The Happiness Hustle
Mike & Ben explore work-life balance, entrepreneurship, productivity, and more as they try to suss out the secrets to finding happiness amidst the daily grind.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
HH140: Touching Base XIV
Mike & Ben share updates on their own happiness hustle journeys and set some goals to accomplish by the next Touching Base episode.
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HH139: Dealing with Workplace Abuse
Mike & Ben look at the ugly side of the office and discuss how to deal with abuse and harassment in the workplace.
HH138: HR vs People Ops
Mike & Ben explore the differences between a traditional human resources department and the modern trend of people operations, the difficulties in making the switch, and if people ops i…
HH137: Busy Seasons & Slow Seasons
Mike & Ben talk about the seasons and rhythms of life, how to navigate busy seasons versus slow seasons, and when each season is appropriate in the happiness hustle journey.
HH136: Defining a Career
Mike & Ben discuss the various tracks we can take in defining our careers, whether we focus on our craft or our income, the differences between the traditional career path and freelance…
HH135: Artificial Intelligence
Mike & Ben talk about the current state of artificial intelligence, how they relate to the workplace today, and how they may impact our happiness hustle journeys.
HH134: Drawing × Brewing | Cross-Disciplined
Mike & Ben introduce the Cross-Disciplined series with the disciplines of drawing and brewing, seeking to glean new ideas from the intersection of those practices.
HH133: Everything in Moderation
Mike & Ben delve into the pros and cons of approaching life with moderation and how moderation can fit into our happiness hustle journeys.
HH132: Digital Minimalism in Practice
Mike & Ben get practical about applying the concepts of Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism to their own happiness hustle journeys.
HH131: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport | Book Club
Mike & Ben explore the concepts in Cal Newport's book "Digital Minimalism" and how it applies to the happiness hustle journey.
HH130: Touching Base XIII
Mike & Ben circle the wagons and share the latest in their happiness hustle journeys.
HH129: Community Reliance
Mike & Ben talk about the benefits of having community around us that we can rely on and how that support system helps us on our happiness hustle journeys.
HH128: The Power of Play
Mike & Ben discuss structured and unstructured play, and how play fits into both the workplace and the home life in our happiness hustle journeys.
HH127: Monk Mode | Trending Topics
Mike & Ben chat about the concept of "monk mode" that has been seen a recent resurgence of popularity on TikTok and how we can relate it to our happiness hustle journeys.
HH126: The Power of Gratitude
Mike & Ben talk about how a mindset of gratitude can counteract negative events and set us up for success on our happiness hustle journeys.
HH125: The Benefits of Travel
Mike & Ben explore the idea of exploration and how travel can benefit our mindsets and happiness hustle journeys.
HH124: The Impact of Social Media
Mike & Ben discuss how social media skews our perception of reality and its negative effects, particularly on teenagers, while reminiscing about the social media days of yore.
HH123: Stress & Anxiety in the Workplace
Mike & Ben share anecdotes about their own experiences with stress and anxiety in their careers and talk about ways to deal with them in a productive way.
HH122: ChatGPT | Guest Series
Mike & Ben "interview" ChatGPT about the science of happiness, creating a positive work environment, and how companies can promote the well-being of their employees.
HH121: The Growth Mindset
Mike & Ben talk about the importance of having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset and how we can cultivate that by being lifelong learners on our happiness hustle journeys.