Just 30 Minutes [Revisited] 2025-08-30 · 24m
Ep. 549: Make a Love List, Back-to-School Hacks & How to Learn Someone’s Real Opinion 2025-08-27 · 30m
Little Happier: A Happiness Lesson from the Friends’ Central Perk Coffee Shop 2025-08-25 · 3m
More Happier: Talking Romance Writing with Stacey Abrams and Lori Gottlieb 2025-08-23 · 37m
Ep. 548: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Surprising Fun & Solving Rebel Resistance to Something Desirable 2025-08-20 · 32m
A Little Happier: Mega-Star Taylor Swift Chooses the Right Tool to Suit Her Work 2025-08-18 · 2m
More Happier: Gretchen Joins the Podcast “10% Happier with Dan Harris” 2025-08-16 · 66m
Ep. 547: Beware the Impulse to Disengage, Planning Themed Retreats & How to Know Yourself Better. 2025-08-13 · 30m
A Little Happier: Keep an Empty shelf—and Also Keep a Junk Drawer. 2025-08-11 · 4m
More Happier: Real Housewives & Bad Apologies, the Empty Nest & Parenting Secrets of Adulthood 2025-08-09 · 25m
Bonus: Why We’re All Feeling So Disconnected—and a Fun Hack to Help Make Us Close 2025-08-08 · 22m
Ep. 546: Embrace Regret, Sticker Hacks for Back-to-School & Is Upholder-Rebellion Real? 2025-08-06 · 33m
A Little Happier: The Fun of Phrases and the Delight of Wordplay 2025-08-04 · 4m
More Happier: 7 Happiness Myths—and What’s Actually True [Revisited] 2025-08-02 · 25m
Ep. 545: Consider a Themed Retreat, Stay Safe in Crowds & a Cold-Water Solution 2025-07-30 · 31m
Introducing: The Deep Dive 2025-07-29 · 61m
A Little Happier: A True Story About Friendship at the Olympics—and We’re More Free Than We Think 2025-07-28 · 2m
More Happier: A New Barbie, Quality Screen Time & the Joy of Working on a Porch 2025-07-26 · 23m
Ep. 544: ”25 for ’25 List” Mid-Year Check-In—How Are We Doing? 2025-07-23 · 36m
A Little Happier: The Parable of the Raft, or, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There 2025-07-21 · 4m
More Happier: Traveling Soon? 30 Hacks for a Happier Trip [Revisited] 2025-07-19 · 33m
Ep. 543: Make a Decision and Make It Work, a Text-Scheduling Hack & Following Up on Mean "Jokes" 2025-07-16 · 35m
A Little Happier: What Happened When Steve Jobs’s Question Was Dismissed. 2025-07-14 · 5m
More Happier: Watercoloring, Novel-Writing & 80’s Bestsellers 2025-07-12 · 26m
Ep. 542: Point to Your Ugliest Thing, Use Photos to Save Memories & Understand Obliger-Rebellion 2025-07-09 · 28m
Little Happier: "Love Is Unconditional, and Love is Demanding” & Other Secrets of Adulthood for Parents 2025-07-07 · 5m
More Happier: Talking Secrets of Adulthood with Shannon Watts 2025-07-05 · 24m
Ep. 541: Try These Parenting Hacks from Listeners, Manage Your Own Worry & an Easy Packing Hack 2025-07-02 · 33m
Little Happier: Is it a Bug? Is it a Feature? It Depends on You 2025-06-30 · 3m
More Happier: No “Guilty” Pleasures & Returning to the Treadmill Desk 2025-06-28 · 25m
Ep. 540: Very Special Episode: Treasure Trove of Easy Ideas to Add Whimsy to Daily Life 2025-06-25 · 30m
Little Happier: “New Yorker” Covers and My Peculiar Yearning for a City I Already Have 2025-06-23 · 2m
More Happier: Bestselling Novel "The Ministry of Time" Audiobook Preview 2025-06-21 · 40m
Ep. 539: Don't Disparage What Matters, Funny Travel Trends & Handling Hurtful "Jokes" 2025-06-18 · 28m
Little Happier: Paris, Rose, a Fortune Cookie—an Anniversary Toast to My Husband Jamie 2025-06-16 · 5m
More Happier: Gretchen on Totally Booked with Zibby Owens 2025-06-14 · 32m
Ep. 538: Set a Tripwire, Decide If You Need the Storage Unit & Do You Use that Gizmo? 2025-06-11 · 31m
Little Happier: Four Helpful “Secrets of Adulthood” for Parents 2025-06-09 · 6m
More Happier: James Taylor, Unrealistic Expectations & Do You Love to Provision? 2025-06-07 · 26m
Ep. 537: Create a Family “Familect,” Organize Your Apps & Listeners’ Great Secrets of Adulthood 2025-06-04 · 31m
Little Happier: Some Words from Winston Churchill—Among Other Things, He Was a Terrific Writer 2025-06-02 · 9m
More Happier: Parenting Roundtable with Dr. Becky and Samantha Bee 2025-05-31 · 42m
Ep. 536: Make a Before-&-After Book, Enter the Library, and How to Deal with a Questioner Spouse 2025-05-28 · 35m
Little Happier: The Surprising Origin of One of My Favorite Book Titles 2025-05-26 · 4m
More Happier: Our Longest-Lasting Relationships, a New Way to Think About Our Past & a Fun Quiz 2025-05-24 · 24m
Ep. 535: Create Your “Summer of __,” Some Reading Recommendations & Listeners’ Favorite Words 2025-05-21 · 37m
Little Happier: Good Smell, Bad Smell? Context Changes Our Experience. 2025-05-19 · 3m
More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on NPR's Life Kit 2025-05-17 · 22m
Ep. 534: Recognize Your Exceptional Advantage, Don’t Be Fooled by Familiarity & an Empty-Nest Question 2025-05-14 · 30m
Little Happier: Drifting Through Life: When Not Deciding Becomes a Decision 2025-05-12 · 5m
More Happier: How Do We Know Ourselves and Our Values? A Short Quiz Reveals So Much 2025-05-10 · 35m
Ep. 533: Dust It Off or Let Go, the Power of PT & How to Create Compelling TV Characters 2025-05-07 · 27m
Little Happier: When to Listen to Criticism and When to Ignore It 2025-05-05 · 4m
More Happier: How Regret Can Make You Happier [Revisited] 2025-05-03 · 33m
Ep. 532: Favorite Words, a Simple Packing Hack, and Managing Obliger-Rebellion at Work 2025-04-30 · 34m
Little Happier: When the Words of Ritual Give Me My “America Feeling” 2025-04-28 · 3m
More Happier: Puppy! Taffy Has Arrived 2025-04-26 · 26m
Introducing: Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan 2025-04-24 · 43m
Ep. 531: Arrive Right on Time, Benefits of Pill Organizers & the Strongest Way to Make Friends 2025-04-23 · 28m
Little Happier: Easy Answers or Hard Truths: Whom Do You Trust? 2025-04-21 · 9m
More Happier: Gretchen’s & Elizabeth’s Dog Decisions 2025-04-19 · 28m
Ep. 530: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Products, and Tips for Spring Clearing & Organizing 2025-04-16 · 31m
Little Happier: When One Proverb Sparks Dozens: the Inspiration of “No Receiver, No Thief” 2025-04-14 · 6m
More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from a Visit in Los Angeles 2025-04-12 · 27m
Ep. 529: Cutting Back on Cussing, Easier Traveling & Do Possessions Have Feelings? 2025-04-09 · 34m
Little Happier: When Zero Isn't Nothing: The Fresh Eyes of a Basketball Beginner 2025-04-07 · 4m
More Happier: Reading Hacks [Revisited] 2025-04-05 · 32m
Jay Shetty on Pursuing What You Love, from IMO 2025-04-03 · 43m
Ep. 528: Improve Your Hedonic Forecasting, Hacks for Reading More, and Mystery Revealed (Name of New Dog) 2025-04-02 · 33m
Little Happier: A Secret Kept for Thousands of Years Inspires My Owns Secrets (of Adulthood) 2025-03-31 · 4m
More Happier: Behind-the-Scenes Book Making, Secret Eating Habits, and Sisterly Memories 2025-03-29 · 25m
Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored 2025-03-26 · 37m
Little Happier: When Your Life Feels Like “Groundhog Day”: Movies That Capture Concepts 2025-03-24 · 3m
More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships 2025-03-22 · 37m
Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood 2025-03-19 · 31m
Little Happier: The Villagers and the Crocodile: When We Assume That We’re Not Next 2025-03-17 · 7m
More Happier: We Talk Money: Finances, Love, Conflict, Debt, and Self-Knowledge 2025-03-15 · 36m
Ep. 525: Should I Get a Dog? Plus Using Podcasts to Get Tasks Done & Listener Insights 2025-03-12 · 31m
Little Happier: A Truth About Human Nature, Illustrated by a Change in Basketball Rules 2025-03-10 · 3m
More Happier: Revisiting Everyone’s Favorite Moment: The Gift of the Ped Egg 2025-03-08 · 37m
Ep. 524 Use a Messy Closet, a 3-Hour Rule for Difficult People & Renowned Judy Blume on Reading 2025-03-05 · 31m
Little Happier: A Military Pamphlet from WWII Reflects My Dream for the United States 2025-03-03 · 5m
More Happier: Survivor Fantasy League, Gold Star for Teachers on the Subway & Reading Renaissance 2025-03-01 · 24m
Ep. 523: Write Your Secrets of Adulthood, Magazine Happiness & Helping the (Obliger) Helper 2025-02-26 · 32m
Little Happier: We All Have Our Luna Park: Places That Capture Our Imagination Forever 2025-02-24 · 5m
More Happier: Very First Episode [Revisited] 2025-02-22 · 29m
Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights 2025-02-19 · 38m
Little Happier: The Efforts Made That Allow a Grandmother’s Love to Speak Across Time 2025-02-17 · 3m
More Happier: The “More Happier” Debate, Do You Eat Before You Pay & Advice For Creative People 2025-02-15 · 26m
Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II 2025-02-12 · 39m
Little Happier: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing, Even When It Makes No Difference 2025-02-10 · 5m
More Happier: Happiness Lessons from Evacuation: When We Have to Leave Home Fast 2025-02-08 · 27m
Ep. 520: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part I 2025-02-05 · 36m
Little Happier: The Power of Telling the Truth: What Nebraska’s and Oslo’s Tourists Know 2025-02-03 · 3m
More Happier: Gretchen on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better” 2025-02-01 · 48m
Ep. 519: College Freshman Advice, Night Snacking & a Hack for Being a Good Guest 2025-01-29 · 39m
Little Happier: The World Changes More than We Assume 2025-01-27 · 3m
More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited] 2025-01-25 · 37m
Ep. 518: Make One New Friend, Make Walking More Fun & the Benefit of Question Time 2025-01-22 · 32m
Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature 2025-01-20 · 4m
More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating 2025-01-18 · 18m
Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness 2025-01-15 · 38m
Little Happier: Even NBA Stars Take the Subway: A Perfect New York City Moment 2025-01-13 · 2m
More Happier: Tools for sticking to your New Year's Resolutions [Revisited] 2025-01-11 · 27m
Ep. 516: Listeners’ Creative One-Word Themes, Use It or Lose It & Make Everyday Life More Fun 2025-01-08 · 32m
Little Happier: When Your Life's Work Chooses You: The Beauty and Burden of a Calling 2025-01-06 · 5m
More Happier - "24 Things That Please Me" and Why Making That Kind of List Makes Us Happier 2025-01-04 · 25m
Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025 2025-01-02 · 37m
Little Happier: The Art of Reframing: How Loss Can Become Protection 2024-12-30 · 3m
More Happier: Answering your happiness questions 2024-12-28 · 41m
Ep. 514: Host Better Holidays, Tips for Reading More in 2025 & Some Big Podcast News 2024-12-25 · 30m
Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions 2024-12-23 · 2m
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2 2024-12-21 · 36m
Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge 2024-12-18 · 31m
Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity 2024-12-16 · 3m
