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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 Cadence13 Network.
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In honor of the death of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Gretchen tells behind-the-scenes stories and personal reflections from her clerkship year.
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1Each year, we make a list of things we want to get done in the next twelve
months. We review our “23 for 23” lists and report on what we accomplished (or
failed to accomplish). We also reflect on what we learned from the items we did
and didn’t do in 2023.
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As a child, I was deeply moved by this story of a child’s wish to do a good deed, and how she fulfilled that wish, despite making many mistakes. As an adult, I’m even more moved by it.
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Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.
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Next year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Gretchen Rubin’s #1 New York Times bestselling book, The Happiness Project. To celebrate, she’s leading a one-time, one-year course called “The Happiness Project: Revisited.” In this bonus excerpt from the course, Gretchen and Elizabeth explore the lessons Gretchen has learned over the years, talk about her plans to do a new happiness project in 2024, and discuss how other people can do their own happiness projects.
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We review the one-word themes we chose for 2023—“Scale” and “Wave”--and
discuss how and why those themes influenced the last twelve months. We also
reveal the one-word themes we’ve chosen for 2024, and what symbol we’ll use to
represent our themes.
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It’s not pleasant to be criticized, but I remind myself, “The only thing worse that getting criticized is not getting criticized.” Criticism shows that someone thinks that work is worthy of correction.
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Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.
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Because listeners asked for another “Clear the Decks” episode--where we suggest a list of manageable, one-minute-ish tasks to do while listening--this episode features a “Deck the Halls” lists of quick tasks. Follow along, and by the end of the episode, we’ll all have accomplished a lot.
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We discuss how and why we might look for pockets of wasted time (and talk
about some wasted time we uncovered ourselves.) We also suggest an easy step
to lower anticipatory anxiety, a simple hack for avoiding waste, and discuss a
listener’s question about how her Upholder son should spend his time.
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In the Alcoholics Anonymous program, two people decided to take turns every day, acting as the sponsor or the one being sponsored. In helping, we are being helped.
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As we do every year, we share a list of suggestions for great holiday gifts. We also
discuss a way to figure out what kinds of gifts someone else would want—and
how to think of ideas for great gifts to ask for, for yourself.
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I’ve made this mistake before, and I just made it again: During a crunch time, I decided, “With the publication of ‘Life in Five Senses,’ I can’t manage to do all these other tasks. They have to wait until afterward.” Now that the book is on the shelves, I’m dealing with a lot of unnecessarily delayed tasks.
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We talk about lucky dates (such as 11/11), the “wrong-shoe theory” approach to getting dressed, and a listener’s entertaining plan to celebrate her birthday month by living the life of a character from a Hallmark holiday movie.
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In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Elizabeth talks about living with
type 1 diabetes: her diagnosis, how she manages day-to-day, pregnancy, changes
in technology, how family and friends can help, and more.
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I laughed when I saw that someone appreciates a good dimmer system as much as I do.
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We talk about the new gift-giving quiz that divides people into four categories
depending on the kinds of gifts they prefer to receive: Tried-and-True, Easy-to-Please, Enthusiast, and Connoisseur. We remind ourselves of the very helpful
hack to check behind you each time you leave a place. We also share listeners’
many helpful suggestions about how to handle the final days of a family member
or friend.
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The old story about “The Dog in the Manger” is a reminder that if there’s something we can’t enjoy or make us of, we should back away and let someone else benefit from it.
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We talk about our response for trying—for the first time!—the famous flavor of pumpkin spice latte. We also discuss the secret of a making a convincing TV pitch, and how group texts can strengthen family bonds.
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We talk about how and why the creative challenge of coming up with “___ is the
new ___” observations sparks happiness. We also talk about enjoying the five-
senses experiences of Halloween, and the fun of the new thrift ghost-painting
challenge. Plus, a listener asks how to listen to podcasts to help ourselves fall
asleep.
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Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now availablewherever books are sold.
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In South Carolina, three thoughtful passers-by stopped to comfort a weeping stranger—and had the opportunity to share a joyful moment with author Hernan Diaz, who had just learned that he’d won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.
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We suggest several practical solutions to common, but challenging, social
situations. We also address a listener’s question, “Do Questioners ever experience
Questioner-rebellion?” and discuss the know-yourself-better question of “Is your
birthday important to you?”
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Bad idea to mess with pharmaceuticals.
Unfortunately, dogs don't live multiple decades no matter what food they eat.
Dogs don't live multiple decades.
Cruel to catch and eat tunas and salmons! They have faces and mothers, and feel pain!
going to start implementing the 1 minute rule!!
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I find some of the advertising offensive.
Post covid? I don't think so.
My ex used to do this 24/7 but I found that he is a narcissist and our ethics were very different. So he would try to say things like an eye for an eye if he steals I'm taking something of his. and he would try to convince me that it was okay to be violent and thuggish.
Frog's legs are not a food. They are a crucial body part belonging to the frog!
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off course!!
Hi Gretchen, My suggestion for a family ritual is maybe more habit than ritual, but it is incredibly cozy, builds family memories, and gives you a lot of those "inside jokes". So my suggestion is to Read Aloud every evening to the family. I know it sounds daunting to someone who isn't comfortable reading aloud but it's really worth a try, and young kids aren't usually critical about reading skill :) Tailor the books you choose to your kids ages, and also to Your prefrenses! For example, I won't read The Borrowers series, even tho many enjoy it, because I don't care for them, but I've read appropriate Robin McKinley books to 7 year-olds because I love them! The amount of time you read each evening will vary, and don't worry if you can't do longer reads for weeks at a time, life is sometimes crowded! On the other hand, sometimes you might read for an hour & 1/2 when time and interest combine. You'll have your own favorite books to share, but for sugestions or reminders, my fav
I love this podcast! such a great boost of happiness
well, thanks for nothing Gretchin! haha jk reminds me that I need to re-read "THP" - brush up on the tips & tricks, get a little "THP" motivation boost and *finally* get started // (re-{!!})capture 2022 // New Year energy momentum.
Such a happiness booster. Love how realistic the advice given is.
I love what he says about winding down for sleep. everything in nature responds best to gradual change, and our brains and bodies are no different!
It’s called Puerto Rico’s Bioluminescent Bays! Enjoyed 22 for 22!
Cool!