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  Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project  

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.

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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#1085

More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2

As 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. Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

4 hrs Ago

42 MINS

42:12

4 hrs Ago

#1084

Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge

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. Resources and links related to this episode: ---" [Habits for Happiness] (https://courses.gretchenrubin.com/courses/habits-for-happiness) " course --- [#Write24in24] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/join-us-for-write24in24/) --- [#Read25in25] (http://happiercast.com/Read25in25) --- [One-Sentence Journal] (https://the-happiness-project.com/collections/journals/products/one-sentence-journal) --- [bookshop.org] (http://bookshop.org/) --- [Happier™ app] (https://the-happiness-project.com/pages/happier-app) --- [2025 "War and Peace" Slow Read] (https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/) --- [Four Tendencies Quiz] (http://happiercast.com/sensesquiz) --- [Don't Break the Chain tracker] (https://gretchenrubin.com/resources/) ---" [What's Your Neglected Sense?] (https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-five-senses-quiz/) "  ---Elizabeth is rereading: Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4fWzSRo) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250325747) )  ---Gretchen is reading: Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4gERNMj) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781770462274) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Dec 2024

37 MINS

37:05

18 Dec 2024

#1083

Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity

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? Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Dec 2024

04 MINS

04:02

16 Dec 2024

#1082

More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1

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] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Dec 2024

40 MINS

40:03

14 Dec 2024

#1081

Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not

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. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Happiness Project Shop ] (https://the-happiness-project.com/collections/all) --- [Tips for making a "25 for '25" list] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/tips-for-your-24-for-2024-list/) --- [Print your own "25 for '25" list] (http://happiercast.com/designyouryear) --- [One-Sentence Journal ] (https://the-happiness-project.com/products/one-sentence-journal) --- [Happier in Hollywood] (https://happierinhollywood.com/)  newsletter sign-up --- [Habits for Happiness quiz:] (https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-habits-for-happiness-quiz/)  What's the next new habit that will make you happier? --- [Four Tendencies quiz] (https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/) : Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel? ---  [Gift-Giving quiz] (https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-gift-giving-quiz/) : What kind of gift makes you happy? --- ["5 Things Making Me Happy" newsletters] (https://staging.gretchenrubin.com/newsletters/)    ---Ethan Mollick’s newsletter “ [One Useful Thing] (https://www.oneusefulthing.org/) " --- [Hard Fork] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hard-fork/id1528594034)  podcast --- [Muse Machine] (https://the-happiness-project.com/collections/all/products/muse-machine) ---Gretchen is reading: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3BdwVgj) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063253476) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Dec 2024

40 MINS

40:15

11 Dec 2024

#1080

Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times

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. Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Dec 2024

04 MINS

04:09

09 Dec 2024

#1079

More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation

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. Resources and links related to this episode: ---# [TheHappinessProjectCollection] (https://the-happiness-project.com/) ---Bob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3ZlpY4X) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780743244589) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:52

07 Dec 2024

#1078

Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes

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] (http://happiercast.com/habitscourse)  course  Elizabeth is rereading: The Winner by Teddy Wayne ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/492iGY0) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063353596) )  Gretchen is reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/41jdu0j) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593597033) ) Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

41 MINS

41:48

04 Dec 2024

#1077

Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess?

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. Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Dec 2024

06 MINS

06:33

02 Dec 2024

#1076

More Happier: How to be Perfect with TV Producer Mike Schur

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] (https://the-happiness-project.com/products/dont-break-the-chain-habit-tracker?srsltid=AfmBOoouvwDy4W6_YikiFFD4yhtp6BwvyJElmrG7b6PBoPw9h0H4RXDL) ["5 Things Making Me Happier" newsletter] (https://gretchenrubin.com/newsletters/) Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

30 Nov 2024

35 MINS

35:37

30 Nov 2024

#1075

Ep. 510: Very Special Episode: Dozens of Travel Hacks! So Many Good Ideas

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. Resources and links related to this episode: [Black Friday Sale ] (http://happiercast.com/blackfriday) [Life in Five Senses] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/) Elizabeth is rereading: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3OkmgDc) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593653227) )  Gretchen is reading: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3AXo81R) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780735224049) ) Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:21