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1 2024-12-14 · 34m
Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not 2024-12-11 · 34m
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times 2024-12-09 · 3m
More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation 2024-12-07 · 26m
Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes 2024-12-04 · 36m
Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess? 2024-12-02 · 5m
More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur 2024-11-30 · 29m
Ep. 510: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Travel Hacks! So Many Good Ideas 2024-11-27 · 26m
Little Happier: The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength 2024-11-25 · 2m
More Happier: An Unasked College Question, Unsought Advice & the Joy of Meeting in Person 2024-11-23 · 20m
Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the People We Love 2024-11-20 · 24m
Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy 2024-11-18 · 2m
More Happier: Hacks to Make Thanksgiving Easier & More Fun [Revisited] 2024-11-16 · 32m
Ep. 508: Learn from Someone’s Mistake, Stay Connected in a Hard Time & Why Wednesday Is Special 2024-11-13 · 29m
Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me 2024-11-11 · 2m
More Happier: New Traditions, The Idea of “House Trust,” and a Creative Gift Suggestions 2024-11-09 · 22m
Ep. 507: Happier Book Club: Elizabeth Strout Talks About Love & Secrets in “Tell Me Everything” 2024-11-06 · 37m
Little Happier: Sometimes, It’s a Good Idea to Say “I Know You Love Me” 2024-11-04 · 4m
More Happier: Finding Happiness in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain [Revisited] 2024-11-02 · 33m
Ep. 506: Find a Delight for Each Day, a Useful Travel Tip & Learning from Mistakes 2024-10-30 · 31m
Little Happier: A Story About Love from “A Wrinkle in Time” 2024-10-28 · 3m
More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Openings? 2024-10-26 · 24m
Ep. 505: Rediscover Your Closet, Personalize Guest Greetings & When Rules Need Bending 2024-10-23 · 27m
Little Happier: Why Claude Monet Built His Water Lily Pond 2024-10-21 · 2m
More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 2 2024-10-19 · 40m
Ep. 504: Schedule a Sour Hour, Relieve Muscle Knots & How to Avoid Avoidance 2024-10-16 · 26m
Little Happier: I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Observation About Artificial Intelligence 2024-10-14 · 3m
More Happier: Happiness, Self-Compassion, Meditation & More—with Elmo! Pt. 1 2024-10-12 · 28m
Ep. 503: An Unexpected Way to Spark Creativity, Gamifying Clutter- Clearing & Why Quirks Matter 2024-10-09 · 28m
Little Happier: An Example from the CIA Illustrates How Many Dangers Don’t Seem Dangerous 2024-10-07 · 2m
More Happier: Get Organized (Revisited) 2024-10-05 · 34m
Ep. 502: Attend a Reunion, Note the “Dinner-Party Problem” & Are You a Sculptor or Lifeguard Parent? 2024-10-02 · 28m
Little Happier: An Encounter with Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder Reveals a Truth About Human Nature 2024-09-30 · 3m
More Happier: Why “Scheduling Is Life,” Orange Theory Report, and What It’s Like to Hike in LA 2024-09-28 · 24m
Ep. 501: Turn Acquaintances into Friends, an Email Hack & a Happiness Lesson Learned from Our Parents 2024-09-25 · 30m
Little Happier: Willie Wonka, Rat Poison, Neediness, and the Transformative Power of Love 2024-09-23 · 7m
More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on The Deep Dive podcast 2024-09-21 · 32m
Episode 500! Reflections and Insights Prompted by Our Podcast Manifesto 2024-09-18 · 36m
Little Happier: A Famous Art Historian Experiences a Spiritual Epiphany with a Surprising Result 2024-09-16 · 4m
More Happier: The Joy of Deadlines, Couples Therapy & Pondering One of Life’s Big Questions 2024-09-14 · 22m
Ep. 499: Helpful Ways to Create Calm, Save Mental Energy & Get More Fun Out of Experiences 2024-09-11 · 30m
Little Happier: People Are More Interested in a Poison Garden Than a Medicine Garden 2024-09-09 · 3m
More Happier: How to Ace a Job Interview (Revisited) 2024-09-07 · 29m
Ep. 498: Don’t Volunteer to Bring Bad News & Listeners Suggest Great Tips for Accountability and Pairing 2024-09-04 · 31m
Little Happier: A Paradox: How Do You Stand Out When Standing Out Is the Best Way to Fit In? 2024-09-02 · 2m
More Happier: The Fun of an Unexpected Gift, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and Herding the Cats During Holidays 2024-08-31 · 23m
Ep. 497: Forecast Your Foibles, a Big Life Change & the Correct Way to Load a Dishwasher 2024-08-28 · 28m
Little Happier: Winston Churchill Didn’t Hesitate to Show His Emotions 2024-08-26 · 3m
More Happier: Back-to-School Hacks (Revisited) 2024-08-24 · 29m
Ep. 496: Make the Most of the First 3 Weeks, Use an Alarm & Cope with Exploitation of Obligers 2024-08-21 · 31m
Little Happier: A Great Happiness-Boosting Example from Charles Darwin 2024-08-19 · 2m
More Happier: "Walk" Therapy, Comfort vs. Adventure, and the Joy of Outside 2024-08-17 · 23m
Ep. 495: A Happier Labor Day, Celtic Tree System, and a Hack for Enjoying the Gym 2024-08-14 · 26m
Little Happier: Don’t Tear Down a Fence Until You Know Why It Was Put Up 2024-08-12 · 4m
More Happier: Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey on “The Office” and BFFs (Revisited) 2024-08-10 · 44m
Ep. 494: Shape Our Space to Shape Behavior, Preserving Memories of the Dead, and Empty Nest 2024-08-07 · 29m
Little Happier: A Story about Dogs and Love 2024-08-05 · 3m
More Happier: A Halfway Day Check-in with Jonathan Van Ness 2024-08-03 · 41m
Kelly Corrigan Wonders 2024-08-02 · 4m
Insights, Hacks, and Adventures from Our Hiking Trip in England 2024-07-31 · 31m
Little Happier: Why a Happy Racehorse Depends on a Pony or a Goat 2024-07-29 · 2m
More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from Our Hiking Trip in England 2024-07-27 · 33m
Ask Us Anything: We Talk About the Podcast, Writing, Our Personal Lives & More 2024-07-24 · 35m
Little Happier: A Daughter-in-Law Hears Exactly What She Needs to Hear 2024-07-22 · 2m
More Happier: Favorite TV Moments, the Fun of People-Watching in NYC and LA, and the Joy of Calm 2024-07-20 · 21m
Identify Your Style, an Easy Hack For Clutter, and a Talk with Gary Vee 2024-07-17 · 35m
Little Happier: Please Applaud Today’s Sunset 2024-07-15 · 2m
More Happier: Kevin Hart on Monsters and how to Tame them. Plus:How to save someone's life. (Revisited) 2024-07-13 · 39m
Very Special Episode: Dozens of Hacks for Getting Regular Exercise 2024-07-10 · 28m
Little Happier: A Pamphlet for D-Day Soldiers Gave Me the “America Feeling” 2024-07-08 · 5m
More Happier: Adventure! Japan, Prep for England, and Travels with a Young-Adult Child 2024-07-06 · 15m
Ask Us Anything! About Families, Happiness, Habits, Four Tendencies, & More 2024-07-03 · 35m
Little Happier: If You Need a Hack for Finding the Right Thing to Say: 16 Suggestions 2024-07-01 · 2m
More Happier: The Four Tendencies and Parenting with Dr. Becky 2024-06-29 · 39m
Halfway Day Reminds Us to Review Our “24 for 24” Lists 2024-06-26 · 36m
Little Happier: A Problem of Advanced Technology Gets a Funny, Old-Fashioned Solution 2024-06-24 · 2m
More Happier: Happiness of Hiking, a Big Announcement & Can You Make Yourself Interested? 2024-06-22 · 24m
Book Club: We Talk to Writer Anne Lamott About Love, Family, and Forgiveness 2024-06-19 · 36m
Little Happier: A Lesson Learned by Beyoncé and Solange Can Be Learned by Us, Too. 2024-06-17 · 3m
Design Your Summer, Comfort vs. Adventure, & Friendship Burnout 2024-06-12 · 30m
Little Happier: A Friend Is Startled by Her Realization About Skiing 2024-06-10 · 3m
More Happier: A Major Milestone, Getting Ideas for What to Watch or Read, & Survivor 2024-06-08 · 23m
Easy, Helpful Hacks for Summer, Surprising Whimsy, & Kelly Ripa Talks Off Camera 2024-06-05 · 34m
Little Happier: Bob Dylan Isn’t a Singer the Way the Others Are Singers 2024-06-03 · 3m
More Happier: My Practical Advice for Graduates 2024-06-01 · 21m
Document Then Destroy Bad Feelings, Ways to Train for Tough Transitions, Plus Hacks 2024-05-29 · 33m
Little Happier: A Very Happy Moment Featuring Harry Belafonte 2024-05-27 · 4m
More Happier: A Three-Word Method of Style, Fictional Universes & The Joy of a New Identity 2024-05-25 · 21m
Hacks for Summer, Coping with Inconsiderate Co-Workers & Improving a Family Party 2024-05-22 · 30m
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Makes a Bad Mistake. 2024-05-20 · 2m
More Happier: Drew Barrymore Shares a Way to Connect, Plus Some Quick, Cheap Fun (Revisited) 2024-05-18 · 45m
How to Handle a Hard Transition, a Toys Hack, and Discussion of Our Most Popular Ideas 2024-05-15 · 31m
Little Happier: Wise and Hilarious Greatest Hits from Warren Buffett 2024-05-13 · 5m
More Happier: Sweep the Deck! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks for Summer Prep 2024-05-11 · 22m
Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work 2024-05-08 · 34m
Little Happier: Are You “Practicing the Piano” or “Playing the Piano?” 2024-05-06 · 2m
Why Ketchup Is Magic, and More on Delights of Taste from "Life in Five Senses" 2024-05-04 · 38m
Ep. 480: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks from the Proverbs of the Professions 2024-05-01 · 31m
Little Happier: Funny Reminders to Beware of Unintended Consequences. 2024-04-29 · 2m
More Happier: The Power of Personal Style, a Great Proposal Story, and Less Email Spam 2024-04-27 · 20m
Ep. 479: A Creativity Hack, “Happy Mail,” and How to Avoid Both Lying and Telling the Truth 2024-04-24 · 30m
Little Happier: This Remark from 1773 Always Makes Me Laugh 2024-04-22 · 2m
Ep. 478: An Easy Way to Make Life More Interesting, Plus Hacks for Creativity and Commuting 2024-04-17 · 31m
Little Happier: One Easy Way to Make a Tough Decision 2024-04-15 · 2m
More Happier: Orangetheory, Excitement in Central Park, and Great Stationery 2024-04-13 · 21m
Ep. 477: Show Yourself, Embrace Fun Plans, Realize You’re a Mentor—Plus a Great Hack for Altoids Tins 2024-04-10 · 32m
Little Happier: Justice O’Connor, “America the Beautiful,” and My America Feeling 2024-04-08 · 4m
Ep. 476: If You Want Neither to Lie nor Tell the Truth, Plus a “Silky” Debate and a Yoga-Block Hack 2024-04-03 · 34m
Little Happier: All This Junk Is an Expression of Love 2024-04-01 · 2m
More Happier: Treadmill Days vs. Finish-Line Days, a Dance-Party Challenge, and Plans for April Fool’s Day 2024-03-30 · 19m
Ep. 475: Listeners’ “No-Spend February” Ideas, Boost Happiness by Sending Cards, and a Quick Way to Connect 2024-03-27 · 25m
Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn’t Always What’s Actually Important 2024-03-25 · 2m
Ep. 474: Watch Your Vent/Non-Vent Ratio, Why Rebels Dislike SMART Goals, and Top Habits for Happiness 2024-03-20 · 29m
