It\u2019s a weird rambling bonus episode for the lonely week between the holidays and New Years! I thought I\u2019d serve up a mellow hang full of secrets, a retrospective of the things that kept me relatively sane this past year, life hacks, science-backed ways to improve your mood, and a jaunty Q&A from Patrons. It\u2019s not a normal episode, but just a little hello and check-in from your internet dad. Happy 2023, kiddos. Be good to yourself. \nFollow Alie\u2019s TikTok: \nA donation went to the Trevor Project\nMore episode sources and links: alieward.com/ologies/bonusama\n\nOther episodes you may enjoy: Eudemonology (HAPPINESS), Awesomeology (GRATITUDE FOR LITTLE THINGS), Field Trip: How to Change Your Life Via the Natural History Museum, Field Trip: I Go France and Learn Weird France Stuff, Life Advice: For anyone who is tired, 100th Episode: Best Advice I\u2019ve gotten from Ologists \n\nSponsors of Ologies\nTranscripts and bleeped episodes\nSmologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes\nBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month\nOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, masks, totes!\nFollow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram\nFollow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram\nEditing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media\nhttps://jarrettsleeper.bandcamp.com/track/its-ok-to-be-tired\nTranscripts by Emily White of The Wordary\nWebsite by Kelly R. Dwyer\nTheme song by Nick Thorburn