Bonus episode: Secrets, Advice + Ask-Me-Anything

Alie in a yellow sweater, naturally, and holding up a mini binder and looking at an LED lantern she is holding up.

It’s a weird rambling bonus episode for the lonely week between the holidays and New Years! I thought I’d serve up a mellow hang full of secrets, a retrospective of the things that kept me relatively sane this past year, life hacks, science-backed ways to improve your mood, and a jaunty Q&A from Patrons. It’s not a normal episode, but just a little hello and check-in from your internet dad. Happy 2023, kiddos. Be good to yourself.

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"It's Okay to Be Tired" by Jarrett Sleeper

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Things we discussed:

REM REM stands for: Read, Exercise, Meditation + Sleep

Five and Threes: What if today went well? What went well yesterday? You deserve (5): Time, a healthy relationship with your body, love, a happy life, and rest. Things you’re grateful for (5); People you send cosmic love to (5); Things you’re looking forward to (3); Goals for the day (3); Things you like about yourself (3)

The Fancy Nancy: fall asleep by picking a category of something (desserts, movie titles, cities…) and then list examples starting with each letter of the alphabet

Mini-binder

The lantern I have


Other episodes you might enjoy:

Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)

Awesomeology (GRATITUDE FOR LITTLE THINGS)

Field Trip: How to Change Your Life Via the Natural History Museum

Field Trip: I Go France and Learn Weird France Stuff

Life Advice: For anyone who is tired

100th Episode: Best Advice I’ve gotten from Ologists

Funeral playlist: “Funeral” by James Blake; “The Funeral” by Band of Horses, “Funeral” by Phoebe Bridgers, “Funeral Singers” by Sylvan Esso, “Shaking Hands with Elvis” by Allison Ponthier


Ologies info:

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Editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media

Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary

Website by Kelly R. Dwyer

Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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