Little Happier: Dangers Don’t Always Feel Dangerous 2024-03-18 · 1m
More Happier: Quality Screen Time: Getting Free from Debt and Calmly Leading a Crowd. Plus, More Outer Order. 2024-03-16 · 20m
Ep. 473: Schedule a “Loose-Ends Day,” Have an Adventurous Milestone Birthday, and Happier Parenting 2024-03-13 · 30m
Little Happier: A Teacher Found a Simple Way to Entertain and Occupy Her Kindergartners 2024-03-11 · 2m
Ep. 472: ”No-Spend February,” Have a Hard Conversation While Walking, and Use Your Non-Dominant Hand 2024-03-06 · 31m
Little Happier: Why Did This Couple Break Up as Soon as They Decided to Get Married? 2024-03-04 · 3m
More Happier: Happiness on the Subway, the Fun of Watching Old Movies, and More on Clearing Clutter 2024-03-02 · 25m
Ep. 471: Allow a Tradition to Evolve, Easy Ways to Block Annoying Lights, and a Funny Look at Work 2024-02-28 · 31m
Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution. 2024-02-26 · 4m
Ep. 470: Ninth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights 2024-02-21 · 28m
Little Happier: What I Have in Common with a Bronze Age Parent 2024-02-19 · 2m
More Happier: The Fun of “Succession,” the Deep Understanding of a Teacher, and Lots of Barbra Streisand 2024-02-17 · 24m
Ep. 469: How Rebels Stick to Their Habits, Dig In with Determination Day, and How to Enjoy an Airport 2024-02-14 · 30m
Little Happier: A Friend Found the Right Thing to Say Before My Important Job Interview 2024-02-12 · 3m
Bonus: Gretchen Rubin and Kelly Corrigan Talk About Happiness, Relationships, and More 2024-02-10 · 52m
Ep. 468: Why It’s Important to Be Polite, What Form of Gold Star You Appreciate Most, and Aims vs. Goals 2024-02-07 · 30m
Little Happier: I Want Whatever He Wants 2024-02-05 · 1m
More Happier: Shoes or Bare Feet? Plus Determination Day and Some Reading (and Watching) Suggestions 2024-02-03 · 21m
Ep. 467: Treat Yourself Like a Professor, Subscribe to Newsletters, and Ideas for the “Write Way” 2024-01-31 · 32m
Little Happier: Why I’ve Decided to “Do It for Myself”—and Why That’s Not Selfish 2024-01-29 · 5m
Ep. 466: No-Spend February, Fun with the “24 for 24” List, and What About Packaging That’s Too Nice to Toss? 2024-01-24 · 26m
Little Happier: “More Highways, More Traffic,” ”No Fields, No Famine,” “No Love, No Loss” and Other Secrets of Adulthood 2024-01-22 · 4m
More Happier: Insights About the Habits that We Want Most; Revisiting a Happiness Project, and More Hollywood 2024-01-20 · 28m
Ep. 465: Tackle a Topic with Someone Who Resists, Try a New Book Club, and Use Technology Mindfully 2024-01-17 · 39m
Little Happier: Why It’s So Important to Identify the Problem—and Why It’s Easy to Skip This Essential Step 2024-01-15 · 4m
Ep. 464: Follow the One-Minute Rule, Stay Calm, and Identify the New Habit That Will Make You Happier 2024-01-10 · 28m
Little Happier: In Line to Order Soup, a Funny “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Moment Brought Strangers Together 2024-01-08 · 2m
More Happier: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Revisiting a Happiness Project, and How to Keep Hiking 2024-01-06 · 31m
Ep. 463: Revealed! Our “24 for 24” Lists of 24 Big and Small Things We Want to Accomplish in 2024 2024-01-03 · 37m
Little Happier: My 13 Color “Koans”—Mysterious Statements that Can’t Be Understood Logically 2024-01-01 · 4m
Ep. 462: A Surprising Way to Be More Likeable, a Habit-Keeping Hack, and an Unusual In-Laws Problem 2023-12-27 · 30m
Little Happier: Don’t Wait for the Right Time. It May Never Feel Like the Right Time. 2023-12-25 · 3m
More Happier: Observance for Justice O’Connor, 5-Senses Portrait of KC Christmas, and Joy in First Drafts 2023-12-23 · 22m
Ep. 461: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2024! Plus We Review 2023’s Challenge of #GoOutside23in23 2023-12-20 · 33m
Little Happier: Should Money Be Used to Buy Fresh Flowers for a Museum? 2023-12-18 · 2m
Ep. 460: Very Special Episode! With Listeners, We Share Our Best Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them 2023-12-13 · 32m
Little Happier: The Subway Kiosk Asks a Deep Question: Add Value or Add Time? 2023-12-11 · 1m
More Happier: Memories and Reflections on Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor 2023-12-09 · 26m
Ep. 459: We Review Our “23 in 23 Lists” to See What We Accomplished—and What We Didn’t 2023-12-06 · 34m
Little Happier: A Story That Moved Me as a Child, and Moves Me Still as an Adult 2023-12-04 · 4m
Bonus: A Conversation from The Happiness Project: Revisited 2023-12-02 · 11m
Ep. 458: We Review Our One-Word Themes for 2023 and Reveal Our 2024 New One-Word Themes 2023-11-29 · 32m
Little Happier: The Only Thing Worse Than Getting Corrected Is Not Getting Corrected 2023-11-27 · 2m
More Happier: Deck the Halls! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks to Get Us Ready for the Holidays 2023-11-25 · 27m
Ep. 457: Look for Pockets of Wasted Time, a Hack to Soothe Anxiety, and Are You a Baker or Cook? 2023-11-22 · 31m
Little Happier : Who Is the Sponsor, Who Is Being Sponsored? They Can Take Turns 2023-11-20 · 3m
Ep. 456: Consider Our Holiday Gift Guide and Learn Someone’s Gift- Getting Type (and Your Own) 2023-11-15 · 31m
Little Happier: A Mistake I’ve Made Before and Which I Made Again 2023-11-13 · 3m
More Happier: Lucky Calendar Dates, the “Wrong-Shoe Theory,” and How to Have a Christmas-Movie Month 2023-11-11 · 20m
Ep. 455: Elizabeth Talks About Her Experience with Diabetes 2023-11-08 · 34m
Little Happier: At Last, Someone Appreciates My Dimmers 2023-11-06 · 2m
Ep. 454: Find the Perfect Gift, Look Behind You, and Listeners’ Ideas for Coping with Someone’s Last Days 2023-11-01 · 26m
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been Annoyed by “The Dog in the Manger?” 2023-10-30 · 3m
More Happier: Pumpkin Spice Latte, Group Texts, and How a Hollywood Pitch Sells in the First Minute 2023-10-28 · 19m
Ep. 453: “Halloween Is the New Christmas,” the Ghost-Painting Challenge, and Fall Asleep to Podcasts 2023-10-25 · 26m
Little Happier: Three Passers-by Stop to Comfort a Stranger, and Instead Share a Moment of Joy 2023-10-23 · 2m
Ep. 452: Tackle Hard Social Situations, Do Questioners Ever Rebel, and Is Your Birthday Important? 2023-10-18 · 28m
Little Happier: Why Did Charles Darwin Write “I Think” on One of the Most Significant Notebook Pages? 2023-10-16 · 2m
More Happier: Great Accountability for Obligers, the Important vs. the Urgent, and How to Spark Creativity 2023-10-14 · 23m
Ep. 451: Visually Represent Your Challenge, Ideas for Improving Routines, and Elizabeth Reveals the Great Shoe Brand 2023-10-11 · 29m
Little Happier: The Helper Gets More Help Than the Helped 2023-10-09 · 5m
Ep. 450: Very Special Episode: Hacks for Performance (Stage Fright, Preparation, Mistakes, and More) 2023-10-04 · 34m
Little Happier: A Mystery: How Possessions Change When Their Owner Dies 2023-10-02 · 2m
More Happier: Our Favorite Easy Way to Make Ourselves Happier, Healthier, Smarter, and More Productive 2023-09-30 · 18m
Ep. 449: Make a Mindful Investment in Yourself, a Hack for Falling Asleep, and Fun with Pop-Tarts 2023-09-27 · 32m
Little Happier: What’s the Real Lesson from the Tortoise and the Hare? It’s Not What You Think 2023-09-25 · 3m
Ep. 448: Start Your 100 Day Countdown, Try the Library, and a Deep Dive into Issues for Rebels and School: ADHD & College 2023-09-20 · 30m
Little Happier: Do You Like the Idea of a “Happiness Project”—or Does It Remind You of Homework? 2023-09-18 · 2m
More Happier: A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories? 2023-09-16 · 25m
Ep. 447: Give a Meaningful Compliment, Protect Your Privacy, and What’s the Least-You Thing You Do? 2023-09-13 · 29m
Little Happier: Opportunity Cost and Abstainers: A New Term Can Help Us See the World in a New Way 2023-09-11 · 3m
Ep. 446: Re-Think Our Daily Routine, Recognize the Warning Signs of Obliger-Rebellion, and a Back-to-School Demerit 2023-09-06 · 31m
Little Happier: As an Upholder, I Needed an Obliger Friend to Tell Me the Right Thing to Do 2023-09-04 · 6m
More Happier: The Anniversary of a Favorite Book, a Lesson in Standing Up, and the Joy of Clearing Clutter 2023-09-02 · 22m
Ep. 445: Have a Happier Labor Day, Nominate Someone, and Manage the Line Between Work and Leisure 2023-08-30 · 32m
Little Happier: When Do We Say “I’m Finished” and When Do We Say “I Can Still Make It Better?” 2023-08-28 · 4m
Ep. 444: Benefit from Tools You Already Use, a Gift Idea, and Traditions for the Other “New Year” 2023-08-23 · 23m
Little Happier: A Story About a Man Who Couldn’t Resist Tempting Food—Until He Could 2023-08-21 · 4m
More Happier: A Surprising Benefit of Daily Visits to the Met, a Funny Sign from the Hollywood Picket Line, and a Same-Day Book 2023-08-19 · 20m
Ep. 443: Clear the Decks! We Try Something New to Get Ready for September, the Other New Year 2023-08-16 · 29m
Little Happier: Have You Ever Walked Along a Desire Path? 2023-08-14 · 2m
Ep. 442: Take Over a Disliked Task, Check Your Passport, and When Not to Do Something for the First Time 2023-08-09 · 23m
Little Happier: You’re a Jerk, and I’m a Responsible Parent 2023-08-07 · 3m
More Happier: How to Create Connections (Or, Butter People Up), Great TV, and Fun with the Five Senses 2023-08-05 · 20m
Ep. 441: Escape Your Taste, an Easy Way to Remember Hard Names, and New Metaphors for “Empty Nest” 2023-08-02 · 25m
Little Happier: I’m Going to Take This Thing Home, Because Otherwise Someone Else Might Steal It 2023-07-31 · 3m
Ep. 440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets 2023-07-26 · 33m
Little Happier: Would You Pay $500,000 for a Steve Jobs Paradox? 2023-07-24 · 2m
More Happier: The Silver Lining of Summer Camp, a Happiness Bully for Writing, and Not Getting Choked Up 2023-07-22 · 22m
Ep. 439: Suggest the Default Option, Skip a Year of an Activity You Enjoy, and More Everyday Luxuries 2023-07-19 · 31m
Little Happier: Something Brilliant Came Out of My Mouth—Something I Didn’t Know I Knew 2023-07-17 · 2m
“Bonus: Commencement Address Given by Gretchen Rubin: Five Essential Paradoxes for a Happy Life” 2023-07-15 · 17m
Ep. 438: Act Like a Teenager, Pick Up Your Food in Person, and “Ask Us Anything” About Writing 2023-07-12 · 32m
Little Happier: Journalist Connie Chung Influenced a Generation—Without Realizing It 2023-07-10 · 2m
More Happier: More Strength and Stamina, a New Metaphor for “Empty Nest,” and an Easy Way to Keep a Journal 2023-07-08 · 19m
Ep. 437: To Make a Good Connection, Talk More; Learn the Lesson of the Enron Corpus; and a Collection of Positive Trends 2023-07-05 · 29m
Little Happier: The IKEA Effect, or How We Value Things According to What They Cost Us 2023-07-03 · 3m
