Special Guest Sunday Night, Advice Goddess Radio: Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
Tomorrow night's show is at a special time - 7:30-8:30 pm Pacific - with a podcast avail afterward at same link, for any of you who are still tossing 'em back with Santa when the show's on.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2011/12/26/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon

I'll be talking with a very exciting guest, UC Riverside psychology professor Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of "The How of Happiness," and a researcher I greatly respect.

Lyubomirsky is terrific because she not only studies what makes us happy but gives practical advice on how we can be happier...even substantially happier, by making small shifts in our attitude and behavior.

We'll also talk about some of her very exciting new research on how you can maintain happiness -- instead of adapting to people and situations in your life (and basically developing a sort of ennui about them).

I highly recommend her book, which you can buy at this link. I've referenced Lyubomirsky's work in my columns and it's the foundation of Chapter 10 -- "It's Nice To Be Nice" -- in my book "I See Rude People," where I use it to show how it's in our self-interest to be generous and pro-social.

(Call-in number during the show: 347-326-9761 -- NYC area code. Please call in with comments or to ask advice. Always more interesting with listener participation!)

UPDATE: Subscribe on iTunes by searching "Amy Alkon"

Listen to my last show, with the terrific David DiSalvo, science journo and author of a fantastic new book on common human cognitive errors, "What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite", here:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2011/12/19/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon

Amy,

Is your radio show available in iTunes store? If so, how can I find it?

chang at December 24, 2011 8:54 AM

Amy Alkon

http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/12/24/special_guest_s.html#comment-2872676">comment from chang

Thanks for asking, chang. Yes, it is -- just search iTunes for my name.

Amy Alkon at December 24, 2011 9:15 AM

UC Riverside- Go Highlanders!!

Eric (class of '88) at December 24, 2011 10:04 AM

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