Design your happiness project for 2019, follow the five-second rule, and suggestions for dealing with the challenge of gift-giving.

Choose a holiday motto, how to share medical information easily, and deep dives into the challenges of drinking less and persuading people to face end-of-life tasks.

Why you might "embrace the cheese," a low-stress variety of book group, and the question of what to do with a Magic Hour.

We suggest a long list of hacks to make the holidays a happier time.

A Little Holiday Hack: During the busy holiday season, remember to carve out some time for rest and silence.

Podcast 92: For the holidays, leave something unsaid, an interview with Note to Self’s Manoush Zomorodi, and how taking seconds might help you eat more healthfully.

Podcast 91: Delete a productivity-depleting app and listen to some "Happier 911" songs.

Podcast 88: Why it's fun to celebrate holiday breakfasts, how keeping a journal for medical visits can make life easier, and the challenge of handling criticism.

Podcast 56: Schedule time to worry, learn to avoid loopholes, and how to deal with a writers' accountability group that is starting to shirk writing. Want to get in touch? @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected]; happiercast.com/56; 774-277-9336.

Podcast 48: Create a temporary photo gallery, the happiness challenge of the Sunday blues, and the joy of listening to the Harry Potter audio-books. Want to get in touch? @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected]; happiercast.com/48; 774-277-9336.