Ep. 436: We Use Halfway Day to Report on How We’re Doing on Our Aims for 2023: the “Happier Trifecta” 2023-06-28 · 35m
Little Happier: It Might Be Boring to Read About the “Land of Happy,” But It’s Probably a Nice Place to Live 2023-06-26 · 3m
More Happier: Two Pleasures of Summer, Breaking in My Feet (Not My Shoes), and Benefits of Going “On Pause” 2023-06-24 · 21m
Ep. 435: Start a New Habit on Vacation, Cultivate Everyday Luxuries, and Memorize Street Names 2023-06-21 · 26m
Little Happier: Where Is Timbuktu? 2023-06-19 · 3m
Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Better, a Hack for Showing Love, & Eleanor Gives High-School Advice 2023-06-14 · 34m
Little Happier: Why Would a Sailor Decide Never to Learn to Swim? 2023-06-12 · 2m
More Happier: The Happiness of Grabbing a Dishtowel, a Clutter-Clearing Triumph, and Getting Quality Screen Time 2023-06-10 · 18m
Ep. 433: A Surprising Way to Lift Your Mood, How to Decide Where to Move & Ideas for a Rebel Father 2023-06-07 · 29m
Little Happier: A Jammed Zipper Teaches an Important Happiness Lesson I learned a very useful lesson from a very ordinary situation. 2023-06-05 · 2m
Ep. 432: Happier Podcast Book Club: Surprise! We Talk About How “Life in Five Senses” Makes Us Happier 2023-05-31 · 38m
Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla 2023-05-29 · 3m
More Happier: A Great Icebreaker Question, a Startling Realization About Where We Live, and How to Know When Work Is an Escape 2023-05-27 · 20m
Ep. 431: Design Your Summer, an Easy Hack to Have More Fun with Food, and a Talk on the Joy of Dressing 2023-05-24 · 34m
Little Happier: Which of the Five Senses Do People Most Often Neglect? The Answer Is Surprising. 2023-05-22 · 4m
Ep. 430: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making Entertaining Easier and More Fun 2023-05-17 · 32m
Little Happier: Two Staircases in the Metropolitan Museum Illustrate a Profound Truth 2023-05-15 · 3m
More Happier: Elizabeth Talks About Being on Strike as a TV Writer and Reveals Her New Philosophy of Life 2023-05-13 · 23m
Ep. 429: Try the Strategy of Unpairing, an Easy Travel/Exercise Hack, and When to Push Out of a Comfort Zone 2023-05-10 · 31m
Little Happier: “What Famous Person Was Born on My Birthday?” “You Were.” 2023-05-08 · 2m
Bonus! Hear an Excerpt from Gretchen Rubin’s New Book “Life in Five Senses.” 2023-05-06 · 12m
Ep. 428: Be a Source of Opportunity, Find Good Books to Read, and How to Cope with Difficult Family Dogs 2023-05-03 · 28m
Little Happier: Am I Looking for My Wallet Where the Light Is Good, or Where I Dropped It? 2023-05-01 · 2m
More Happier: Hiking and Clutter-Clearing in L.A., a Secret of Great TV, and Personal Upgrades. 2023-04-29 · 20m
Ep. 427: Do the Thing You’re Encouraging Someone Else to Do, a Networking Hack, and Finisher vs. Opener 2023-04-26 · 27m
Little Happier: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Corgis Show That We Can Interpret the Same Situation in Different Ways 2023-04-24 · 3m
Ep. 426: Tackle a Project by Considering the Five Senses, Enjoy More Luxury, and Hold Better Meetings 2023-04-19 · 32m
Little Happier: A Place from Childhood Haunts Stephen King’s Imagination 2023-04-17 · 3m
More Happier: How to Manage the Stress of Having a Book About to Hit the Shelves: Personal Mantras & Hacks 2023-04-15 · 28m
Ep: 425: Use Touch When Talk Is Tough, Close Your Eyes in a Dressing Room, and Answers for Questioners 2023-04-12 · 28m
Little Happier: How Teachers Changed the Lives of Steve Carrell and Adrienne Kennedy 2023-04-10 · 3m
Ep. 424: "Taste It by 25," Ways to Make Networking Easier, and Why 4/10 Is a Day to Consider Your Tendency 2023-04-05 · 31m
Little Happier: Why Did a Neighbor Object to a Brownstone’s Bright Yellow Door? 2023-04-03 · 1m
More Happier: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Makes Us Happier, Good Tools Make Spring Cleaning Fun—Plus, Quiz 2023-04-01 · 19m
Ep. 423: Indulge in a Nostalgia Smell, Try One of These April Fool’s Day Pranks, and an Easy Way to Stop Snacking 2023-03-29 · 31m
Little Happier: The Same People Are Always Late, and the Same People Are Always on Time 2023-03-27 · 2m
Ep. 422: Create an Audio Apothecary, Questioners Don’t Like to Answer Questions—and a Terrific New Quiz! 2023-03-22 · 27m
Little Happier: Why I Call My Sister Elizabeth “My Sister the Sage” 2023-03-20 · 3m
More Happier: What It’s Like to Uncover a Family Secret, the Value of Refurbishing Your Office, and Maj-Jongg 2023-03-18 · 30m
Ep. 421: Ways to Look Around a Museum, Advice For Obligers Resisting Accountability, and a Health Hack 2023-03-15 · 34m
Little Happier: One Thing That Surprised Me in My Study of the Five Senses 2023-03-13 · 3m
Ep. 420: Very Special Episode: A Bonanza of Hacks for Using Our Five Senses for Happier Lives 2023-03-08 · 29m
Little Happier: Through the Eyes of Love, We Are Ageless and Untouched by Time. 2023-03-06 · 4m
More Happier: The Thrill of a Creative Spark, the Anticipation of Tickets to a Show, and We Enter the Debate on Thank-You Notes 2023-03-04 · 21m
Ep. 419: Easy Ways to Boost Focus, a New Kind of Birthday Celebration, and Building Unlikely Friendships 2023-03-01 · 36m
Little Happier: A Writer Gives Me an Easy Hack for Evoking Memories 2023-02-27 · 2m
Ep. 418: Eighth Anniversary: Our Favorite Try-This At Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights 2023-02-22 · 27m
Little Happier: During the Covid Lockdown, a Mother Found the Right Thing to Say 2023-02-20 · 2m
More Happier - The Joy of Ferry Rides, the Fun of Thrillers, and the Bittersweet Feeling of Family Milestones 2023-02-18 · 18m
Ep. 417: Celebrate “Determination Day,” Start a No-Homework Book Club, and Go Outside--or Read About It 2023-02-15 · 29m
Little Happier: It Makes Me Happy to Watch This Football Player’s Touchdown Celebration 2023-02-13 · 2m
Ep. 416: Identify and Work Through Small Conflicts, Stay in Closer Touch, and How to Say the Right Thing 2023-02-08 · 39m
Little Happier: Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life 2023-02-06 · 3m
More Happier: We Discuss How Parenthood Has Changed Us and the TV Show “Better Call Saul,” and We Both Learn Something New 2023-02-04 · 19m
Ep. 415: Aim to Show Up, Agree on a Code Phrase for “Change the Subject,” and Why No One’s Right or Wrong 2023-02-01 · 30m
Little Happier: The Old Story of Stone Soup Reminds Me that Magic Solutions Usually Don’t Exist 2023-01-30 · 6m
Ep. 414: Think About Your Past-Self. Plus a Valentine’s Hack, and Are You and Over- or Under-Estimator? 2023-01-25 · 30m
Little Happier: When Do I Feel the Joyous, Childhood Feeling of Expectancy? 2023-01-23 · 3m
More Happier: Guest Co-Host! The Iconic Heather Dubrow of “Real Housewives” Fame 2023-01-21 · 19m
Happier - Ep. 413: Tune in to Your Five Senses, “Go Outside 23 in 23” Even in Bad Weather, and a Hack About Dread 2023-01-18 · 27m
Little Happier: A Truth About Happiness That Confused Me for a Long Time 2023-01-16 · 3m
Ep. 412: Turn Deprivation into Indulgence, Creative Ways to Make a “23 in 23” List, and a Fun Tradition 2023-01-11 · 28m
Little Happier: Advice from Mr. Rogers that’s Useful to Both Children and Adults. 2023-01-09 · 2m
More Happier: We Celebrate Four Big Milestones: in Hollywood, Health, Holidays, and More Happier. 2023-01-07 · 25m
Ep. 411: Revealed! Our “23 for 23” Lists of What We Want to Accomplish in 2023 2023-01-04 · 38m
You can do better than a New Year’s resolution | How to Be a Better Human 2023-01-03 · 39m
Little Happier: In the Movie “Before Sunrise,” with Which Character Do You Identify? 2023-01-02 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 410: Top Tools for Habit Change! New Year, Same You--Better Tools for Sticking to Our Good Habits 2022-12-28 · 28m
Little Happier: Why Does One Person Possess a Certain Kind of Magic? 2022-12-26 · 4m
More Happier: Deciding How to Answer a Tough Question, a Great Snack, Plans for 2023, and More 2022-12-24 · 18m
Happier - Ep. 409: We Reveal Our Yearly Challenge for 2023, Plus Post-Holiday Hacks and a Suggestion for Family TV 2022-12-21 · 26m
Little Happier: Paraprosdokian is Much Funnier Than It Sounds 2022-12-19 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 408: We Reveal Our One-Word Themes, a Gift-Giving Hack, and Have You Ever Had an Uncanny Experience? 2022-12-14 · 29m
Little Happier: Why I Often Find Myself Reciting This Nursery Rhyme. Is It Well-Known, or Not? 2022-12-12 · 2m
More Happier: More Corgi Fun, a Secret for Finding Lost Objects, and the Trend That’s Sweeping the Nation 2022-12-10 · 21m
Happier - Ep. 407: We Review our “22 for 22 Lists,” Reflect on Getting “Rest” in 2022, and Share a Travel Hack 2022-12-07 · 36m
Little Happier: The Things That Go Wrong Often Make the Best Memories—Like My Daughter’s Tough Train Trip 2022-12-05 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 406: Why We Might Upgrade the Makeshift, Gift Ideas for Teachers, and a Great Way to Use Photographs 2022-11-30 · 28m
Little Happier: How Do We Stay Open to Constructive Criticism, Yet Also Committed to Our Creative Vision? 2022-11-28 · 2m
More Happier - Hosting a Holiday, Reducing Food Waste, Embracing Audiobooks, and Tech That Actually Helps 2022-11-26 · 24m
Happier - Ep. 405: Kevin Hart! Plus Ways to Enhance Holiday Decorating and How to Save Someone’s Life (or Your Own) 2022-11-23 · 38m
Little Happier: Sometimes, When We’re the Most Thankful, We Find It Hardest to Express Gratitude. 2022-11-21 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 404: Holiday Gift Guide, Save Time in a Long Line, and Temple Grandin Talks About “Visual Thinking” 2022-11-16 · 44m
Little Happier: A Strategy That Works with Children Often Works with Adults, and Vice Versa 2022-11-14 · 2m
More Happier - The Secret of a Successful “Summer of Health,” Hacks for Easier Holiday Prep, and How to Read More 2022-11-12 · 20m
Happier - Ep. 403: Save Someone’s Life, Preserve Friendships, Try Packing Cubes, and Does It Matter If You’re Late? 2022-11-09 · 34m
Little Happier: It’s Okay that My Husband Doesn’t Read My Writing 2022-11-07 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 402: Why We Might Buy Ourselves Flowers, How to Find an Extra Hour, and Writing a Personal Manifesto 2022-11-02 · 34m
Little Happier: Why I Don’t Have to Outrun the Bear 2022-10-31 · 2m
More Happier: Family Tradition, Using a Shared Enthusiasm to Make Friends, and the Fun of Helping 2022-10-29 · 24m
Happier - Ep. 401: Create a Time Capsule, Give Crackers to Your Guests, and How to Help a Rebel Arrive on Time 2022-10-26 · 33m
Little Happier: From Two Centuries Ago, 19 Tips for Happiness 2022-10-24 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 400: 400 Episodes! Listeners Share the Podcast Ideas That Have Done the Most to Make Them Happier 2022-10-19 · 28m
Little Happier: One Strategy to Take the Sting Out of Painful Words 2022-10-17 · 3m
