What Next | Daily News and Analysis 2025: The Advice of the Year
Dec 31, 2025
This podcast explores navigating life in challenging times through practical advice. It discusses hypnosis as a tool for personal change, the importance of reconnecting with your younger self, and reclaiming agency in late-life milestones. A humorous take on a 'quiet haircut' teaches the power of clear communication. The hosts share insights on chronic pain management, transparency around student loans, and the joy of hosting gatherings. Finally, parenting with ADHD emphasizes small, achievable changes for greater success.
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Self-Narratives Are Malleable
- Hypnosis lowers the volume of entrenched self-beliefs and opens people to new possibilities.
- Courtney Martin realized many of her self-narratives formed later than she assumed, which freed new options.
Old Tapes Revealed Hidden Possibilities
- Courtney found and listened to audio tapes she recorded at 18 and noticed many current self-stories hadn't existed then.
- Hearing her younger voice convinced her more possible selves exist than she thought.
Request A Quiet Haircut
- Ask for what you want and imagine the other person's perspective to make requests easier.
- Carvell Wallace recommends the