Doing What Workshttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doing-what-works--1233596enSelf-ImprovementCopyright Doing What Workshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eb2aa3ebf53b8ab3b0bf3e053ff0aba7.jpgDoing What Workshttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doing-what-works--1233596Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:41:37 +0000Doing What WorksDoing What Worksfeeds@spreaker.comDoing What Works is a nationally-syndicated radio talk show that helps you fix what you don't like about your life.false4324875d-6a00-516a-a5b2-c6ce1b40c01cepisodicWhat weather do you bring to the picnic?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-weather-do-you-bring-to-the-picnic--75740428Doing What Works will help you avoid being the person others want to avoid.

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You bring your own weather to the picnic.

You are responsible for the energy you bring.

“That’s a lot of acting fascinated.”

“Husbands don’t want to be happy. They just want to be left alone.”

This Is Water.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75740428Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:41:27 +0000Doing What WorksWeathering someone’s moods can be exhausting. This edition of Doing What Works will help you avoid being the person others want to avoid. Here are your show notes… https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Happiness-You-Bring-Your-Own-Weather-To-628525....Doing What Works will help you avoid being the person others want to avoid.

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You bring your own weather to the picnic.

You are responsible for the energy you bring.

“That’s a lot of acting fascinated.”

“Husbands don’t want to be happy. They just want to be left alone.”

This Is Water.]]>2391falsefullWhy is poetry powerful?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-is-poetry-powerful--75588517Doing What Works is packed with so many great ideas you might wonder how you’ve lived without it.

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Taylor Mali.

Like Lilly Like Wilson.

The 2010 National Poetry Slam.

Wile E. Coyote.

Pamela Ribon.

Yertle the Turtle.

Drew Dudley’s lollipop moment.

There’s no redeeming value in harshness.

“I wish I could go back and do the little things you asked me to.”

Joshua Turek poetry.

“The Guest House.”

The jerk store called!

“A Great Wagon.”

What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75588517Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:23:12 +0000Doing What WorksIt’s elegant, it’s efficient, it’s actionable. Katie and I would not be the people we are without poetry, and this edition of Doing What Works is packed with so many great ideas you might wonder how you’ve lived without it. Here are your show notes…...Doing What Works is packed with so many great ideas you might wonder how you’ve lived without it.

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Taylor Mali.

Like Lilly Like Wilson.

The 2010 National Poetry Slam.

Wile E. Coyote.

Pamela Ribon.

Yertle the Turtle.

Drew Dudley’s lollipop moment.

There’s no redeeming value in harshness.

“I wish I could go back and do the little things you asked me to.”

Joshua Turek poetry.

“The Guest House.”

The jerk store called!

“A Great Wagon.”

What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?]]>2391falsefullHow do you do what works for health?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-do-what-works-for-health--75419418know how to take good care of yourself. In this edition of Doing What Works we’ll help you actually do it.

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The Willpower Workaround.

Is it food or entertainment?

Dr. Daniel Amen suggests you choose foods you love that love you back.

Reasoning from first principles.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75419418Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:01:35 +0000Doing What WorksYou probably know how to take good care of yourself. In this edition of Doing What Works we’ll help you actually do it. Here are your show notes… https://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Workaround-Maureen-Anderson/dp/0998275611?psc=1....know how to take good care of yourself. In this edition of Doing What Works we’ll help you actually do it.

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The Willpower Workaround.

Is it food or entertainment?

Dr. Daniel Amen suggests you choose foods you love that love you back.

Reasoning from first principles.]]>2391falsefullAre you a team player?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-you-a-team-player--75289264Doing What Works is a study in why that matters.

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The Tyranny of E-mail.

Job hunting usually means being rejected before accepted.

“Not a good fit” is a perfect reframe for rejection.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75289264Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:59:57 +0000Doing What WorksWould you rather work independently or as part of a team? This encore edition of Doing What Works is a study in why that matters. Here are your show notes…...Doing What Works is a study in why that matters.

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The Tyranny of E-mail.

Job hunting usually means being rejected before accepted.

“Not a good fit” is a perfect reframe for rejection.]]>2391falsefullDo you say yes often enough?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-say-yes-often-enough--42698020
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Irresistible author Adam Alter [http://adamalterauthor.com/] was one of Katie’s professors at NYU Stern and “say yes” was his advice.

“I wish I might go back and do the little things you asked me to” is from a poem by Alice E. Chase [https://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/860.html] entitled “To My Grown-Up Son.”

Saying “yes” (and “yes, and”) is a rule of improv [https://medium.com/the-improv-blog/the-first-rule-of-improv-is-yes-and-30e5954240d6].

“If you can’t imagine any other explanation for a set of facts, it might be because you are bad at imagining things.” That’s from Dilbert creator Scott Adams [https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays].

“Marriage is a big bet. It’s the only bet of its kind, one in which you say, ‘This feels right; I think I’ll change everything.’” That’s from Jerry Seinfeld [https://www.today.com/popculture/seinfeld-turns-25-read-jerrys-best-real-life-lines-1D79884423].]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42698020Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:57:44 +0000Doing What WorksYou don’t know what’s going to make you happy until you try it. The job or the relationship that looks good on paper may not feel so great at, say, ten o’clock on a Tuesday. That’s one reason to say yes to more things, so you can get a better feel for...
Here are your show notes…

Irresistible author Adam Alter [http://adamalterauthor.com/] was one of Katie’s professors at NYU Stern and “say yes” was his advice.

“I wish I might go back and do the little things you asked me to” is from a poem by Alice E. Chase [https://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/860.html] entitled “To My Grown-Up Son.”

Saying “yes” (and “yes, and”) is a rule of improv [https://medium.com/the-improv-blog/the-first-rule-of-improv-is-yes-and-30e5954240d6].

“If you can’t imagine any other explanation for a set of facts, it might be because you are bad at imagining things.” That’s from Dilbert creator Scott Adams [https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays].

“Marriage is a big bet. It’s the only bet of its kind, one in which you say, ‘This feels right; I think I’ll change everything.’” That’s from Jerry Seinfeld [https://www.today.com/popculture/seinfeld-turns-25-read-jerrys-best-real-life-lines-1D79884423].]]>2348falsefull