More Happier - Dealing with Doctors’ Appointments, Easy Travel Hacks, and Why We Might Put Someone on Mute 2022-10-15 · 21m
Happier - Ep. 399: Give a Holiday Gift to Your Future-Self, an Easy Photo Hack, and How to Keep Healthy Boundaries 2022-10-12 · 34m
Little Happier: “If You’re Going to Say That, You’d Better Be Holding My Hand.” 2022-10-10 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 398: Rest Your Senses, Give People Time to Themselves, and Find Tranquility by Tuesday 2022-10-05 · 34m
Little Happier: Paul McCartney Is Now a Fan of the Beatles 2022-10-03 · 4m
More Happier - Happier in Hometown Kansas City, Friday Flowers, and Do You Want to Wear Shoes? 2022-10-01 · 23m
Happier - Ep. 397: Stop “Phubbing” People, Plus Hacks to Get Organized, Clear Clutter, and Take Medications 2022-09-28 · 29m
Little Happier: Does Love Make You Think, “I Must Be at My Very Best?” 2022-09-26 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 396: Observe the Birthday of a Spiritual Teacher, Plus the “Arrival Fallacy” and Happiness Bullies 2022-09-21 · 35m
Little Happier: A Story from the Ancient World Reminds Me to Be Grateful for Literature 2022-09-19 · 3m
More Happier - The Value of Childhood Friends and Road Trips, and the Joy of Being Back in a Routine 2022-09-17 · 24m
Happier - Ep. 395: Stay Aware of STUFF, How to Make Time to Rest, & What to Say If You’re at a Loss for Words 2022-09-14 · 32m
Little Happier: More Good Advice from My Mother 2022-09-12 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 394: Fifth Anniversary of “The Four Tendencies!” We Discuss This Personality Framework, Hacks & Insights 2022-09-07 · 37m
Little Happier: Reframing “I Have to Do It” to “I Get to Do It” 2022-09-05 · 2m
More Happier - House of the Dragon, Summer of Health—and What Makes a Great Sequel or Prequel? 2022-09-03 · 29m
Happier - Ep. 393: Celebrate Labor Day with #HappierLaborDay, an Easy Hack to Delegate Tasks--and Are You Drifting? 2022-08-31 · 30m
Little Happier: A Free Throw in Basketball Shows the Power of Words 2022-08-29 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 392: When Do People Know You’ve Stopped Listening? Plus a Moving Hack and a Way to Put Down Your Phone 2022-08-24 · 32m
Little Happier: How Refusing to Give Compliments Can Be Re-Framed as an Act of Love 2022-08-22 · 3m
More Happier - Happiness of Easy Shopping Returns, Great Interviews of Interesting People, and Dogs 2022-08-20 · 24m
Happier - Ep. 391: Give Your Memory a Break, a Rebel Talks to His Boss, and What Kind of Procrastinator Are You? 2022-08-17 · 33m
Little Happier: Why I Remind Myself, “Get a Hold of Yourself, Meredith.” 2022-08-15 · 1m
Happier - Ep. 390: Very Special Episode: Tips, Hacks, and Resources for a #HappierLaborDay 2022-08-10 · 28m
Little Happier: Why My Father Decided to Pay the Tourist Tax 2022-08-08 · 2m
More Happier - A Suitcase Returns, Dogs Go on a Trip, and Iconic Singer Joni Mitchell Performs Live 2022-08-06 · 20m
Happier - Ep. 389: Take Time to Do What You Do Best, a Hack to Avoid Muscle Injury, and Are You Drinking Enough Water? 2022-08-03 · 32m
Little Happier: I Am Traffic, I am Nature 2022-08-01 · 1m
Happier - Ep. 388: Reclaim a Dormant Activity, Share a Podcast Episode, and What Kind of Collector Are You? 2022-07-27 · 33m
Little Happier: One Way that TV Can Make Us Happier 2022-07-25 · 2m
More Happier - An Airport Epiphany, a Mystery Solved, and the Happiness of More Storage 2022-07-23 · 19m
Happier - Ep. 387: Create a Five-Senses Portrait, Protect Bicyclists, and Ideas for Designing Your Summer 2022-07-20 · 32m
Little Happier: Nothing Makes Me Happier Than a Great Twist in a Story 2022-07-18 · 4m
Happier - Ep. 386: Find the Right Metaphor, Chop Your Salad, and Why That Line Seems to Move So Slowly 2022-07-13 · 32m
Little Happier: Have You Ever Wanted Something Just Because Someone Else Wanted It? 2022-07-11 · 2m
More Happier - The Fun of Family Travel, Challenges of TV Casting, and How to Be Happier at Home 2022-07-09 · 21m
Happier - Ep. 385: Keep a Commonplace Book, Hacks for Headache and Parents, and Preventing Interruptions 2022-07-06 · 29m
Little Happier: Do You Know Any “Help-Rejecting Complainers?” 2022-07-04 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 384: We Use Halfway Day to Review Our “22 for 22” Lists and #Rest22in22 (We’ve Made Some Progress) 2022-06-29 · 34m
Little Happier: The Positive Value of Negative Emotions 2022-06-27 · 3m
More Happier - The Happiness of a Paul McCartney Concert, the Joy of Aphorisms, and the Delights of Audiobooks 2022-06-25 · 18m
Happier - Ep. 383: Reflect on Your One-Word Theme, Talk to a Rebel Who Wants to Switch Jobs, and a “Cool” Hack 2022-06-22 · 32m
Little Happier: The Value of the “Quality of Keeping People Together.” 2022-06-20 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 382: Responsibility-Shifting Questions, Being a Better Manager, and Why You Might Rent a Salad Bowl 2022-06-15 · 37m
Little Happier: The Composer Sibelius Had the Right Words to Say about Contralto Marian Anderson 2022-06-13 · 2m
More Happier - Why a Necklace and a Dimmer System Made Us Happy. Plus How to Figure Out Someone’s Tendency 2022-06-11 · 25m
Happier - Ep. 381: Happier Podcast Book Club: Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Talk about “The Office” and Being BFFs 2022-06-08 · 47m
Little Happier: Someone Else’s Enthusiasm is a Powerful Teacher 2022-06-06 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 380: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything 2022-06-01 · 30m
Little Happier: Some Brilliant, Short Observations About Human Nature 2022-05-30 · 3m
More Happier - Good News from Fantasy Island, Discovering Books from a Favorite Author, and More Dolly Parton 2022-05-28 · 24m
Happier - Ep. 379: Summer Songs, Family Traditions, and Trouble with a Full Cup of Coffee 2022-05-25 · 31m
Little Happier: How a Writer Turned Her Dislike for the Movie “Entourage” into Support for a Cause She Believed In 2022-05-23 · 4m
Happier - Ep. 378: Ideas for Family Traditions, an Accountability Hack for Obligers, and We Reveal Our Book Club Choice 2022-05-18 · 27m
Little Happier: Agatha Christie Shows How the Games of a Child Can Become the Work as the Adult 2022-05-16 · 3m
More Happier - The Joy of Watching Movies as a Family, The Power of Music from the Past, and How to Fight Right 2022-05-14 · 21m
Happier - Ep. 377: A Month of Compliments, an Easy Fridge Hack, and Relatives Who Ask Questions During TV Shows 2022-05-11 · 26m
Little Happier: An Unexpected Insight About Love from the Beatles 2022-05-09 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 376: Organize a Pop-Up Discussion Circle, a Brunch Hack, and Helping Someone Tackle Personal Admin Tasks 2022-05-04 · 34m
Little Happier: One of My Happiest Memories of My Mother 2022-05-02 · 4m
More Happier - A Rare Email Triumph, the Joy of KidLit, a Good Fraud Story, and the Smell of Coffee 2022-04-30 · 28m
Happier - Ep. 375: The Easiest Way to Clear Clutter, a Tempting Loophole to Avoid, and How Do You Like to Socialize? 2022-04-27 · 29m
Little Happier: My Surprising Trick to Re-Visit the Places from My Past 2022-04-25 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 374: Refraining from Complaining, an Easy Health Hack, and We Talk about “Deaf Utopia” with Star Nyle DiMarco 2022-04-20 · 35m
Little Happier - James Baldwin’s Meditation on Love Explains Why I Know the Weather in Kansas City 2022-04-18 · 2m
More Happier - Time Is Speeding Up, a Tool for Memories, and an Unusual Know-Yourself-Better Question 2022-04-16 · 22m
Happier - Ep. 373: Ask for Knock, Dealing with “Obliger Shame,” and a Great Creativity Booster 2022-04-13 · 24m
Little Happier - A Happiness Lesson from Alice in Wonderland About “Jam Today.” 2022-04-11 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 372: Make the Plan, Use the Print Function, and Susan Cain Describes the Beauty of the Bittersweet 2022-04-06 · 32m
Little Happier - Can We Rise to the Occasion? Is This Our Moment to Sing the Aria? 2022-04-04 · 2m
More Happier - Trying To Fall Asleep? Listen to This Quiet Talk About Roles on a TV Set 2022-04-02 · 37m
Happier - Ep. 371: A Talk with Matt Damon! And a Complaint-Free Month and Hack for Photo Albums. 2022-03-30 · 35m
Little Happier - Even as a Member of the Beatles, It’s Possible to Feel Left Out and Bad at Your Job 2022-03-28 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 370: Very Special Episode! Hacks and Suggestions for Getting More Rest 2022-03-23 · 29m
Little Happier - The Danger of Finish Lines, According to Kurt Vonnegut 2022-03-21 · 2m
More Happier - The Joy of Being a Minor Expert, Having Two Dogs, and Counting Your Steps 2022-03-19 · 21m
Happier - Ep. 369: Burned Out? Identify the Problem! Plus Kathryn Schulz Talks Love and Loss 2022-03-16 · 37m
Little Happier - The Surreal Aphorisms of Comedian Steven Wright Shed Light on Human Nature 2022-03-14 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 368: Think by Talking, Start a Puzzle Exchange, and More Dates for the Calendar of Catalysts 2022-03-09 · 30m
Little Happier - It Makes Me Happy to Think of the Calm, Alert Expression of a Child 2022-03-07 · 3m
More Happier - Snow Monkeys in Hot Springs, Creative Types, Quality Screen Time—and a Question about Mr. Roarke 2022-03-05 · 28m
Happier - Ep. 367: Try a 30-Day Challenge and the Joy of Scratch-Offs. Frank Bruni Talks About “The Beauty of Dusk.” 2022-03-02 · 31m
Little Happier: Aesop’s Fable about the Fox and the Stork Illustrates an Important Truth about People 2022-02-28 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 366: Seventh Anniversary! Our Favorite Try-This-at-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks & Highlights 2022-02-23 · 35m
Little Happier: The Anniversary of One of the Happiest Days of My Life 2022-02-21 · 4m
More Happier - Another Insight from The Beatles, Plus How to Jump-Start the Habit of Exercise 2022-02-19 · 22m
Happier - Ep. 365: Go Exploring in Your Own House. What Food Texture Do You Prefer? And Elizabeth Has a New Dog 2022-02-16 · 28m
Little Happier: You Love Engineering and You Love Baking. Can That Be a Career? 2022-02-14 · 2m
Happier - Ep. 364: Use the “Calendar of Catalysts,” How to Work Joyfully for Change, and a Great Gift for Booklovers 2022-02-09 · 35m
Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Change a Habit? 2022-02-07 · 2m
More Happier: Why We Love the Beatles Doc “Get Back,” Plus How to Get More Reading Done 2022-02-05 · 29m
Happier - Ep. 363: Push Beyond a 30-Day “Challenge,” a Hack for Taking Pills, and Listeners Share Their One-Word Themes 2022-02-02 · 29m
Little Happier: Stephen Sondheim’s Rambling Style Wasn’t a Bug, It Was a Feature. 2022-01-31 · 3m
