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Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Six tips to prepare yourself for a vigorous, healthy old age. “Old age ain’t no place for sissies,” H. L. Mencken proclaimed. We all want to be energetic and pain-free for our whole lives, but just watching how older people walk down the street (or are pushed in a wheelchair) is a reminder …
The countdown begins! Just three days until Women’s Murder Club premiers on ABC! 9:00 EST, plan to watch! My sister and her writing partner are Executive Producers. Getting a show on network TV is a HUGE DEAL, and I’m thrilled. The true hugeness of it hit me this morning, when I saw giant posters for Women’s Murder Club in the …
I recently made one of those little shifts in everyday life that ends up making a big difference. I changed one of my email habits. For years, when I had several issues to raise with someone, I sent a round-up email with a subject line that said something like “various.” I prided myself on my efficiency in combining everything in …
“The idea of happiness is surely the sun at the centre of our conceptual planetary system – and has proved just as hard to look at directly.” –Michael Frayn This line is from Michael Frayn’s novel A Landing on the Sun, which is absolutely ESSENTIAL reading on the subject of happiness. * New to the Happiness Project? Consider subscribing to …
Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 10 tips for asking questions from the audience, plus a bonus Secret of Adulthood. (I know, it’s not actually Wednesday–I postponed the tips for one day.) We’ve all been at panel discussions, large lectures, or big presentations. The Q-and-A period can be the most interesting part, but it sure helps if the audience …
Today has been an extremely happy day for me. Here’s why: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (October 3, 2007) HarperCollins has acquired world English rights for THE HAPPINESS PROJECT: My Year Long Quest to be Happier by Changing My Life by bestselling author Gretchen Rubin. The pre-emptive deal was made by Gail Winston, Executive Editor, Harper, and Christy Fletcher …
How fabulous. Some scenes from the Sex and the City movie are being filmed in my neighborhood today. The special “No Parking” notices went up a few days ago; they coyly said only “Untitled Movie,” but I suspected the movie was Sex and the City. When I came outside this morning, and confronted a fleet of Haddad’s trucks, I asked …
I have a close friend who works for Google, and when I was in California a while ago, I went to work with her for the day. While she did her thing, I worked on my laptop in a conference room. The Google offices were just like the articles describe. Dogs everywhere, people sitting on exercise balls instead of desk …
