DiscoverHappier with Gretchen RubinLittle Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.
Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.

Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.

Update: 2024-02-261
Share

Description

In ancient Greece, early in his career, the statesman Demosthenes came up with an ingenious yet simple form of accountability to make sure he kept practicing his oratory.

Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Follow on social media:

@GretchenRubin on YouTube

@GretchenRubin on TikTok

@GretchenRubin on Instagram

@GretchenRubin on Threads

Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes

Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 available - order here.

Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. 

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comments 
In Channel
loading
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.

Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who Needs Accountability? Here’s a Surprising Solution.

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project