The Rituals that Make a Magical Life with Michael Norton Harvard Business School professor and author, Michael Norton, discusses the role and importance of rituals in everyday life–and how they can bring meaning, control, and emotional richness to individual lives, relationships, and communities. -The key difference between habits and rituals—and why rituals hold unique power -The surprising truth behind why you really have rituals for your children’s bedtime -Why chasing happiness is a trap—and what you should aim for instead Michael Norton is a professor at Harvard Business School. He is the author of The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions, and the co-author - with Elizabeth Dunn - of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. His research has been the answer to Final Jeopardy and his TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed more than 4.5 million times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hi, PodSquad. I've been waiting for this episode for a very long time, ever since I started hearing from our guest who is on today, who is going to be talking to us about ritual. And I am delighted about this conversation because I am completely obsessed with rituals. That's all I do all day. So I cannot wait to get into this today.
Obviously, when you think of rituals, you think of Michael Norton, who is a professor at Harvard Business School. He is the author of The Ritual Effect, From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions, and the co-author with Elizabeth Dunn of Happy Money, The Science of Happier Spending. Ooh, I haven't read that, Michael Norton.
I need to read that one and already have you back for that. Okay, his research, most importantly... has been the answer to Final Jeopardy.
God, that is a dream of mine.
I mean... I want to be the final Jeopardy answer. That's legit. Now, wait a minute. I have a follow-up question. Did anyone get the answer right? They did.
Which was... Yeah, so that's like nerddom beyond belief. I mean, that's peak, peak for me. Big time.
Yeah, I will admit, Abby and I have been the answers on Jeopardy three times, which all of a sudden you feel, oh my God, I am so... Very fancy and important. But all three times, nobody's got the answer. Nobody gets the answer. So then that makes you feel suddenly like I am not at all fancy and relevant.
No, it actually makes me feel I'm still niche, which is cool. Okay. Okay. Oh, like you're like edgy, cool. You're like... You got to know to know.
Okay.
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