This One Thing Is Actually Going Well
b'What\\u2019s the one thing that\\u2019s actually working right now?\\xa0\\nNot grading on a curve, not a barely acceptable Band-Aid for these crazy times, but something you have found during these last months that you actually love and will totally keep doing?\\xa0\\nOur listeners told us all the things, from walking the dog to Grateful Dad cover shows, that they\\u2019re doing by themselves, with a socially distanced friend, or with a loved one at home, that are really enjoyable right now.\\xa0\\nThe light-bulb moments for us in this episode were\\n\\nin order to have fun socially-distanced friend time, you need to have a shared secondary activity. Even if it\\u2019s a beer pong app.\\xa0\\n\\nin order to have renewing personal time, you need to have a fully engrossing, sensory-filling activity. Even if it\\u2019s mowing the lawn.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nkeep it bite-sized. We don\\u2019t have to talk to our friends for half an hour, or not at all.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nWhat all these discoveries have in common is that it took what our listener Mollie calls \\u201cthe leisure to dwell on little things\\u201d in order to find them.\\xa0We love that. For that one thing, we are pretty grateful.\\n\\nHere are links to a few things mentioned in this episode:\\nNowhere Comedy Club\\nGrateful Dead \\u201cDead and Company\\u201d tribute shows\\nTableTopics "Family Gathering" topic cards\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'