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. 2022-01-26 · 29m
Little Happier: The Happy Story of When Carol Burnett Fired Harvey Korman 2022-01-24 · 3m
More Happier - Tackling an Eyesore, the Unforeseen Consequences of Getting a Dog, and YouTube! 2022-01-22 · 22m
Happier - Ep. 361: Cultivate a Rest Ritual. Celebrate “Twos-Day.” How to Stop Reading and Begin a Habit. 2022-01-19 · 28m
Little Happier: “Don’t Be So Modest. You’re Not That Good.” 2022-01-17 · 3m
Happier - Ep. 360: Very Special Episode! Want to Change a Habit? Start Here. 2022-01-12 · 35m
Little Happier: Remember the Dog that Doesn’t Bark. 2022-01-10 · 2m
More Happier - Welcome to More Happier! The Beatles, the Real Housewives, and Why We Should Do What We Want 2022-01-08 · 22m
Happier - Ep. 359: We Reveal our “22 in 2022” Lists! Plus a Way to Ship Items More Securely. 2022-01-05 · 41m
Little Happier: If You Don’t Know the Answer, Don’t Ask the Question 2022-01-03 · 2m
Ep. 358: Choose Your One-Word Theme for 2022 (We Reveal Ours). What Habit Loopholes Do You Use? Plus a Hack for Curiousity. 2021-12-29 · 33m
Little Happier: Why It’s Okay to Be Boring 2021-12-27 · 2m
Ep. 357: We Reveal the Yearly Challenge to “[Fill in the Blank] 22 in 2022.” Plus We Announce a Big Change to the Podcast. 2021-12-22 · 29m
Little Happier: An Ancient Story Gave Me a New Appreciation for the Beauty of Trees 2021-12-20 · 1m
Ep. 356: We Review Our “21 for 21” Lists. Do You Have Foreground and Background Senses? Plus Some Easy Holiday Hacks. 2021-12-15 · 33m
Little Happier: Do You Feel Like a Real Grown-Up? I Don’t. 2021-12-13 · 2m
Ep. 355: Talk to Yourself by Name. Make a “To Don’t” List. How to Resist Over-Buying. 2021-12-08 · 30m
Little Happier: I Appreciate Anything That Helps Me to Pay Attention 2021-12-06 · 4m
Ep. 354: Consider the Vital 9 to Plan Your Aims for 2022. Boost Your Foot Comfort Level. With Magic, How Would You Change? 2021-12-01 · 32m
Little Happier: Why a Taxi-Driver and I Saw Two Different Streets 2021-11-29 · 2m
Ep. 353: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts to Help People Get Happier. Plus a Gratitude Hack 2021-11-24 · 28m
Little Happier: Now You’ll Be Working All the Time 2021-11-22 · 2m
Ep. 352: Try the “Happier” App! To Help You Become Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Creative 2021-11-17 · 31m
Little Happier: The Sound of My Shoes Clicking on Marble Reminded Me of My Past 2021-11-15 · 3m
Ep. 351: Consider Getting a Dog (Elizabeth Did). Do You Celebrate Moments? Spend 20 Minutes on Joy Each Day. 2021-11-10 · 31m
Little Happier: In a Public Restroom, Which Stall Do You Choose? 2021-11-08 · 2m
Ep. 350: Very Special Episode: Listeners Suggest Apps That Put the “App” in “Happier” 2021-11-03 · 30m
Little Happier: In Ancient Greece, Two Painters Held a Contest. Who Won? 2021-11-01 · 1m
Ep. 349: Happier Podcast Book Club: Kate Bowler Talks About Why There’s “No Cure for Being Human” 2021-10-27 · 39m
Little Happier: You Can’t Win the Hands You Don’t Play 2021-10-25 · 2m
Ep. 348: Make a Choice (Like an Actor). Do a Favor for Your Future Self. Liz Lange Talks About Secrets, Success, Loss 2021-10-20 · 35m
Little Happier: Happiness Doesn’t Always Make Us Feel Happy 2021-10-18 · 2m
Bonus Episode: Staying Happy During a Sudden Move to a New Town—Sarah Fain Reports 2021-10-15 · 39m
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? 2021-10-13 · 32m
Little Happier: Does a Teddy Bear Comfort You, Even Now? 2021-10-11 · 3m
Ep. 346: Keep Lists in the Way That’s Right for You. Avoid a Routine. Celebrate Something Surprising. 2021-10-06 · 26m
Little Happier: Nebraska’s Tourist Slogan Offers a Valuable—and Hilarious—Lesson in Happiness 2021-10-04 · 3m
Ep. 345: Escape from Zombie Mode, Help People Say “No,” and What Do You Want to Be Known For? 2021-09-29 · 31m
Little Happier: Mindy Kaling’s “Rules for Writing” Show That We Can Be Funny Without Being Mean 2021-09-27 · 4m
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 2021-09-22 · 39m
Little Happier: A Father Ate the Bananas Intended for His Children, and His Son Never Viewed Him the Same Way 2021-09-20 · 4m
Ep. 343: Keep a Journal in the Way That’s Right for You, Check in with #Read21in21, and Health Hacks from Cassy Joy Garcia 2021-09-15 · 28m
Little Happier: Writer Ann Patchett Describes How Sometimes, We Can Minister to the Spirit through the Body 2021-09-13 · 2m
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 2021-09-08 · 30m
Little Happier: Actor Andrew McCarthy Faces the Question of How, as a Parent, to Acknowledge a Child’s Pain 2021-09-06 · 3m
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 2021-09-01 · 30m
Little Happier: For Writer Isabel Allende, January 8 Is the Right Day to Begin. 2021-08-30 · 3m
Ep. 340: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything 2021-08-25 · 35m
Little Happier: Ordinary Belongings Become Precious as They Persist—Like My Parents’ Brown Bowl 2021-08-23 · 2m
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? 2021-08-18 · 29m
Little Happier: Musician Rosanne Cash Reminds Me of a Paradox: Love Is Unconditional, and Love Is Demanding 2021-08-16 · 5m
Bonus Episode: Fantasy Island! We Explore the Making of the New FOX TV Drama 2021-08-13 · 38m
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. 2021-08-11 · 29m
Little Happier: A Single Letter Reverses the Meaning of This Quotation from Leonardo da Vinci 2021-08-09 · 3m
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? 2021-08-04 · 31m
Little Happier: After Enron’s Downfall, a Massive Trove of Private Emails Were Made Public. Researchers Learned a Lot, and So Did I. 2021-08-02 · 3m
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 2021-07-28 · 31m
Little Happier: To the Curious and Prepared Mind, Something Dull Becomes Interesting. 2021-07-26 · 2m
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 2021-07-21 · 23m
Little Happier: Both My Parents Made the Same Observation about Queen Elizabeth II. 2021-07-19 · 3m
Ep. 334: Happier Podcast Book Club: Writer and Musician Michelle Zauner Talks about Family, Identity, and Food in Her Memoir “Crying in H Mart” 2021-07-14 · 29m
Little Happier: Sometimes We Lash Out in Anger When In Fact We’re Feeling a Very Different Emotion 2021-07-12 · 5m
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 2021-07-07 · 37m
Little Happier: Sometimes, When We Understand Someone’s Perspective, Our Anger Fades 2021-07-05 · 4m
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. 2021-06-30 · 36m
Little Happier: Novelist Amy Tan Didn’t Ask Her Unnamed Goddess for Good Reviews, But for Something Else. 2021-06-28 · 3m
Ep. 331: Give Yourself a Prop to Hold, Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits as Ordinary Routines Resume, and Hack for Little Kids and Chores 2021-06-23 · 34m
Little Happier: Why Is It So Hard to See and Hear the World from Someone Else’s Perspective? 2021-06-21 · 4m
EP. 330: Very Special Episode: Best Advice for Recent College Graduates, for Career, Finance, Roommates, and a Warning About Drift 2021-06-16 · 27m
Little Happier: What a Set of 3D “Magic Eye” Postcards Taught Me About Myself 2021-06-14 · 3m
Bonus Episode: Mad Men 2021-06-12 · 60m
Ep. 329: Explore the Five Senses of Summer, a Hack for Boosting Focus, and a Deep Dive into Solutions for Obliger-Rebellion 2021-06-09 · 30m
Little Happier: Re-Framing the Situation Can Mean that Someone Unexpected Wins a Prize 2021-06-07 · 3m
Ep. 328: Eat Something You Saw on the Screen or Page, a Reading Hack, and Annie Murphy Paul Talks About the Extended Mind 2021-06-02 · 35m
Little Happier: My Brilliant Insight About the Title's Meaning for "The Phantom Tollbooth," Norton Juster's Classic Novel. 2021-05-31 · 3m
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? 2021-05-26 · 27m
Little: Grover of Sesame Street and Arya of Game of Thrones Teach Me the Same Lesson. 2021-05-24 · 4m
Ep. 326: Write a Tastes Timeline, More Wisdom from Teachers, a Hack for Getting Better Service, and Question about Obliger-Rebellion 2021-05-19 · 31m
Little Happier: “The Farm Was a Form: Not Like a Set of Rules on a Wall, But Like the Symmetry of Winter and Summer.” 2021-05-17 · 3m
Ep. 325: Design Your Summer, Splurge on Colorful Felt-Tip Pens, and a Conversation with Julianna Margulies of “The Good Wife” 2021-05-12 · 30m
Bonus Episode: Use Self-Knowledge to Be Happier, Healthier, More Productive, and More Successful as a Small Business Owner. 2021-05-11 · 23m
Little Happier: Dolly Parton Knew Exactly What to Say to the Tennessee State Legislature. 2021-05-10 · 2m
Ep. 324: Learn from the Wisdom of Teachers, a Clever Way to Use Email, and Anna Sale Talks about How to Have Difficult Conversations 2021-05-05 · 34m
Little Happier: An Answer from Childhood Expert Michael Thompson Reminds Me of the Value of Considering a Different Perspective. 2021-05-03 · 6m
Ep: 323: Try Some Movie Therapy, an Easy Hack for Dealing with Small Toys and Trinkets, and Do Certain Situations Send You into Shock? 2021-04-28 · 30m
Little Happier: How Ordinary Behavior at Work Can Amount to Sabotage—Really! 2021-04-26 · 5m
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 2021-04-21 · 32m
Little Happier: A Friend Told Me, “I Can Find My Way Anywhere in Westchester, But I Have to Start from Scarsdale.” 2021-04-19 · 2m
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 2021-04-14 · 32m
Little Happier: Happiness Lessons from a Friend and His Messy Wife 2021-04-12 · 5m
Ep. 320: For Our 6th Anniversary, a Roundup of Favorite Try-This-at-Homes, Hacks, Strategies, and Solutions from Listeners—and From Us. 2021-04-07 · 35m
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 2021-04-05 · 5m
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 2021-03-31 · 29m
Little Happier: Why Did I Insist on Taking My Little Girl to Pre-school in the Freezing Cold and Snow? 2021-03-29 · 4m
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 2021-03-24 · 28m
Little Happier: We Can Learn from the Monkey Who Wouldn’t Let Go of the Bananas. 2021-03-22 · 2m
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 2021-03-17 · 40m
Little Happier: Who’s Happier? My Husband, Who Got His iPod Back, or Me, Who Retrieved It for Him? 2021-03-15 · 2m
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 2021-03-10 · 26m
Little Happier: The Memory of a Delicious Night of Sleep, Four Hundred Years Later 2021-03-08 · 2m
Ep. 315: Sixth Anniversary! Our Most Popular Try-This-at-Home Tips, Happiness Hacks & Favorite Moments 2021-03-03 · 29m
Little Happier: Yogi Berra Was Funny, and He Also Hit on Some Profound Truths 2021-03-01 · 2m
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. 2021-02-24 · 37m
Little Happier: How a Loose Piece of Popcorn in a Museum Inspired a Masterpiece 2021-02-22 · 3m
