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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 Mortals,

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