https://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.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doing-what-works--1233596Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +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.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-wrangle-gift-giving-anxiety--72845594Doing What Works is a present for you!

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If you keep anything long enough you can throw it away.

Brooks Palmer suggests moving clutter to another room to see it for what it is, clutter). That applies to relationships, too.

Why my husband and I won’t be exchanging gifts on Valentine’s Day.

Love is the quality of attention we pay to things.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72845594Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:20:57 +0000Doing What WorksIf you struggle to find the perfect gift, this edition of Doing What Works is a present for you! Here are your show notes… https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/what-is-murphys-law....Doing What Works is a present for you!

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If you keep anything long enough you can throw it away.

Brooks Palmer suggests moving clutter to another room to see it for what it is, clutter). That applies to relationships, too.

Why my husband and I won’t be exchanging gifts on Valentine’s Day.

Love is the quality of attention we pay to things.]]>2391falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-makes-for-a-balanced-relationship--72750902Doing What Works.

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If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

He’s Just Not That Into You.

Do you respond to bids for connection?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72750902Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:03:01 +0000Doing What WorksIf you’re putting more into a relationship than you’re getting back, you might love this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes… https://americanliterature.com/author/wh-auden/poem/the-more-loving-one....Doing What Works.

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If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

He’s Just Not That Into You.

Do you respond to bids for connection?]]>2391falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-keep-childhood-dreams-alive--72640528Doing What Works.

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The Corning Museum of Glass.

Blown Away was a reality show about glassblowing.

Your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most when you were somewhere between nine and eleven years old.

Katie’s artwork is a wonderful way of, as Chris Shea puts it, escorting my words off the page.

Michael Bryant is a career coach.

The poet Taylor Mali suggests you not worry about people who shame you for a college major with, “What are you going to do with that?”

Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72640528Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:36:35 +0000Doing What WorksWhen Katie was little she wanted to be a glassblower. Whatever happened to that dream? We can’t wait to give you an update in this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes… https://home.cmog.org/. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9908860/...Doing What Works.

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The Corning Museum of Glass.

Blown Away was a reality show about glassblowing.

Your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most when you were somewhere between nine and eleven years old.

Katie’s artwork is a wonderful way of, as Chris Shea puts it, escorting my words off the page.

Michael Bryant is a career coach.

The poet Taylor Mali suggests you not worry about people who shame you for a college major with, “What are you going to do with that?”

Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.]]>2390falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-can-an-old-dog-teach-you-new-tricks--72541954Doing What Works!

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Watching Marley & Me for the first time, with friends, left a bad taste in Katie’s mouth.

A Tamagotchi is as close as caring for a pet as she got when she was little.

Peek-a-boo teaches a child that whoever just disappeared will come back.

If you get the first three years right with a child you’re probably set.

Dogs can smell fear!

Notice I’m tensing up, decide that can’t be good, tense up even more.

Much of what Maureen knows about dogs came from City Slickers.

George Carlin likes people on a case-by-case basis.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72541954Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:22:22 +0000Doing What WorksKatie exudes joy, but even she was no match for the dog entrusted to her care for a week. We hope you enjoy the canine (and encore!) edition of Doing What Works! Here are your show notes… Watching...Doing What Works!

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Watching Marley & Me for the first time, with friends, left a bad taste in Katie’s mouth.

A Tamagotchi is as close as caring for a pet as she got when she was little.

Peek-a-boo teaches a child that whoever just disappeared will come back.

If you get the first three years right with a child you’re probably set.

Dogs can smell fear!

Notice I’m tensing up, decide that can’t be good, tense up even more.

Much of what Maureen knows about dogs came from City Slickers.

George Carlin likes people on a case-by-case basis.]]>2391falsefullhttps://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