More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

We revisit a conversation with TV writer and producer Mike Schur, who has created some of our favorite TV shows ever including "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," and "The Good Place." We also talk about Derby Names and how to spread birthday cheer through the whole year. Resources and links related to this episode: Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker "5 Things Making Me Happier" newsletter Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.1	That's Shopify.combeek slash special offer. Hello, we're here for more happier, a podcast, spoiler alert, where we get more happier.
0:49.9	Today, we're revisiting our interview with TV writer and producer Mike Scher.
0:54.5	If you know anything about me, you know that I love almost every show that Mike Scher has created.
1:01.2	He is just brilliant.
1:02.7	And we are in luck because now he has a new show.
1:06.2	I am so excited that this show is on TV, a man on the inside, on Netflix. If you're looking for a new
1:12.7	show to binge, this is a great one. It's about a retired professor played by Ted Danson,
1:18.3	who goes undercover in a nursing home to solve the mystery of a stolen family heirloom.
1:24.2	Yes, and who doesn't love Ted Danson doing anything? Yes, so true. Also in this episode, Derby
1:31.4	names and a hack for spreading birthday cheer throughout the year. This episode was recorded in
1:37.3	2022, so you'll hear references to our hashtag Rest 22 and 22 annual challenge, among other things.
1:46.8	Gretchen, my derby name is Lightning Lizzie, and I very much stand by it.
1:51.8	This is the best derby name I can think of.
1:54.5	Yeah, my derby name is the arrow, and I still love it.
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