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Hey, Happiness Lab listeners.
Welcome to a new year and a new series of this podcast.
So many of you have gotten in touch to say that what you love most about the Happiness Lab is the practical advice that you get from the show.
So over the next few months, we're going to make getting that practical advice even easier.
We'll be bringing you an entire season of how to guides, ones that we think will make your life much happier.
In 2025.
I've assembled a cast of amazing guests.
They're the premier experts in their fields on topics ranging from how to live a richer life each and every day to how to find valuable relationship lessons from watching rom com movies.
In each how to episode, we'll be breaking down the key takeaways.
Each show will feature a half a dozen or so tips for tackling challenges like stress, navigating negative emotions, finding your purpose, and dating better.
And today we're kicking off this how to season with a topic that I struggle with a lot.
How to be imperfect.
You see, I spend a lot of time wanting to do the opposite of this.
I want everything I do to be perfect.
I want to throw the best dinner parties and the most effective lab meetings, and to be the best friend and wife and podcaster and professor.
But there's a new book that has really helped me gain a better perspective on this.
It's called Meditations for four weeks to embrace your limitations and make time for what counts.
Its author, Oliver Berkman, has been on the Happiness Lab before.
He helped me find ways to fight the stress that comes from constant busyness.