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Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. Part of the Audacy Network.
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1As a holiday gift to listeners, I’m reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales. Last week was Part One; this week is Part Two.
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As part of “Design Your Year,” each year we announce an annual challenge based on the year—a habit that will help us and listeners to be come happier. We review our experience with last year’s “Write 24 in ‘24” challenge and reveal the challenge for 2025. Plus we discuss some of the tools and strategies we’ll use to help ourselves stick to this excellent challenge.
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"Habits for Happiness" course
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One-Sentence Journal
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2025 "War and Peace" Slow Read
Four Tendencies Quiz
Don't Break the Chain tracker
"What's Your Neglected Sense?"
Elizabeth is rereading: Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton (Amazon, Bookshop)
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From the Ship of Theseus to the Grand Shrine of Ise, from the Tin Woodman to our own constantly renewing bodies, humans have long wrestled with a profound question: When something is replaced piece by piece, is it still the same thing?
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As a holiday gift to listeners, I reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales. This week is Part One; next week is Part Two.
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
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We each review our “24 for 24 lists” and report on what we did, what we didn’t do, and why. We also reflect on which items made us happier, which ones fizzled out, and which ones we’ll repeat next year.
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Happiness Project Shop
Tips for making a "25 for '25" list
Print your own "25 for '25" list
One-Sentence Journal
Happier in Hollywood newsletter sign-up
Habits for Happiness quiz: What's the next new habit that will make you happier?
Four Tendencies quiz: Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel?
Gift-Giving quiz: What kind of gift makes you happy?
"5 Things Making Me Happy" newsletters
Ethan Mollick’s newsletter “One Useful Thing"
Hard Fork podcast
Muse Machine
Gretchen is reading: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs (Amazon, Bookshop)
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In Willa Cather’s novel “O Pioneers!” a sister and brother never forget the beautiful afternoon when they saw a wild duck playing in the river.
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We debate how to decide if a movie counts as a “holiday” movie. We also discuss how the holiday season seems to be morphing into one long celebration, with Halloween flowing directly into Christmas. Plus, we share what's making us happier: the anticipation of hosting a holiday gathering and the special joy of having a child home from college for a long visit.
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#TheHappinessProjectCollection
Bob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Choosing a one-word theme is one of the most fun and thought-provoking exercises within the “Design Your Year” set. Here, we review our themes for 2024 and reveal the themes we’ve chosen for 2025. We also share a hack for choosing a powerful theme, and include many of the themes chosen by listeners.
Resources and links related to this episode:
Habits for Happiness course
Elizabeth is rereading: The Winner by Teddy Wayne (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason (Amazon, Bookshop)
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My reflections about artificial intelligence reminded me of the climactic scene in Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, a masterpiece of children’s literature. That scene illuminates a profound truth about the human power of being loved, and also of offering love.
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We revisit a conversation with TV writer and producer Mike Schur, who has created some of our favorite TV shows ever including "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," and "The Good Place." We also talk about Derby Names and how to spread birthday cheer through the whole year.
Resources and links related to this episode:
Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker
"5 Things Making Me Happier" newsletter
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
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We share dozens of excellent hacks from listeners about how to make traveling more convenient and less stressful—plus we include some of our own travel-hack discoveries.
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Elizabeth is rereading: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Two teaching stories from very different contexts both illuminate a powerful truth: Our deepest source of resilience often comes from caring for others.
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Inspired by a friend, we discuss the question of what we wanted to accomplish in college (a question we never asked ourselves at the time). We also explore some helpful advice for the Metropolitan Museum—which the Met is definitely not interested in receiving. Plus why face-to-face meetings still hold special value in the age of screens.
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Essays in Idleness by Kenkō (Amazon, Bookshop)
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We’re entering the season of gift-giving, so we suggest gift ideas in several categories: for rest and relaxation; for the home; for family members; for Gen Z children; and for readers.
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“Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.”
"Habits for Happiness" course
Gift Giving Quiz
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Gifts for Family
Gifts for Readers
Gifts for Gen Z
Gifts for the Home
Elizabeth is reading: The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather (Amazon, Bookshop)
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A friend’s wise observation gave me greater clarity as I considered a common challenge of parenthood: If and when we pressure a child to participate in an activity.
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For this episode of More Happier, we’re revisiting one of our Very Special Episodes - Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making Entertaining Easier and More Fun. With Thanksgiving coming up and the December holiday season just around the corner, we all usually find ourselves hosting more than usual. We gathered hacks from ourselves, our mother (who is great at entertaining), and listeners. So many great ideas! Cheers to a happy entertaining season.
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We share listeners’ examples of important lessons they’ve learned from other people’s mistakes, and also what features make Wednesday a particularly enjoyable day of their week. Plus we discuss a practical suggestion for staying connected with loved ones after living through a natural disaster.
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Elizabeth is reading: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Down the Garden Path by Beverly Nichols (Amazon, Bookshop)
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During a visit to the Metropolitan Museum, a former museum guard showed me something interesting that I’d never noticed before, even though it was right in front of my eyes. Before, I didn’t see it; now I look for it every time.
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Oxymoron alert: We talk about “new traditions” that have sprung up. We also talk about the interesting term of “house trust” and why we want it, and we discuss a gift idea that makes it easy to be creative and heartfelt—even if we have trouble putting your feelings into words.
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Horace, The Odes of Horace (Bookshop)
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We talk to prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout about her acclaimed new novel, “Tell Me Everything.” In it, Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, and other characters return in connected stories of murder, marriage, parents and children, and love. This novel is thought-provoking and compulsively readable.
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Gift Giving Quiz: gretchenrubin.com/quiz
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Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Amazon, Bookshop)
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Good thought exercise! The concept applies to so much in life- interesting to ponder the remainder.
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In Episode 511, the hosts discuss the concept of choosing a one-word theme for the year. They review their own personal themes for 2024 and reveal how these words serve as guiding principles for their actions and goals in the coming year. The episode emphasizes the power of focusing on a single, meaningful word to help set intentions, maintain focus, and create positive changes in various aspects of life.
Shocked that Gretchen couldn't place A Christmas Story as the movie she was referencing- what a seasonal classic! 🛷
Re: the ad for Libre: What about folks with diabetes who don't wanna be reminded of it? I just wanna relax. eat, and listen to your podcast!
Re: the ad for Libre: What about folks with diabetes who don't wanna be reminded of it? I just wanna relax. eat, and listen to your podcast!
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Yep, sometimes you just need a sour hour to throw your pity party and then get back to business!
A good example of fundamental attribution error and a great reminder to give grace whenever you can. ✨
Making the most of the first 3 weeks seems like a riff on "the early bird gets the worm." I wonder if there's a way to soften boundaries when they've hardened to artificially recreate that first 3 weeks feeling?
Relistened today. Great idea!!
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I find "woo woo" offensive.
I am A. Therapist and what we tell people is. I am a therapist but not your therapist. So if she is a veterinarian, then that is what she should tell people. I am a veterinarian, but not your veterinarian. Set boundaries and stick to them.
I'm writing 24 minutes in 2024 my Bible scriptures that I wish to memorize in calligraphy. I'm building muscle memory for scriptures and calligraphy.
hahaha the smell of skunks!!! this made me smile
Bad idea to mess with pharmaceuticals.
Unfortunately, dogs don't live multiple decades no matter what food they eat.