#010 Getting To The Good Place: How Rules Can Make Us Happier

“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

In this Happier Ever After Hours Bonus Episode, you'll hear why the creator of the popular television show The Good Place developed specific rules for the writers for each episode, and how defining our own rules can help us clarify our personal values. You'll also hear the rules Monica created for The Happier Hour and why she believes we must "curate to make space to create." #TheHappierHour

IN THIS EPISODE

Episode #009: Soulmates, Sartre, and Beauvoir with Dr. Skye Cleary

Episode #008: Your Love Blueprint and Sigmund Freud with Terri Cole

The Good Place

The Good Place Podcast

6 RULES FOR EVERY EPISODE IN THE GOOD PLACE

1. Is it funny? 

2. Are the characters being developed?

3. Does the episode answer and ask a question about ethics?

4. Is it compelling? 

5. Is is consistent with the long game?

6. Are we making sense of this premise?

6 RULES FOR THE HAPPIER HOUR

1. Is there no more than one white male guest per topic?

2. Is there at least one academic philosopher per topic?

3. Is the content helpful/applicable/actionable? 

4. Is the content philosophically sound?

5. Is the show funny or at least fun?

6. Is it something I would want to attend/listen to?

QUESTION OF THE EPISODE:

“What are the values that define how you live your life? ”

— Question of the Episode