S17 E2: Happiness Isn’t Where You Thought It Would Be (Sharon Salzberg)
Society’s prescriptions for freedom, happiness, and abundance may not be your own.
23 Touko 202311min
S17 E1: Contraction Limits Creativity and Connection (Sharon Salzberg)
Sharon Salzberg has been meditating since 1971 — “since before it was cool,” she likes to say. That practice has inspired a series of books, most recently “Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Ope...
22 Touko 202314min
S16 E5: The Most Durable Habits Are Elastic (Katy Milkman)
All week, Wharton professor Katy Milkman has been giving us research-backed tips for making changes that stick. Now, in the final installment of her mini masterclass, she explains why the most durable...
19 Touko 202313min
S16 E4: You Might Want to Form an Advice Club (Katy Milkman)
Struggling to achieve a goal? Form a club with people who have your back.
18 Touko 202310min
S16 E3: The Enjoyable Path Is Better Than the Effective One (Katy Milkman)
How do you make change fun? By bundling an arduous task (exercising) with an enjoyable one (binge-watching lowbrow TV). --- Have you heard about our book boxes? Every quarter, we’ll send you the seaso...
17 Touko 202310min
S16 E2: Use Fresh Starts to Kick-Start Change (Katy Milkman)
New Year’s. Your birthday. The start of a new season. These are days when the slate is wiped clean. Which makes them perfect for establishing new habits, like going to the gym or writing in your diary...
16 Touko 202310min
S16 E1: To Make a Change, Plan a Tailored Attack (Katy Milkman)
How do you get from where you are to where you want to be — from procrastinator to optimizer, couch potato to gym rat, night owl to worm-getting early bird? That's the question Wharton professor Katy ...
15 Touko 202315min
S15 E5: You Will Botch It (Matt Croasmun & Ryan McAnnally-Linz)
Have you figured out how to live the good life? Don't worry if you're still working on it. It's only been a week. And you haven't even heard the final piece of advice from Matt Croasmun and Ryan McAnn...
12 Touko 202311min
