The Happiness Hustle

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share the current status of their own business ventures and provide some historical background on their entrepreneurial journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben introduce the new focus of the Happiness Hustle podcast and prepare to niche down in 2024.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben take a peek into 2024 and see how they can improve the Happiness Hustle podcast to bring more value to you, the listener!

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben reflect on the past three years of the Happiness Hustle and its highs and lows.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about the effects of AI on the job market and how it will impact our skill sets. Are we heading for a vending machine economy?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss Rework by 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson and its impacts on running a small business.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben explore more in-depth the concepts of gig work and freelancing and how they tie into the happiness hustle journey.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben take another swing at finding the intersection of two practices, this time exploring the disciplines of the pianist and the bushcrafter.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss how to develop a morning routine and how ritual can play a part in our happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben get into the nitty-gritty of company parties this Halloween. What makes a good company party versus a bad one? How can company parties help or hurt our careers? Where do parties fit into our happiness hustle journeys?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share updates on their own happiness hustle journeys and set some goals to accomplish by the next Touching Base episode. Mike's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@iammisterjeng

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben look at the ugly side of the office and discuss how to deal with abuse and harassment in the workplace.

Send us Fan Mail 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 is beneficial to the happiness hustle journey. 

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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 or gig work, and how this all ties into our happiness hustle journeys as we work and pursue happiness in our lives.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben delve into the pros and cons of approaching life with moderation and how moderation can fit into our happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben get practical about applying the concepts of Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism to their own happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben explore the concepts in Cal Newport's book "Digital Minimalism" and how it applies to the happiness hustle journey.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben circle the wagons and share the latest in their happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss structured and unstructured play, and how play fits into both the workplace and the home life in our happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about how a mindset of gratitude can counteract negative events and set us up for success on our happiness hustle journeys.