27 Nov 2024

#1074

Little Happier: The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength

Two teaching stories from very different contexts both illuminate a powerful truth: Our deepest source of resilience often comes from caring for others. Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

25 Nov 2024

03 MINS

03:02

25 Nov 2024

#1073

More Happier: An Unasked College Question, Unsought Advice & the Joy of Meeting in Person

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. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Super-Fans] (http://happiercast.com/superfan)   --- [Bookplates ] (http://happiercast.com/bookplate) --- Essays in Idleness by Kenkō ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/48ZMFjq) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780141192109) ) Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

23 Nov 2024

26 MINS

26:18

23 Nov 2024

#1072

Ep. 509: Happier Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the People We Love

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. Resources and links related to this episode: [“Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.”] (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/11/empty-nest-open-door/680646/?gift=BLqf9Z0GuNrBqzA-PDdy1RmymhLczqcext4t2_869dA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) ["Habits for Happiness" course ] (http://courses.gretchenrubin.com/) [Gift Giving Quiz] (http://happiercast.com/giftquiz) [Cozy Gifts for Rest & Relaxation] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/gretchen-rubins-cozy-gifts-for-rest-amp-relaxation)   [Gifts for Family] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/gretchen-rubins-gifts-for-family) [Gifts for Readers] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/gretchen-rubins-gifts-for-readers) [Gifts for Gen Z] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/gretchen-rubins-gifts-for-gen-z-daughters) [Gifts for the Home] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/gretchen-rubins-gifts-for-the-home) Elizabeth is reading: The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3UYQFeh) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781501132957) )  Gretchen is reading: A Lost Lady by Willa Cather ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/40TuRnT) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781420969849) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:05

20 Nov 2024

#1071

Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy

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. Get in touch: [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Follow on social media: [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin) on YouTube [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&_r=1) on TikTok [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/) on Instagram [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin) on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: [ ] (https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter) [happiercast.com/shownotes] (http://happiercast.com/shownotes) Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book [ Life in Five Senses] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/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] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/) . Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/) to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the [Happier App] (https://thehappierapp.com/) . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

03 MINS

03:32

18 Nov 2024

#1070

More Happier: Hacks to Make Thanksgiving Easier & More Fun [Revisited]

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] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/hacks-for-entertaining/) ! Cheers to a happy entertaining season.  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Nov 2024

37 MINS

37:50

16 Nov 2024

#1069

Ep. 508: Learn from Someone’s Mistake, Stay Connected in a Hard Time & Why Wednesday Is Special

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. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [gretchenrubin.com/newsletter] (http://gretchenrubin.com/newsletter) ---Sign-up to be a  [Super Fan] (https://gretchenrubin.com/join-the-super-fan-group/) ---Elizabeth is reading: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/3CvkcWg) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593238172) )  ---Gretchen is reading: Down the Garden Path by Beverly Nichols ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4dUgMtx) ,  [Bookshop] (https://amzn.to/3CiBKFf) )  --- Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

13 Nov 2024

35 MINS

35:15

13 Nov 2024

#1068

Little Happier: After Hundreds of Visits to the Met, I Still Needed Someone to Show Me

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. Get in touch: [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Follow on social media: [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin) on YouTube [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&_r=1) on TikTok [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/) on Instagram [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin) on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: [ ] (https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter) [happiercast.com/shownotes] (http://happiercast.com/shownotes) Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book [ Life in Five Senses] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/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] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/) . Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/) 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] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Nov 2024

03 MINS

03:37

11 Nov 2024

#1067

More Happier: New Traditions, The Idea of “House Trust,” and a Creative Gift Suggestions

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. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Moment of Happiness Calendar] (https://the-happiness-project.com/products/moment-of-happiness-calendar?srsltid=AfmBOoqpXi7qx8JNyYl1lzvX7nBA7APyYZHhvVDosLh8POSjpUUkJQw2) ---Horace, The Odes of Horace  ( [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781016140232) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:27

09 Nov 2024

#1066

Ep. 507: Happier Book Club: Elizabeth Strout Talks About Love & Secrets in “Tell Me Everything”

