Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored
We discuss how paying attention to the books, movies, or TV shows someone loves can provide profound insights into their character and inner life. Our happiness hack shares surprising research that sh...
26 Mar 202537min
Little Happier: When Your Life Feels Like “Groundhog Day”: Movies That Capture Concepts
Sometimes, the title of a movie manages to become shorthand for entire life situations—think "The Matrix," "Gaslight," and “The Devil Wears Prada.” Also, this collection illustrates my deep appreciati...
24 Mar 20252min
More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships
First in a new discussion series on happiness: Friendship Roundtable. Joining me is a longtime friend, Laurie Santos, and a new friend, Reshma Saujani. We talk about how our friendships have changed o...
22 Mar 202536min
Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood
We explore the powerful “Rule of More” that we can make our lives happier—or less happy. We share an easy yet highly effective hack for prompting the entire family to help clear clutter. Plus we share...
19 Mar 202530min
Little Happier: The Villagers and the Crocodile: When We Assume That We’re Not Next
In my version of a traditional teaching story, a village is terrorized by a crocodile. This story explores the dangers of dismissing threats to others while hoping that we’ll be spared. Get in touch:...
17 Mar 20256min
More Happier: We Talk Money: Finances, Love, Conflict, Debt, and Self-Knowledge
In a conversation with the brilliant and hilarious Ramit Sethi, we talk about “money for couples.” We discuss issues such as the four money types, how to handle conflict within a relationship, when to...
15 Mar 202535min
Ep. 525: Should I Get a Dog? Plus Using Podcasts to Get Tasks Done & Listener Insights
We explore the big question of whether to get a dog, sharing results from our listener poll, research on how pets boost happiness, and hilarious "worst-case scenarios.” We share a hack for getting tas...
12 Mar 202530min
Little Happier: A Truth About Human Nature, Illustrated by a Change in Basketball Rules
Through my "Operation Knicks Knowledge" experiment, I've discovered that basketball rules evolve constantly—and one particular change reveals a profound truth about human nature. We manage what we mon...
10 Mar 20252min
