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--1233596Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:45:25 +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-c6ce1b40c01cepisodicHow much do you sweep under the rug?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-much-do-you-sweep-under-the-rug--74668974Doing What Works will help.

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“Sweep everything under the rug for long enough, and you have to move right out of the house.”

Emotional intelligence is the discipline of sitting with a feeling long enough to understand it before you hand it to someone else.

“The Comeback.”

What is a relationship extinction event?

Object permanence.

“Most people who have post-traumatic stress disorder don't have it because they were hurt. They have it because they encountered someone who wanted to hurt them.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74668974Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:44:32 +0000Doing What WorksYour relationships thrive in direction proportion to your willingness to address conflict. This edition of Doing What Works will help. Here are your show notes…...Doing What Works will help.

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“Sweep everything under the rug for long enough, and you have to move right out of the house.”

Emotional intelligence is the discipline of sitting with a feeling long enough to understand it before you hand it to someone else.

“The Comeback.”

What is a relationship extinction event?

Object permanence.

“Most people who have post-traumatic stress disorder don't have it because they were hurt. They have it because they encountered someone who wanted to hurt them.”]]>2391falsefullHow do you keep up with friends?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-keep-up-with-friends--74228385Doing What Works.

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Easy ways to nurture a long-distance friendship.

Are you ready for kindergarten?

Joshua Turek poetry!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74228385Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:25:14 +0000Doing What WorksThere’s so much more to nurturing a friendship than trading updates. We have lots of great ideas in this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes… https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAWg7TknNc/....Doing What Works.

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Easy ways to nurture a long-distance friendship.

Are you ready for kindergarten?

Joshua Turek poetry!]]>2391falsefullHow do you pack?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-pack--73467358Doing What Works.

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Compression travel bags, no vacuum required!

You like mayonnaise? Prove it.

Dish soap, laundry soap, maybe even shampoo!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73467358Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:20:35 +0000Doing What WorksIf you want to get away from it all but take a lot of it with you, we’ll show you how in this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes…...Doing What Works.

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Compression travel bags, no vacuum required!

You like mayonnaise? Prove it.

Dish soap, laundry soap, maybe even shampoo!]]>2391falsefullWhat’s the right amount of expectation?https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-the-right-amount-of-expectation--73203471Doing What Works.

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Warren Buffett says the key to a long marriage is low expectations.

If you’ve got a T-shirt with blood stains all over it maybe laundry isn’t your biggest problem right now.

Dan Savage says any long-term relationship that’s successful is really a myth that two people create together.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73203471Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:25:26 +0000Doing What WorksExpectations often lead to disappointment and unnecessary suffering. We’ll help you loosen their grip in this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes… https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-says-key-long-110400155.html....Doing What Works.

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Warren Buffett says the key to a long marriage is low expectations.

If you’ve got a T-shirt with blood stains all over it maybe laundry isn’t your biggest problem right now.

Dan Savage says any long-term relationship that’s successful is really a myth that two people create together.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.]]>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...
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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].]]>2348falsefull