How to Age Up

The science around aging is expanding but are our cultural narratives keeping up?

Self-Improvement
Social Sciences
Society & Culture
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How to Talk to People: What Makes a House a Home
Two married couples who bought a home together have found that expanding their household led to a deeper sense of community.
37 min
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How to Talk to People: What do we owe our friends?
32 min
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How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Co...
The design of physical spaces can either encourage or discourage relationships. But people also have to be willing to slow down and take the opportunity to connect.
38 min
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How to Talk to People: How to Make Small Talk
How can we overcome the awkwardness that keeps us from starting a conversation?
35 min
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Trailer: How to Talk to People
2 min
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Introducing Holy Week
The story of a revolution undone.
8 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: A New Formula for Ha...
The happiness we seek may require investing earlier than we think—and may help us align our expectations and reality at the end of life.
26 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: The Right Choices in...
When parents avoid the complexities of independent decision making, they may fail to understand where analysis remains crucial.
35 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: Subtraction as a Sol...
Subtraction can be an overlooked solution in a culture of accumulation. But having less can create the space we didn’t know we needed.
22 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: Spend Time on What Y...
We use our time to race against the clock of productivity—which may be the one thing that holds us back from enjoying the free time we crave.
31 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: The Complexities of ...
Tech may not be responsible for all the woes of modern love and human connection—but it may reflect our innate desire to find simple solutions to complex problems.
25 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: When Virtues Become ...
When addictive behaviors override our desires, it may be a sign to investigate the gap between what we crave and what’s really good for us.
29 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: When Expectations Do...
The building blocks for realigning expectations and reality in happiness.
2 min
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How to Start Over: Forgive Ourselves for What W...
Regret As a Catalyst for Change
29 min
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How to Start Over: The Misgivings of Friend-Making
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Friend?
37 min
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How to Start Over: When Can a Marriage Be Saved?
How to Know When It’s Time to End a Relationship
38 min
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How to Start Over: When Partnership Is Not the ...
Happily Ever After Starts With Singlehood
29 min
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How to Start Over: 'Parents Are Not All Good an...
Starting Over With the People Who Raised You
27 min
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How to Start Over: When You Think It's Too Late
How to Make the Most of Midlife Malaise
30 min
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Trailer: How To Start Over
Your one-stop shop for navigating the challenges of changing your life.
2 min
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How to Build a Happy Life: Identify What You En...
How to Have Fun, Experience Satisfaction Through Purpose, and Find Joy In Everyday Life
39 min
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How to Build a Happy Life: Live When You’re In ...
The Path Forward in Struggle and The Paradox of Human Happiness
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How to Build a Happy Life: Find the Secret to M...
Working Towards Happier Days at Work
38 min
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How to Build a Happy Life: Know That You Know N...
Staying Present and Breaking the Illusion of Stability
35 min
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How to Build a Happy Life: Don't Be Your Own Wo...
What It Means to Be Yourself
32 min