How to Be More Hopeful, With Anne Lamott

<p>This week we're speaking with the ever-inspiring Anne Lamott—progressive political activist, writer, and bestselling author of such books as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016/ref=sr_1_1?ascsubtag=a305968345c8d4830e3f0d321e128436900e218e&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=bird%20by%20bird&amp;qid=1540834308&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=lifehackeramzn-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bird by Bird</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Mercies-Some-Thoughts-Faith-dp-0385496095/dp/0385496095/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ascsubtag=e858e8f753629f44754273b7ead01ba8a2680ea4&amp;me=&amp;qid=1540834326&amp;tag=lifehackeramzn-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Traveling Mercies</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Operating-Instructions-Journal-Sons-First/dp/1400079098/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ascsubtag=35e5ec5bcbe1e0ce6cedac1beeba23e79a246f87&amp;qid=1540834352&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=lifehackeramzn-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Operating Instructions</a>. Anne's latest book is called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dusk-Night-Dawn-Revival-Courage/dp/0593189698" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage</a>, and she joins us this week to talk about how we can find hope, even in the most challenging times.</p><p>Have an idea for a future episode? Call us at 347-687-8109 and leave a voicemail, or write to us at upgrade@lifehacker.com. We want to hear from you!</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>