Ep. 422: The Downside Of Deadlines & Grow Something
Happier in Hollywood
The Onward Project
4.8 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Liz and Sarah discuss the downside of being deadline driven. They love a deadline, but sometimes creative projects need more room to breathe than a deadline allows. In Take A Hike, Sarah suggests growing something. She’s taken up gardening, and it’s making her happier, healthier, and more productive! Then Liz gives herself a Hit for being a connector, and Sarah gives a Bomb to the Ojai trash system. This week’s Hollywood Hack will add more fun to your life: get the whimsical version of something you need (like paper clips). Finally, Liz recommends the book Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America by Bridget Read.
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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:
Happier In Hollywood on Substack:
https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott:
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft:
Navigating the Future of Entertainment Summit:
https://members.thearnoldacademy.com/navigating-the-future-of-creative-work-live-summit
Drama Darling podcast:
Grosse Pointe Garden Society trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwJ8P6GZvkU
Midori paper clips:
More cute paper clips:
Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America: https://amzn.to/4mTKrIJ
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| 1:10.4 | Lemonada. |
| 1:14.2 | Sarah, how is California adventure? |
| 1:16.9 | It was so fun. |
| 1:18.7 | It was so nice to see Violet's donor sibling, Lila, and her mom, and, oh my God, Liz. |
| 1:24.4 | Lila asked Violet to do a reading at her bat mitzvah, which I'm just like, I almost cried. |
| 1:30.6 | Oh, I'm almost crying. |
| 1:32.7 | I know. |
| 1:33.1 | It's not even my daughter. |
| 1:34.4 | That's so sweet. |
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