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How to Be Real in a Fake World

In this episode of Office Hours, I explore the psychology behind why we wear masks in our daily lives and the emotional cost of hiding our feelings. More importantly, I share three ways we can take off the mask and live more honestly, so that we can give and receive the love we need most.

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How to Be Real in a Fake World

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2 Ways to Sleep Better and Be Happier

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My 3-Step Protocol for Managing Anxiety

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3 Ways to Stop Letting Your Past Control Your Life

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4 Ways to Avoid Your Professional Decline

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How to Be More Optimistic with Simon Sinek

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5 Ways to Kill Your Envy and Get Happier

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How to Make Your Personality Work FOR You (and Not AGAINST You) In Life

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Why We Drift From Faith—and How We Find Our Way Back

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Three Ways to Be a Better Parent

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Successful People Aren’t Afraid of Disagreement

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One Year of Office Hours: Lessons on Love and Friendship

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Why You Should Let People Help You More

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The Power of Sunlight: Protocols for Better Mood, Sleep & Happiness

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How Radical Honesty Can Fix Your Life

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4 Ways to Use Music to Become Happier

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How to Stay in Love with Your Soul Mate, with Special Guest Ester Brooks

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Why Success Never Feels Like Enough

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Beat Burnout—Here’s What Actually Works

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9 Rules for a Happier Vacation

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3 Reasons You’re Dating the Wrong Person

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The Real Cost of Family Estrangement

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The Diet Protocols for Happiness

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Why Useless Friends Are the Best Kind of Friends

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How Being Imperfect Can Make You Happier

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Why You’re Missing Your Own Life—and How to Fix It

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Finding Meaning in Your Grief

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Why You Literally Need to Touch Grass

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6 Big Lessons to Build Your Dream Life with Sahil Bloom

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3 Steps to Find Your Calling at Work

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Find the Meaning of Your Life Part 3: Why Meaning Matters

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Find the Meaning of Your Life Part 2: How Meaning Affects Your Brain

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Find the Meaning of Your Life Part 1: The Hidden Power of Boredom

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3 Steps to Embracing Your Fears

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The Science Behind Happiness Through Faith

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The Science Behind Being Good at Leisure

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How to Live Your Life Like a Start-up with Codie Sanchez

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3 Rules to Fall in Love and Stay in Love

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4 Ways to Be Less Lonely

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6 Financial Rules for Greater Happiness with Dave Ramsey

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How to Set the Right Goals in Life

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3 Ways to Care Less About What People Think of You

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8 Lessons on Life and Love from Hoda Kotb

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3 Ways to Set Smarter New Year’s Resolutions

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4 Ways to Make Your Holidays Brighter

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3 Ways to Want Less and Be Happier

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The Three Macronutrients of Happiness, and How to Measure Yours

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The Truth About Creativity, Aging, and Discipline: From the World’s Best-Selling Author

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5 Steps Toward a More Grateful Life

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My 9-Step Evening Protocol for More Happiness and Better Sleep

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5 Habits for Healthier Phone Use

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Four Practical Ways to Live Like a Stoic with Ryan Holiday

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The 4 Career Paths—Which Is Yours?

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4 Ways to Love the People You Disagree With

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3 Steps to Managing Your Emotions

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4 Ways to Use Common Knowledge to Be Happier with Steven Pinker

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Exercise Your Way to Greater Well-Being

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My 6-Step Morning Protocol for a Better Day

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7 Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age

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Fame ruined me, but faith saved me: Office Hours meets The Office, with special guest Rainn Wilson

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2 Proven Strategies (and 1 Big Mistake) for Dealing with Anxiety

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The sociopaths among us: How to spot (and avoid) a Dark Triad

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6 Science-backed Ways To Raise Happiness (and Success) at Work

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