PPP 136 | What Science Says About the Happy Project Manager, with Michelle Gielen

The Happy Project Manager

Most people who know me would say I'm generally a happy guy--rather optimistic by nature. I've always been a bit skeptical about books on the subject of happiness. My concern is that they would be filled with shallow platitudes, assuming that the ultimate goal for ourselves is self-focused pleasure.

Thankfully, that bias didn't keep me from agreeing to read Michelle Gielan's new book Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change.

To learn more about Michelle and the work of her organization, visit http://BroadcastingHappiness.com/.

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SUNFLOWER DANCE PARTY and EARLY RISER by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

YOU HAPPY? by BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton is licensed under Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License

Clips from The LEGO Movie

Honestly, this movie cracks me up. I couldn't help but put Unikitty in this episode. Who's your favorite character in the movie?

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