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. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Tell Me Everything] (https://www.elizabethstrout.com/books/tell-me-everything)  by Elizabeth Strout ---Gift Giving Quiz:  [gretchenrubin.com/quiz ] (http://gretchenrubin.com/quiz) --- [Little Happier episode] (https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/a-little-happier-sometimes-when-were-the-most-thankful-we-find-it-hardest-to-express-gratitude/) ---Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4hq0ueX) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780316258876) )  ---Gretchen is reading: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4dUgMtx) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593537619) )  --- Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:56

06 Nov 2024

#1065

Little Happier: Sometimes, It’s a Good Idea to Say “I Know You Love Me”

We’re often told “Don’t put words in people’s mouths” or “Don’t tell other people what they feel,” but as these examples from “Game of Thrones” and “Terms of Endearment” illustrate, sometimes the tender thing to do is to say, “I know you love me.” Get in touch: [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Follow on social media: [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin) on YouTube [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&_r=1) on TikTok [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/) on Instagram [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin) on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: [ ] (https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter) [happiercast.com/shownotes] (http://happiercast.com/shownotes) Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book [ Life in Five Senses] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/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] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/) . Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/) 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] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Nov 2024

05 MINS

05:07

04 Nov 2024

#1064

More Happier: Finding Happiness in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain [Revisited]

We revisit a conversation with bestselling author Susan Cain, renowned author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking and Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. We also talk about why we should be the one to make the plan, and a listener suggests a hack for making it easier to use online recipes. Links: --- [The Quiet Life: A Journal by Susan Cain ] (https://the-happiness-project.com/collections/new/products/the-quiet-life-a-journal-by-susan-cain) Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Nov 2024

39 MINS

39:11

02 Nov 2024

#1063

Ep. 506: Find a Delight for Each Day, a Useful Travel Tip & Learning from Mistakes

We explore ways to make each day of the week special by recognizing small pleasures. We discuss a practical hotel checkout tip to avoid forgetting items. Also, we examine the value of allowing yourself to go into “shock” when facing big assignments or feedback, and how this pause can lead to clearer thinking and better responses. Plus we ask, “What lesson have you learned the hard way?” Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Four Tendencies Personality Quiz] (https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/) : Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel? --- [Happiness Hacks Card Deck] (http://happiercast.com/happinessdeck) ---Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4hq0ueX) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780316258876) )  ---Gretchen is reading: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar ( [Amazon] (https://amzn.to/4dUgMtx) ,  [Bookshop] (https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593537619) )  Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

30 Oct 2024

37 MINS

37:23

30 Oct 2024

#1062

Little Happier: A Story About Love from “A Wrinkle in Time”

A passage from “A Wrinkle in Time,” a masterpiece of children’s literature, holds a subtle but important lesson about human nature and the transformative power of love. Get in touch: [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Follow on social media: [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin) on YouTube [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&_r=1) on TikTok [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/) on Instagram [@GretchenRubin] (https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin) on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: [ ] (https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter) [happiercast.com/shownotes] (http://happiercast.com/shownotes) Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book [ Life in Five Senses] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/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] (https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/) . Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/) 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] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Oct 2024

04 MINS

04:15

28 Oct 2024

#1061

More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Open...

We discuss a useful lesson in communication drawn from “Real Housewives” drama. We also talk about why it’s such a relief to get up-to-date on photo albums, and we compare our views on the “Previously, on XYZ…” segments at the beginning of TV shows. Resources and links related to this episode: --- [Gift Giving Quiz] (http://happiercast.com/quiz) --- [What's Your Gift-Appreciation Profile] (https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/whats-your-gift-appreciation-profile/) ---Quotation: George Orwell, “ [Charles Dickens] (https://orwell.ru/library/reviews/dickens/english/e_chd) " Get in touch:  [podcast@gretchenrubin.com] (mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com) Visit [ Gretchen's website] (https://gretchenrubin.com/)  to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the  [Happier app] (https://thehappierapp.com/) .  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] (https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

26 Oct 2024

30 MINS

30:26

26 Oct 2024