More Happier: Easing Painful Moments with Humor, Plus, Are Coasters Outdated?

A viral clip shows two NBA stars (Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart) using humor to take the sting out of a a painful mistake. We also discuss a surprisingly divisive topic: coasters.

Episode highlights:

  • Something Making Us Happier: Running a mile in under 12 minutes, and weird soda flavors [00:41]
  • I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: How “joshing” and affectionate teasing helped two Knicks teammates reframe a painful playoff moment [03:57]
  • Spotlight on a Tool: Sign up for my free newsletter for “Five Things to Try” [10:31]
  • Are Coasters Still Useful? A listener argues coasters are outdated.  [11:21]


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