Ep.411: Supercommunicating With Charles Duhigg

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Liz and Sarah talk to Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Charles Duhigg, about his fantastic book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. One piece of advice? Ask the deep question. Then, in Day In The Life, they share a typical day in their work life right now. They’re kind of all over the place — in a good way! This week’s Hollywood Hack comes from Charles’ Substack newsletter, The Science of Better — to improve a meeting, serve spicy food and pass out Vitamin D supplements. Finally, Sarah recommends the Charleston Artist Collective. Sign up for Liz and Sarah’s newsletter at happierinhollywoodpod@substack.com. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! Note: Go to the Happier In Hollywood Facebook Group for Liz and Sarah’s extensive Teens/Tweens Gift Guide. Thanks to listeners for such great ideas! Link below. https://www.facebook.com/groups/903150719832696/permalink/3081705578643855/ LINKS: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection: https://amzn.to/4kw64h8 The Science of Better Substack newsletter: https://charlesduhigg.substack.com/ Charleston Artist Collective: https://charleston.artistcollectives.org/ Chris Dahlquist: https://chrisdahlquist.com/ Photo by Upsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.7	Hi, and welcome to happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
1:19.0	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial,
1:24.4	chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
1:28.2	I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A.
1:31.5	And with me is my high school friend and writing partner, Sarah.
1:34.9	That's me, Sarah Fain.
1:36.5	On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood,
1:39.7	how we balance a career and friendship,
1:41.8	and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
1:46.2	Today we're going to talk to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Charles Duhigg about
1:51.8	how to be better communicators. Then it's the return of our day in the life segment. And this
1:59.3	week's Hollywood hack makes meetings better. And finally, Sarah has a
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