{"podcast":{"title":"Joy First®","slug":"joy-first-7061767","podcast_index_feed_id":7061767,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/joy-first","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1726827065493-6ac89232-18bc-4400-928c-a55ad7bee1da.jpeg","author":"J.Nichole Smith","episode_count":49,"summary":"Discover why and how to put joy first in a world that rewards hustle over happiness. This bi-weekly show is for workaholics, founders, perfectionists and parents…the hardworking humans who struggle to find, choose or share joy because they are just so damn busy surviving. Expect inspiration, education and practical how-to’s for living and working in a way that allows you to easily and consistently prioritize joy over fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T10:19:00.364477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767"},"episode":{"title":"The Unglamorous Truth About Joy","slug":"the-unglamorous-truth-about-joy","published_at":"2026-05-13T16:49:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/the-unglamorous-truth-about-joy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767","url":"https://youtu.be/aTeQ2TEo4Xk","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66ed4a97c63b952f9ac375ff/e/6a04ab849ea03fc75ffc8515/media.mp3","summary":"What if the most ordinary moment in your week turned out to be a joy ritual in disguise? In this episode, I'm sharing what I've been learning as I move deeper into my own 'Joy First experiments', and why the most surprising discoveries have had almost nothing to do with that big 'jump up and down' version of joy. Today we're talking about the science behind visual progress loops and how your mundane chores can genuinely light up your brain. We revisit the 10 Joy Codes and look at how a single ordinary activity can stack multiple codes at once. And I want to challenge the version of joy that most of us have been sold: the everything-is-amazing version that, if we're honest, isn't most of life. Sometimes joy is just medicine. Sometimes it's the thing that keeps you going, not the thing that goes in your feed. Key moments: • The neuroscience of why my most hated chore has become a major joy ritual for me because it feels so good • Why I started doubling down on when anxiety was at its peak • How the Joy Codes show up inside the smallest, most mundane activities • Why this season of the podcast is shifting toward real-time joy experiments, in the messy middle, with all the imperfections intact The Joy Codes Episode: https://joyfirstworld.com/blogs/joy-first-podcast/finding-your-joy-codes Take the Joy First Audit: https://joyfirstworld.substack.com/t/joy-first-audit Discover your Colour type: https://go.jnicholesmith.com/quiz The best glitter pens: https://calmoverchaos.co.uk/products/constellation-glitter-pens Arm Knitting in Lancashire: https://chunkyarmknit.com/ Painting Workshops UK: https://www.brushandtipple.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What if the most ordinary moment in your week turned out to be a joy ritual in disguise? In this episode, I'm sharing what I've been learning as I move de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":827,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/joy-first-7061767/episodes/the-unglamorous-truth-about-joy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joy-first-7061767/the-unglamorous-truth-about-joy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}