#214: How to Have a Good Day, Every Day
The Art of Manliness
The Art of Manliness
4.7 • 14.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2016
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
We've all had those days where everything seems to go just right. We set goals for ourselves and we accomplish them. Instead of frittering away our time on YouTube, we're focused and get work done. It's easy to attribute these sorts of days to luck, but my guest today argues that research from behavioral economics and psychology can show us how we can consistently have more of these good days.
Her name is Caroline Webb and she's the author of How to Have a Good Day. Today on the show, we discuss how to set goals in the morning and put them into action, how to reduce cognitive overload so you can make better decisions, and how to deal with irksome people and setbacks so they don't ruin your day.
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| 0:00.0 | We're at McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast. |
| 0:18.4 | We probably all had those days where everything seems just to go smoothly. |
| 0:21.8 | We make our plans. |
| 0:22.9 | We can follow through on them. |
| 0:24.3 | Even when setbacks come, we handle them with grace and ease. |
| 0:28.0 | Well, what if I were to tell you that there are actually research-back tactics that you can use |
| 0:32.6 | to make sure that you have these good days on a regular basis? |
| 0:36.0 | Well, my guest today has written a book with these researched-back tactics. |
| 0:39.3 | Her name's Caroline Webb. |
| 0:40.7 | She's the author of the book How to Have a Good Day, Harness the Power, Behavioral Science, |
| 0:44.3 | Transform Your Working Life. |
| 0:46.1 | And in it, she puts together all these research, all this research from psychology, |
| 0:50.4 | behavioral economics, and neuroscience, provide tactics for you on how to have a good day |
| 0:55.2 | from planning your day, establishing goals, staying focused throughout the day, |
| 0:59.2 | how to handle difficult conversations, difficult people, how to bounce back from setbacks. |
| 1:04.8 | You name it, she covers it, starts from the beginning of the day, and goes all the way through to the end. |
| 1:09.8 | We have a great conversation when we talk a lot about these things that you can do, |
| 1:13.0 | a lot of actionable things that you can apply right away into your life. |
| 1:16.6 | Make sure you take notes. |
| 1:18.0 | And after you've done listening to the show, check out our show notes at aamwim.is slash good day |
| 1:22.8 | where you can find links to resources that we've mentioned throughout the show |
| 1:25.8 | so you can delve deeper into this topic as well as find more information about Caroline's book. |
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