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Blockbuster Author Harlan Coben on Why Memory Is Partly Fiction

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Little Happier: The Paradox at the Heart of the Open-Door Stage

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Use Daylight Savings to Rethink Your Morning Routine

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A Secret to Creativity? Cultivate a Magpie Mind

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Little Happier: A Superstar's Unforgettable Thank-You

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Exercise Tips from NPR’s LifeKit: Could Watching TV Actually Help You Get Moving?

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More Happier: Do you “Get to” or do you “Have to?”

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Ep. 608: Have You Ever Regretted a Good Decision? (Temporarily)

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Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn't Always What Is Important

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More Happier: Lean into Fall with the Five Senses

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Ep. 607: Do You Love Whimsy? Celebrate a New Holiday with Us

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Little Happier: A New Moral for An Old Fable

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More Happier: Embrace a Party Theme, Plus a Lesson About How to Fight Right

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Ep. 606: What We Learned from “Do-Spend September,” Plus What’s Safe in the Microwave & Try a Day Pass

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Little Happier: Dolly Parton Always Knew Just What to Say

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More Happier: Helping Rebel Kids with School—and Other Rebel Questions Answered

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Ep. 605: Why You Should Leave the House, Plus Why Sometimes You Don’t Need to Have an Opinion

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Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Rules, Paradoxes, Laws, and Razors

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More Happier: A Lesson from the Real Housewives, Plus a Tool for Dealing with Shared Work

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Ep. 604: Clear Clutter With a Courtroom Hack, Plus How to Decline a Request for Accountability

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Little Happier: A Lesson from the World Cup: Danger and Temptation Don’t Always Appear When We Expect

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Move Happier: Getting Unstuck: A Fresh Start for Your Move 26 Habit

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More Happier: Four Tendencies Solutions to Real-Life Problems

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Ep. 603: Avoid the Sunk-Cost Fallacy, and Why it’s Hard to Plan for Emergencies

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Little Happier: After His Death, I Can Still Learn More About My Beloved Father

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More Happier: How Do People Know What To Do? Plus Making Friends at the Gym

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Ep. 602: Spend Your Money at Home Instead of Away, and Why You Should Delegate

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Little Happier: Why the Knicks Play Basketball with the Attitude of “Zero-Zero.”

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More Happier: Try These 7 Habit Strategies for a Fresh Start This September

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Ep. 601: Try "Do-Spend September," Plus a Five-Senses Hack For a Memorable Vacation

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Little Happier: NBA Players on the “Today” Show: When Lighthearted Humor Is Better than Sympathetic Silence

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Move Happier: Clear the Decks for September with 26 Quick Tasks (Bonus)

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More Happier: What Tattoo Would You Get? Plus How to Give Yourself Permission to Play

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Ep. 600: 600 Episodes of Happier! Listeners Share the Ideas that Stuck

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Little Happier: Why NBA Star Jalen Brunson Values Persistence over Pyrotechnics

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More Happier: Take Better Care of Yourself—Treat Yourself Like a Toddler, Dog, Teenager, and Professor

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Ep. 599: Treat Your Home Like a Hotel, Plus a Common Relationship Blindspot

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Little Happier: Are You a Clutch Player or a Fast Starter?

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More Happier: Have You Ever Felt Anonymous? Plus a Lesson for Upholders

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Ep. 598: Spy on Your Own Habits, and Discover Your Empty-Nest Personality

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Little Happier: Why People Don't Ride Horses If They Can Take a Bus

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More Happier: Introduce Whimsy, Schedule a Personal Playdate, and Embrace Fun Plans

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EP. 597: Celebrate "Dogust," Plus a Special Challenge for Upholders With Little Kids

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Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like the Little Red Hen?

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More Happier : Easing Painful Moments with Humor, Plus, Are Coasters Outdated?