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 2021-02-17 · 30m
Little Happier: It’s a Lot of Work to Make Friendly Gestures, But We All Have to Try. 2021-02-15 · 1m
Ep. 312: Confront a Clutter-Related Conflict, a Hack for Having Fun, and Using the Four Tendencies Framework to Get Chores Done 2021-02-10 · 31m
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image: A Cabin in the Woods, with Flowers Growing Close to Its Walls 2021-02-08 · 2m
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 2021-02-03 · 38m
Little Happier: A Question That Seemed to Make No Sense Was in Fact a Declaration of Love 2021-02-01 · 2m
Ep. 310: Very Special Episode! Great Hacks, Tips, Tools, and Suggestions About How to #Read21in21. 2021-01-27 · 33m
Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Proverbs About Parenthood. 2021-01-25 · 1m
Ep. 309: Heed a Suggestion, Look Better on Zoom, and a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Brilliant Ideas for “21 for 21” Lists. 2021-01-20 · 29m
Little Happier: An Ancient Story Is a Reminder that We Can Hurt People When We Try to Force Them to Fit into Our Model. 2021-01-18 · 3m
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.” 2021-01-13 · 33m
Little Happier: I Can’t Blame the Internet, or, The World Has Changed, But I Have Also Changed. 2021-01-11 · 2m
Ep. 307: We Reveal Our “21 for ‘21” Lists, Discuss a Hack for Staying in Touch, and Give a Gold Star to a Documentary 2021-01-06 · 31m
Little Happier: To Calm Myself, I Imagine a Traffic Light in a Thunderstorm. 2021-01-04 · 2m
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 2020-12-30 · 37m
Little Happier: What We See Depends Very Much on Where We Stand. 2020-12-28 · 2m
Ep. 305: We Share Listeners’ Success Stories from “Walk 20 in 2020” and Reveal Our Challenge for 2021 2020-12-23 · 32m
Little Happier: After His Death, Actor Yul Brynner Made an Unforgettable Plea. 2020-12-21 · 3m
Ep. 304: We Reveal How We Did with Our “20 for 2020” Lists, Plus a Hack for Not Forgetting Items. 2020-12-16 · 34m
Little Happier: The Lesson I Learned from the Thumbtack in My Shoe. 2020-12-14 · 2m
Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part II. 2020-12-11 · 92m
Bonus Episode: Gretchen Rubin Reads Charles Dickens’s Timeless Story, “A Christmas Carol.” Part I. 2020-12-10 · 77m
Ep. 303: Find a Ritual to “Exorcise 2020,” a Sleep Hack, and Tips for Sticking to a Schedule When Working from Home 2020-12-09 · 35m
Little Happier: “To Succeed in Business, Plan to Publish Bestsellers Only.” 2020-12-07 · 2m
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 2020-12-02 · 27m
Little Happier: When the Student Is Ready, the Teacher Appears. 2020-11-30 · 2m
Ep. 301: Embrace an Attitude of Gratitude for What This Unprecedented Season Offers, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Personal Policies, and a Money Hack 2020-11-25 · 32m
Little Happier: If You Have a Fur Coat, You Don’t Need Snow Pants. 2020-11-23 · 3m
Ep. 300: Very Special Episode 300: Ask Us Anything! 2020-11-18 · 37m
Little Happier: In a World Full of Suffering and Injustice, Is It Morally Appropriate to Work to Be Happier? 2020-11-16 · 2m
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!” 2020-11-11 · 37m
Little Happier: What We Can Learn from Mark Twain’s Cat Who Sat on a Hot Stove 2020-11-09 · 3m
Ep 298: Award Yourself with a Sticker, A Memory Hack, and a Conversation with Rachel Hollis About Dealing with Unexpected Challenges 2020-11-04 · 36m
Little Happier: Sometimes, Transcendent Forces Seem to Enter the World. 2020-11-02 · 3m
Ep. 297: Happier Podcast Book Club: Author Yaa Gyasi Talks about Family, Faith, Science, and Belonging in “Transcendent Kingdom” 2020-10-28 · 40m
Little Happier: A Pediatrician Shows How Well She Understands How Children Think. 2020-10-26 · 2m
Ep. 296: Establish Your Personal Policy, a Reading Hack, a Deep Dive into Listeners’ Hidden Delights, and a Demerit That’s Common These Days 2020-10-21 · 30m
Little Happier: Building More Roads Won’t Relieve Traffic—Literally and Figuratively. 2020-10-19 · 2m
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 2020-10-14 · 31m
Little Happier: On My Wedding Anniversary, It Makes Me Happy to Remember What a Nurse Said. 2020-10-12 · 3m
Ep. 294: Imitate a Spiritual Master, a Hack for Toddlers, and a Conversation with Glennon Doyle About “Untamed.” 2020-10-07 · 34m
Little Happier: Why You Should Never Knit Your Boyfriend a Sweater. 2020-10-05 · 2m
Ep. 293: Anticipate Pandemic Regret, an Easy Household Hack, and a Deep Dive into Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables 2020-09-30 · 32m
Little Happier: How Douglas Adams—Author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”—Gave Himself Confidence. 2020-09-28 · 2m
Ep. 292: Create a Hidden Delight, a Hack to Encourage Exercising, and a Discussion about Accepting Something as a Gift vs. Paying for It. 2020-09-23 · 28m
Little Happier: Sometimes, To Do a Simple Thing We Must Make a Huge Change. 2020-09-21 · 3m
Ep. 291: Get Out of Your Storage Unit, a Hack for Reducing Unwanted Talk, and a Conversation about Relationships with Esther Perel 2020-09-16 · 35m
Little Happier: When Do We Tell Other People What We Think They Should Do? Two Beautiful Examples. 2020-09-14 · 5m
Ep. 290: Very Special Episode: An Extravaganza of Hacks! Hacks for Relationships, Productivity, Pandemic, Clutter, Travel, and More 2020-09-09 · 30m
Little Happier: Trevor Noah: “We Tell People to Follow Their Dreams, But You Can Only Dream of What You Can Imagine.” 2020-09-07 · 2m
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 2020-09-02 · 34m
Little Happier: Zora Neale Hurston’s Vision Shows How Mysterious the World Is. 2020-08-31 · 3m
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 2020-08-26 · 28m
Little Happier: What Can You Do When You Live in a Crowded, Messy, Noisy House? 2020-08-24 · 3m
Ep. 287: Steer Clear of Quicksand, Beware of Catastrophizing, a Whimsical Hack, and a Spotlight on Baratunde Thurston 2020-08-19 · 32m
Little Happier: Bryan Stevenson Points Out a Question: Are We There to Speak, or Are We There to Listen? 2020-08-17 · 2m
Ep. 286: September Is the Other January, Jay Shetty Explains How to Think Like a Monk, and a Spotlight on Colson Whitehead 2020-08-12 · 35m
Little Happier: The More We Talk to Someone, the More We Have to Say. 2020-08-10 · 3m
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.” 2020-08-05 · 38m
Little Happier: How Eating a Second Ice-Cream Cone Can Be an Act of Obliger-Rebellion 2020-08-03 · 4m
Ep. 284: Why Buying Isn’t Doing, a Deep Dive into Ways to Display Your Favorite Quotations, and a Spotlight on Harriet Washington 2020-07-29 · 26m
Little Happier: A Lesson Learned from the End of Life: Make Time for the People Who Matter Most 2020-07-27 · 4m
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. 2020-07-22 · 44m
Little Happier: Habits Are the Invisible Architecture of Everyday Life 2020-07-20 · 2m
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 2020-07-15 · 37m
Little Happier: Do You Know the Famous Story of the Fox and the Sour Grapes? 2020-07-13 · 2m
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. 2020-07-08 · 28m
Little Happier: Often, It’s the Small Gestures of Thoughtfulness that Make Us Feel Loved 2020-07-06 · 2m
Ep. 280: Very Special Episode: We Discuss Questions from Listeners about the Four Tendencies Personality Framework, and a Spotlight on Samantha Irby 2020-07-01 · 31m
Little Happier: Someone’s Casual Comment Can Show Us an Entirely New Path for Ourselves. 2020-06-29 · 4m
Ep. 279: Halfway Through 2020: Check In with Your #20for2020 list and #Walk20in20—and a Spotlight on “Just Mercy.” 2020-06-24 · 30m
Little Happier: Illustrator Quentin Blake’s Use of Negative Space Is a Reminder of Its Possibilities. 2020-06-22 · 3m
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. 2020-06-17 · 27m
Little Happier: We Really Don’t Have That Kind of Time. 2020-06-15 · 2m
Ep. 277: Schedule an “Empower Hour,” a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Confiding Secrets, and a Spotlight on Writer Nnedi Okorafor 2020-06-10 · 28m
Little Happier: I Remind Myself: It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature. 2020-06-08 · 4m
Ep. 276: Design Your Summer, Solutions to Create Sibling Harmony, and How Cornstarch Can Enliven a Boring Afternoon 2020-06-03 · 20m
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been So Impatient to Get to the End That You Couldn’t Start? 2020-06-01 · 3m
Ep. 275: Choose a Magic Number, How an Ironing Board Can Make Working from Home Easier, and a Pandemic-Time Question to Ask Yourself 2020-05-27 · 29m
Little Happier: Can You Call Spirits from the Vasty Deep? Sure, No Problem. 2020-05-25 · 2m
Ep. 274: Change Your Life When You’re Changing Your Life, Hacks for Sibling Harmony, and a Deep Dive into COVID-19 Mantras. 2020-05-20 · 32m
Little Happier: This Nightly Ritual Gives Me the “New York City Feeling” During the Pandemic. 2020-05-18 · 2m
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 2020-05-13 · 36m
Little Happier: My COVID-19 Song: “New York City, Lexington Avenue, Rush Hour.” 2020-05-11 · 6m
Ep. 272: Make a “Power Hour After” list, a Conversation about Parenting with Dr. Elizabeth Schwarz, and Elizabeth Talks about No Alcohol April. 2020-05-06 · 40m
Little Happier: What’s the Best Time to Plant a Tree? 2020-05-04 · 2m
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. 2020-04-29 · 32m
Little Happier: “I Love You as Much as the Salt in My Soup.” 2020-04-27 · 3m
Ep. 270: Very Special Episode with Advice for Graduates 2020-04-22 · 37m
Little Happier: Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” Clause 2020-04-20 · 2m
Ep. 269: Choose a COVID-19 Mantra, a Fun Way to Celebrate These Difficult Days, and Casey Schwartz Talks about “Attention.” 2020-04-15 · 39m
Little Happier: A Loud Noise Woke Me Up from a Sound Sleep in a Mississippi Hotel—and Made Me Very Happy. 2020-04-13 · 1m
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 2020-04-08 · 29m
Little Happier: How Do You Write a Letter of Recommendation for Someone You Can’t Honestly Recommend? 2020-04-06 · 2m
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 2020-04-01 · 29m
Little Happier: An Episode from the Life of Dr. Johnson Reminds Me to Do a Better Job of Staying Calm. 2020-03-30 · 2m
Ep. 266: Beware the Myths of Spring Cleaning, Rusty O’Kelley Explains How to Ace a Job Interview, and a Reminder about REAL ID . 2020-03-25 · 37m
Little Happier: A Dog’s Pleasure Can Remind Us All of the Joy of the Snow. 2020-03-23 · 2m
Ep. 265: Give a Sensorium Gift, a Deep Dive into Suggestions to #Walk20in20, and a Conversation Hack 2020-03-18 · 37m
Little Happier: The Joy of Listening to Music—Even for Someone Like Me. 2020-03-16 · 4m
