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The Happiness Lab: Getting Unstuck

Holiday Survival Guide II: Perfect Gifts and Fighting Fatigue (with Rainn Wilson)

The Happiness Lab: Getting Unstuck

Pushkin Industries

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.714.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What stresses you out over the festive season? Happiness Lab listeners sent in their holiday woes so Dr Laurie and guest Rainn Wilson (The Office star and host of Soul Boom) could weigh in with some science-backed advice. 

In the second part of our Holiday Survival Guide, Dr Laurie and Rainn discuss what makes the perfect gift, how to slow down to enjoy the festivities, and why your smart phone should join the elf on a shelf. 

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0:00.0

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0:02.5

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0:04.3

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0:05.8

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0:08.4

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0:11.1

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0:14.2

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0:23.8

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0:34.1

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0:39.6

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0:44.4

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1:05.1

Pushkin.

1:15.6

Happy holidays, Happiness Lab fans. This is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but many of us kind of wish

1:20.5

December came with a survival guide, which is why we asked you to tell us all your holiday

1:25.5

stresses so that I and my special seasonal guest,

1:28.7

actor Rain Wilson, can help find some solutions. You probably know Rain from Dwight on the office,

1:34.3

or his countless other acting credits. But Rain is also an author and a podcaster, with lots

1:39.5

of wise things to say about spirituality and what it means to be human. If you haven't already, you should

1:45.2

check out his show, Soul Boom. Last time, Rain and I discussed dining table dynamics, like how to

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