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In this episode Ian, Darren & March talk about how to have better holidays. We reflect on why holidays matter, our own personal experience with them, tips & tricks you can use, and experiments we're going to try and report back on.
Show Notes
- 1:16 — The Better Show is growing like a weed: quick update on how many countries we have listeners in worldwide.
- 2:44 — What is the most popular holiday in the world?
- 4:30 — Why do holidays matter?
- 6:41 — The Tail End insight about the time you spend with family
- 12:11 — How to have better conversations during the holidays
- 17:26 — Gift giving tips from Darren's wife Mardee
- 22:35 — Ian's "Buy One, Get One" trick for gift buying
- 24:07 — The Pajama Fairy story
- 26:15 — Giving the gift of choice with a personalized gift catalog
- 28:13 — How experiences can be some of the best gifts
- 29:12 — Does Ian have a bad gift giving habit?
- 33:49 — Maintaining routines during the holidays
- 43:23 — The Averaging Effect on gift giving
- 46:36 — The value of the surprise in gift giving
- 50:22 — The power of batching when gift giving
- 52:52 — Pinterest, Amazon Universal Wish List and more for inspiration and organization
- 55:32 — Asking questions of people's personal experiences to build empathy and avoid conflict
- 59:53 — Using your family history as a shared common background for family discussion
- 1:04:53 — March will experiment writing Thank You notes for gratitude this holiday
- 1:06:46 — Darren will experiment with small gifts, mostly experiences, and being more present this holiday season
- 1:07:34 — Ian will experiment with sending hand-made holiday greeting cards to family & friends
- 1:10:28 — Darren recommends Postagram for sending quick thank you cards
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