The Art of Giving Advice and Finding Joy

To end the year, Melissa Kirsch, The New York Times’s deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, talks with Times reporters, editors and columnists whose jobs involve thinking about how we live, and how we might live better.

First, she speaks with Philip Galanes, who writes the Social Q’s column, on what makes good advice. Then, Jancee Dunn, a reporter on the Well desk, shares some of the most useful tips she has gleaned this year. Finally, Daniel Jones, who has edited the Modern Love column for more than 20 years, reflects on the lessons he has learned about love.

And we hear from listeners about the best advice they received this year.

Guest: 

• Melissa Kirsch, the deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle for The New York Times.
• Philip Galanes, the Social Q’s columnist for The New York Times.
• Jancee Dunn, the Well newsletter columnist for The New York Times.
• Daniel Jones, the senior editor of Modern Love for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Seven Ways to Love Better

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