Bonus: Coping During COVID-19: How to Stay Happier and Calmer in Difficult Times 2020-03-15 · 32m
Ep. 264: Keep a Stress Diary, Stop Rinsing Dirty Dishes, and Jordan Harbinger Explains How to Network Better 2020-03-11 · 35m
Little Happier: Why We Should Be Polite to the Person Sitting Next to Us on the Airplane. 2020-03-09 · 2m
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. 2020-03-04 · 40m
Little Happier: “I Remember Feeling the Warm Relief of Knowing What My Future Was.” 2020-03-02 · 2m
BONUS Episode: To Celebrate Our Fifth Anniversary, A Blast from the Past! Listen to Our Very First Episode. 2020-02-28 · 25m
Ep. 262: Fifth Anniversary Extravaganza! Our Favorite Moments from the Past Five Years 2020-02-26 · 34m
Little Happier: How Did This Stockbroker Make So Many Accurate Predictions? 2020-02-24 · 2m
Ep. 261: Improve Your Posture, a New Way to Celebrate Birthdays, and Tackling T-Shirt Troubles 2020-02-19 · 29m
Little Happier: What’s Inconvenient for You Might Be Convenient for Me 2020-02-17 · 1m
Ep. 260: In Honor of Valentine’s Day, Listeners Give Their Best Relationship Advice 2020-02-12 · 41m
Little Happier: Why Pickpockets Benefit from Signs that Warn “Beware of Pickpockets.” 2020-02-10 · 1m
Ep. 259: Happier Podcast Book Club: Adrienne Brodeur Talks About “Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me” 2020-02-05 · 41m
Little Happier: Teacher Anne Sullivan Writes About Hellen Keller’s Moment of Profound Realization 2020-02-03 · 3m
Ep. 258: Try the “Pair & Share” Approach and a Conversation with “Yoga Girl” Rachel Brathen 2020-01-29 · 38m
Little Happier: Helen Keller Tells the Story of the Moment Her Life Changed. 2020-01-27 · 5m
Ep. 257: Don’t Try to “Mind-Read,” and Talking about the Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal 2020-01-22 · 32m
Little Happier: The Fable “The Scorpion and the Frog” Warns Us to Stay Wary of the Dangerous Ones 2020-01-20 · 2m
Ep. 256: Use Up What You Have, and a Conversation about Stillness with Ryan Holiday 2020-01-15 · 29m
Little Happier: From Writer James Agee: Could He Learn to Be the Kind of Person He’d Always Detested? 2020-01-13 · 3m
Ep. 255: We Reveal Our “20 for 2020” Lists as well as a Color-Related Hack, and Give a Happiness-Bully Demerit 2020-01-08 · 38m
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say When Someone Says, “Whom Do You Love More?” 2020-01-06 · 2m
Ep. 254: Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year, and a Tough Question about Neighbors 2020-01-01 · 34m
Little Happier: A Mystery: In Order to Find Something Precious, We Must Possess It Already. 2019-12-30 · 2m
Ep. 253: Fight Through Post-Holiday Haze and How (Really) to Keep New Year’s Resolutions 2019-12-26 · 31m
Little Happier: We Don’t Always Know What’s a Waste of Time, or What’s a Good Use of Our Time. 2019-12-23 · 3m
Ep. 252: Walk for 20 in ’20! Plus We Discuss “Power Hour” and Answering Frivolous Questions During Job Interviews 2019-12-18 · 30m
Little Happier: A Different, Happy Way to Think About Exerting Our Willpower (a Task that Doesn’t Usually Sound Appealing). 2019-12-16 · 2m
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 2019-12-11 · 35m
Little Happier: I Love to See Justice in Action, and I Love to See Virtue Rewarded. 2019-12-09 · 5m
Ep. 250: Very Special Episode: We Review Our “19 for 2019” Lists 2019-12-04 · 39m
Little Happier: You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Pigeon That’s Flying Overhead. 2019-12-02 · 1m
Ep. 249: Happier Podcast Book Club: The Legendary Isaac Mizrahi Talks about Fashion, Family, and Self-Knowledge in “I.M.” 2019-11-27 · 37m
Little Happier: My Favorite Part of Going to the Philharmonic Isn’t the Music. 2019-11-25 · 3m
Ep. 248: Write an Aphorism, and a Deep Dive into Food Pushing 2019-11-20 · 37m
Little Happier: More Great Advice from My Father—About How to Succeed at Work 2019-11-18 · 3m
Ep. 247: Use the Solomon Paradox When Dealing with a Difficult Situation, and Would You Like to be a Twin? 2019-11-13 · 26m
Little Happier: Who Is the Main Character, Who Is the Supporting Character? 2019-11-11 · 5m
Ep. 246: Have Your Words Ready, and a Conversation with Simon Sinek about “The Infinite Game” 2019-11-06 · 36m
Little Happier: At a Recent Dinner for Supreme Court Clerks, Even Longtime Lawyers Wanted This Table Gift. 2019-11-04 · 3m
Ep. 245: Avoid the Trap of the False Choice, and How to Eat Healthfully in the Face of Halloween Candy or Social Pressure 2019-10-30 · 28m
Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation. 2019-10-28 · 3m
Ep. 244: Go Out in the Early Morning Sunlight and Brush Your Teeth After Dinner 2019-10-23 · 28m
Little Happier: I Get Choked Up When I Hear the Song “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music” 2019-10-21 · 6m
Ep. 243: Treat Yourself Like a Dog and How Obligers Can Resist Pressures to Indulge 2019-10-16 · 32m
Little Happier: A Moment in the Life of JFK Illustrates How Hard It Is to Know Other People 2019-10-14 · 3m
Ep. 242: Buy Some Happiness, Plus Hacks for Taking Medication Regularly 2019-10-09 · 33m
Little Happier: Novelist John Steinbeck and King Arthur Show Me How to Think Outside the Box 2019-10-07 · 4m
Ep. 241: Malcolm Gladwell Talks About “Talking to Strangers” Plus a Delicious, Healthy Hack 2019-10-02 · 35m
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say to a Person Who Has Big Hopes 2019-09-30 · 2m
Ep. 240: Use the Emergency Kit for Anxiety, Worry, and Stress 2019-09-25 · 36m
Bonus Episode: A Deep Dive into the “Four Tendencies” Personality Framework 2019-09-23 · 36m
Little Happier: My America Feeling: I’m Grateful for the Sound of Many Languages 2019-09-23 · 3m
Ep. 239: Tackling Life’s Big Questions with Kate Bowler 2019-09-18 · 41m
Little Happier: Like Oscar Wilde, Do You Find It Hard to Live Up to Your Blue China? I Sure Do. 2019-09-16 · 3m
Ep. 238: Back-to-School Habits, and Marie Forleo Talks About How Everything Is Figureoutable 2019-09-11 · 34m
Little Happier: An Old and Famous Story about How We Can’t Outrun Our Fate 2019-09-09 · 2m
Ep. 237: #HappierLaborDay: What Career Aims Make Our Work Lives Happier 2019-09-04 · 39m
Little Happier: The Musical “Song of Spider-Man” and the Problem of the Unknown Knowns 2019-09-02 · 3m
Ep. 236: Stay the Course with Your Good Habits 2019-08-28 · 31m
Little Happier: Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey Talk about Humility and Hubris 2019-08-26 · 4m
Ep. 235: Talking Happiness with Bestselling Author Rachel Hollis 2019-08-21 · 39m
Little Happier: I Love an Emotion that I Call the “Varsity Team” Feeling. 2019-08-19 · 2m
Ep. 234: Try the SLANT Approach to Listen Better and How to Deal with a Sweetheart’s Unenthusiastic Support 2019-08-14 · 26m
Little Happier: What Friendships Tend to Stick? An Observation from Game of Thrones 2019-08-12 · 2m
Ep. 233: Get Rid of Your Wart (Literal and Metaphorical) and Connect Better with Friends 2019-08-07 · 29m
Little Happier: Churchill’s Life Proves that We Can’t Know What’s Good or Bad Luck 2019-08-05 · 2m
Ep. 232: Remember to Consider the Company that Someone Keeps 2019-07-31 · 32m
Little Happier: Winston Churchill and “Game of Thrones” Illustrate the Same Observation About Power 2019-07-29 · 4m
Ep. 231: Choose Your TV Theme Song 2019-07-24 · 37m
Little Happier: “If He’ll Do It For You, He’ll Do It to You”: My Daughter and Father Hit on the Same Truth 2019-07-22 · 3m
Ep. 230: Happier Podcast Book Club: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Reflects on Growing Up as Steve Jobs’s Daughter in “Small Fry” 2019-07-17 · 44m
Little Happier: How the Gift of a Dollhouse Illustrates the Philosophy of Bertrand Russell 2019-07-15 · 3m
Ep. 229: Spend 120 Minutes a Week in Nature and an Interview with Sheri Salata about “The Beautiful No” 2019-07-10 · 33m
Little Happier: What’s the Best Way to Persuade? The Sun and the North Wind Disagree. 2019-07-08 · 2m
Ep. 228: Make Your Own Art and a Lesson from Mr. Rogers 2019-07-03 · 30m
Little Happier: Throughout My Life, I’ve Remembered One Line from the “Little Engine that Could” 2019-07-01 · 2m
Ep. 227: An Interview with Comedian, Actor, and Writer Pete Holmes 2019-06-26 · 38m
Little Happier: Reading Isaac Mizrahi Taught Me About Myself 2019-06-24 · 4m
Ep. 226: Celebrate the Summer Solstice by Re-visiting your One-Word Theme 2019-06-19 · 35m
Little Happier: My Husband Jamie Taught Me a Wonderful, Memorable Lesson About Plans. 2019-06-17 · 3m
Ep. 225: Cultivate Your Casual Friendships 2019-06-12 · 37m
Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.” 2019-06-10 · 4m
Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again) 2019-06-05 · 33m
Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World. 2019-06-03 · 4m
Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff 2019-05-29 · 37m
Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her? 2019-05-27 · 3m
Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone 2019-05-22 · 37m
Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift. 2019-05-20 · 5m
Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale. 2019-05-16 · 22m
Ep. 221: Do You Yearn for a Re-Set? 2019-05-15 · 37m
Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato 2019-05-13 · 2m
Ep. 220: Why We Should Deal with Something Negative Right Away 2019-05-08 · 32m
Little Happier: What Chef Julia Child Taught Me About the Nature of Enthusiasm and Happiness. 2019-05-06 · 3m
Ep. 219: Very Special Episode: Going Deep into Giving Up with Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig-Urban 2019-05-01 · 41m
Little Happier: We Love Excellence--When We Can Recognize It. for Apr 29, 2019 2019-04-29 · 5m
Ep. 218: Invest in Your Identities 2019-04-24 · 34m
Little Happier: My Husband So Often Knows the Right Thing to Say 2019-04-22 · 2m
Ep. 217: Don’t Over-Consult 2019-04-17 · 28m
Little Happier: The Opposite of a Profound Truth Is Also True. Even in Goth 2019-04-15 · 3m
Ep. 216: Give Someone an Unusual Compliment 2019-04-10 · 30m
Little Happier: Why the Children’s Book “Little Bear” Made Tears Come into My Eyes 2019-04-08 · 3m
Ep. 215: Throw a Celebratory Party 2019-04-03 · 32m
Little Happier: I’m Lucky to Have a Mother Who Is Lucky 2019-04-01 · 3m
Ep. 214: Try Giving Up Something for a Month 2019-03-27 · 26m
Little Happier: A Friend’s Description of Herself Reminded Me of Who I Am 2019-03-25 · 4m
Ep. 213: Bonus Clutter-Clearing Tips: Find Out What Ideas Didn’t Make It into the Book 2019-03-20 · 31m
Little Happier: This Mother Knew Exactly What Career Advice to Give 2019-03-18 · 4m
Ep. 212: Happier Podcast Book Club: We Talk About Family Secrets in Dani Shapiro’s Memoir “Inheritance.” 2019-03-13 · 41m
Little Happier: Would I Know the Way to Tell Right from Wrong? 2019-03-11 · 4m
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