There are about 100 days left in the year, and we discuss why starting your 100-day countdown can make you happier. We also explore a hack that will help you read, learn, and get entertained, and we share interesting responses from listeners about the power of engaging. Resources & links related to this episode: <ul> <li>For the Happier Podcast Book Club: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert (<a href="https://amzn.to/4nB9DU8">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593540985">Bookshop</a>)</li> <li>Joshua Rothman's New Yorker article "<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/ai-is-coming-for-culture">A.I. Is Coming for Culture</a>"</li> <li><a href="https://www.thesinceyouaskedpodcast.com/">Listen to the new podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen Rubin</a></li> <li><a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/">Happier in Hollywood</a> Substack&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://secretsofadulthood.substack.com">Secrets of Adulthood</a> Substack&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="http://happiercast.com/nextnovel">"Fall in Love with Your Next Novel" Quiz</a></li> <li>Elizabeth is reading: Actress of a Certain Age by Jeff Hiller (<a href="https://amzn.to/4mbERjq">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781668031858">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li> <li>Gretchen is reading: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4guWQjO">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780553510706">Bookshop</a>)</li> </ul> Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a> Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/">&nbsp;Gretchen's website</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&nbsp;Happier&nbsp;app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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