How to Set the Right Goals in Life
Most of us know that we should set goals, but there is a lot of confusion about why they matter and how to choose them well.In this episode of Office Hours, I reflect on the difference between meaning...
19 Jan 42min
How to Stop Caring What Others Think
Why do we care so much about what other people think of us?In this episode of Office Hours, I explain the science behind why concern about others’ opinions is so powerful in the first place. I talk ab...
12 Jan 43min
The 8 Life Lessons that Hoda Kotb Follows
In this episode of Office Hours, I sit down with my friend Hoda Kotb and talk about how we meet change when it shows up uninvited. Hoda has lived through transitions that resist simple narratives. Ear...
5 Jan 1h 2min
3 Ways to Set Smarter New Year’s Resolutions
Every New Year, we set ambitious goals. Unfortunately, most of our resolutions fade faster than we would like to admit.In this episode of Office Hours, I explain why New Year’s resolutions so often fa...
29 Des 202535min
My 4-Step Method for Making the Holidays Better
Does Christmas never live up to the version you remember from childhood? Or does it bring up painful memories that keep you stuck in the past? Or maybe you’re like I once was, feeling more like a curm...
22 Des 202534min
3 Ways to Want Less and Be Happier
Satisfaction is one of the three macronutrients of happiness, yet it has a way of slipping through our fingers. We reach a long-awaited goal, feel a brief lift, and then find ourselves wanting somethi...
15 Des 202558min
The 3 Macronutrients of Happiness, and How to Measure Yours
Everyone wants to be happier—but too often we go chasing things that make us miserable instead.In this episode of Office Hours, I break down the three big elements—what I call “macronutrients”—that yo...
8 Des 202556min
The Truth About Creativity, Aging, and Discipline: From the World’s Best-Selling Author (James Patterson)
Creativity might not make you happier, but it can make you less unhappy. We know this from research.When people recall moments of creativity, their symptoms of anxiety and depression decrease, and wel...
1 Des 202550min
