Get Happy

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January 11, 2016

Can science tell you how to "get happy?"  This hour,  the psychology and history behind the very idea of happiness. Plus some practical advice for how to live well.

Want to be Happier? Turn Everyday Tasks Into a Game

Mark playing a game in his basement.
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After suffering a terrible concussion, game designer Jane McGonigal created a game to help her feel better. In the years since, it's helped nearly half a million other people overcome depression, anxiety and other mood disorders.

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12:42

A Little Less Feeling, A Lot More Action

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Psychiatrist Michael Bennett and his daughter, comedy writer Sarah Bennett, say it's time we stopped thinking about our feelings and instead focused on our actions.

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7:37

A History of Happiness

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Historian Darrin McMahon traces ideas around happiness from classical antiquity to the modern age.

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04:11

How to Find Happiness in Everyday Life and Language

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Poet David Whyte finds inspiration in everyday words. In his book "Consolations," Whyte examines the deeper, often surpising meanings of 52 ordinary words.

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11:16

David Morris On 'Solo Faces'

"Solo Faces" by James Salter
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Writer David Morris explains why "Solo Faces" by James Salter is one of his favorite books.

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03:20

Why The Walden Pond Experiment In Self-Reliance Is More Relevant Than Ever

Site of Thoreau's Hut, Concord, Mass.
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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life." Those famous lines from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" have inspired generations of people — including his biographer, Laura Dassow Walls.

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January 11, 2016
July 15, 2017
May 12, 2018
December 21, 2019
Guests: 

Jane McGonigal

Author and Game Designer
superbetter.com
janemcgonigal.com

Sarah Bennett

Freelance Comedy Writer

Michael Bennett

Psychiatrist

David Whyte

Poet
davidwhyte.com

Laura Dassow Walls

Willliam P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English, Notre Dame
english.nd.edu
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October 20, 2020