Happiness Hacks for Everyday Life

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the podcast, we highlight our favorite ideas, hacks, and moments from the last decade. Everything from the “one-minute rule” to “clear the decks” to “give yourself a derby name” to Elizabeth’s famous recommendation of the Ped Egg.

Resources and links related to this episode:

• Pre-order my new book, Secrets of Adulthood
• Better Than Before, my book about habit change
• Follow the one-minute rule 
• Observe the family “update” 
• Identify your signature anything: color, scent, personal symbol. 
• Go to the doctor 
• Celebrate minor holidays 
• Start a side hustle 
• “Identify your Happiness 911 song” 
• Give yourself a “derby name”
• Create a five-senses portrait
• Organize trinkets
•  Outer Order, Inner Calm book
• Packing cubes
• Share a podcast episode
• Closet-clearing montage
• Cleaning Elizabeth's office 
•  Hacks for reading more
• Hacks for making entertaining easier and more fun
•  Hacks for performance
• Thank-you note debate
•  Happiness lessons from teachers in episodes 324 and 326
• Object sacrificing itself
• “Unplugged Episode”
• Clear the Decks 
• Sweep the Decks 
• Deck the Halls
• Voice memos from England
• Ped Egg
• “Have you ever been upset by a well-intentioned gift?”
• Happier in Hollywood podcast
• We made merchandise! Buy your merch!
• 10th Anniversary Celebration Sale 
• Find the resources here

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