How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee)
How to Be a Better Human
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🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
What makes kids so joyful? Why do polka-dots and bright colors invoke feelings of joy? How do our senses shape our experience of joy? These are questions designer Ingrid Fetell Lee studies. Ingrid is the author of Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness and the blog, The Aesthetics of Joy. Chris and Ingrid ruminate on how joy differs from happiness and how infectious joy can be – so much so that the simple act of sharing your joy with others can even spark second-hand joy!
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Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | chrisduffycomedy.com)
Guest: Ingrid Fetell Lee (Instagram: @ingridfetell | @aestheticsofjoy)
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Book: Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
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