Why Good Things Happen to Good People

How to Be Fine

Kristen and Jolenta

Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It's been said that bad things happen to good people. But could it be that the opposite is true? Jolenta and Kristen attempt to find out, by following the rules of "Why Good Things Happen to Good People," by Stephen G. Post and Jill Neimark. Join them as they undertake ten assigned tasks of goodness - including helping future generations and performing acts of bravery - all in the hopes of finding a greater sense of happiness and well-being. We love hearing from you! Reach out at 419-869-BOOK; email us at [email protected]; Tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, @bythebookpod; and follow us on Instagram @jolenta_g, @k10meinzer, @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.3	Hey, Jelenta.
0:04.6	Yeah, Kristen.
0:05.6	Have you ever heard that saying good things happen to good people?
0:09.5	Kristen, I think you're talking about that 80s bestseller.
0:12.1	Why bad things happen to good people?
0:14.0	It's bad things.
0:14.9	No, Jelenta.
0:15.6	Actually, I am talking about a completely different book,
0:19.5	a different bestseller from 2007 called Why Good Things Happened to Good People.
0:25.7	Well, which one is right?
0:27.4	How can there just be two bestsellers?
0:29.2	One, just blatantly negating the other.
0:34.8	Well, we are about to find out my friend because I'm Kristen Meinser.
0:38.8	And I'm Jelenta Greenberg.
0:40.2	And this is Why The Book.
0:59.5	Why The Book?
1:01.0	Why The Book?
1:07.5	In each episode of By the Book, we choose a different self-help book to live by
1:11.3	follow it to the letter and weigh in on whether or not it actually changed our lives.
1:16.0	Today, our book is Why Good Things Happened to Good People?
1:19.3	How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving
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