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Ep. 596: How Do People Learn the Things Everyone Already Knows? Plus a Ladder Warning

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Little Happier: The Challenge of the “Help-Rejecting Complainer”

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More Happier: Reading Hacks, Book Recommendations, and Finding Your Perfect Summer Read

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Ep. 595: Always RSVP, & Why We Should Stop Over-delivering

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Little Happier: Why the King Paid Just as Much for Three Books as He Would Have Paid for Nine

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Move Happier: Tips for Regular Exercise, How Walking Helps You Think, Plus Can Your Garden Be an Accountability Partner? (Bonus)

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More Happier: Design Your Summer & Why a Teammate's Touch Can Change an Outcome

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Ep. 594: Try Becoming a Fan, Plus Tips for Dealing with Travel Bores

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Little Happier: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Basketball to Be Good at Basketball

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Do You Need More Comfort or Adventure? Plus More Tips for Designing Your Summer

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Ep. 593: Ditch Your Storage Unit, Plus How to Start a New Tradition

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Little Happier: Why Winston Churchill Used Courteous Speech in a Letter About War

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More Happier: Get Better at Socializing & Make the Most of “Halfway Day”

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Ep. 592: Reflect on “Halfway Day,” Plus How Abstainers Can Moderate

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Little Happier: An Important Creativity Lesson from “Green Eggs and Ham”

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Halfway Day Check-In—Plus, How to Adjust Your Habits for Summer

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Ep. 591: How to Fight Perfectionism—Plus a Simple Happiness Hack That Really Matters

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Little Happier: A Valuable Lesson in Happiness from the 2014 London Tube Strike

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More Happier: Are People Socializing More? Plus, Things That Have Achieved Perfection

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Move Happier: The Perfect (Free) Audiobook Listen for Your Next Walk

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Ep. 590: Very Special Episode! 20 Practical Strategies for Managing Worry

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Little Happier: A Skyscraper Crisis Holds a Valuable (and True) Lesson

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Travel Hacks for a Happier Summer

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Ep. 589: Reflect on a Bittersweet Milestone Moment, Plus a New Addition to Our "Treat Yourself Like" Series

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Little Happier: The Hard Lesson I Learned from My Daughter’s Tattoo

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More Happier: Dinner for Breakfast? Plus A Basic Question About Very Basic Questions

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Ep. 588: Find More Time for Fun During the Work Week, Plus a Common Activity That's Riskier Than You Think

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Little Happier: When We Give More to Ourselves, We Can Ask More from Ourselves

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More Happier: Caregiving Roundtable: How Do We Embrace Elder Care Without Losing Ourselves?

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Ep. 587: Design Your Summer! We Share Our Plans—Plus the Fun of Creating a Signature Drink

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Little Happier: Why You Shouldn’t Comfort a Scared Puppy

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More Happier: Embracing Whimsy, Plus Our “Move 26” Progress & a Great April Fool’s Prank

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Ep. 586: Treat Yourself Like a Grandchild, Plus a Hack for Sticking to Daily Habits

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Little Happier: My Favorite Formula for a Great Title

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Move Happier: Would You Spend a Week Hiding Out in the Metropolitan Museum?

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Live from Elizabeth’s Cluttered Closet!

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Ep. 585: A Simple Way to Spark Better Conversations, Plus the End-of-History Illusion

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Little Happier: How Do You Cure a Fear of Flying? Try a Hangover.

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More Happier: When Does a New Place Feel Like Home? Plus an Excellent, Easy April Fool’s Prank & Lena Dunham

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Ep. 584: Why It’s Helpful to Search for a Solution, Plus an Easy Hack for Staying Productive

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A Little Happier: Do You Agree: Pregnancy and Volcanoes Seem Anachronistic

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How to Stop Fighting with Your Family About Clutter

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Ep. 583: Too Much Clutter? Searching for Lost Items? Try These Hacks. Plus a Self-Knowledge Question.

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A Little Happier: Don’t Look Before You Take That Bite

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Move Happier: What’s Your “Organizing Style?” Gretchen Rubin on the Clutterbug Podcast

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More Happier: Ever Feel Like You Don’t Matter? A Conversation with Jennifer Wallace

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Ep. 582: Are You Pushing People Away? Plus an Easy Way to Make a Room More Inviting

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A Little Happier: How I Found My Way to a Beautiful Piece of Music

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Stop Clutter from Coming Back with the One-Minute Rule

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Ep. 581: Narcissist? Codependent? Panic Attack? Maybe Not. Plus a Quick Cure for Worry

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A Little Happier: The Met Is My Metaphor

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More Happier: What Can the Real Housewives Teach Us About Hope? Plus the New Hollywood Trend

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Ep. 580: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything

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A Little Happier: The Effort Doesn’t Get Easier, But You Get Stronger.

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How to Reduce Relationship Conflict with the Four Tendencies