Episodios sobre "Observation"
9 episodios sobre este tema
Little Happier: When Zero Isn't Nothing: The Fresh Eyes of a Basketball Beginner
Through my "Operation Knicks Knowledge" experiment, I was astonished to learn that some professional basketball players have the number zero for their jersey number. Sometimes, …
Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me
During a visit to the Metropolitan Museum, a former museum guard showed me something interesting that I’d never noticed before, even though it was right …
Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla
The famous “Monkey Business Illusion” video and the memoir of magician Darren Brown point to a similar conclusion: When we pay too much attention to …
Little Happier: Two Staircases in the Metropolitan Museum Illustrate a Profound Truth
During my daily visits to the Metropolitan Museum, I noticed something about staircases that underscored a truth I already knew: the same experience can be …
Little Happier - It Makes Me Happy to Think of the Calm, Alert Expression of a Child
A clinician working with a mother and child—as well as my own mother—gave helpful reminders to take notice of the people around us.Get in touch: …
Little Happier: Remember the Dog that Doesn’t Bark.
In a famous short story, detective Sherlock Holmes points to “the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.” In my own life, I invoke …
Little Happier: Now You’ll Be Working All the Time
When a friend quit her job to work as an artist, someone told her, “Now you’ll be working all the time.”Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; [email protected] …
Little: It’s Fun to Have Fun, But You Have to Know How
Throughout the ages, wise observers from Samuel Butler to Dr. Seuss have noted that it’s not as easy to have fun as you might expect. …
Little: There's Great Value In Knowing When To Say Nothing
As my grandfather looked out the window into our backyard, I could hear the disapproving thoughts swimming around in his head. This episode is brought …