Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, best-selling author Gretchen Rubin joins CBS News' Jericka Duncan to explain why people should carve out time for themselves. Rubin, who also hosts the award-winning "Happier" podcast, says human connection and strong relationships are the biggest key to happiness, but that it's also important to be comfortable with solitude.

Gretchen Rubin explains how being alone is different than being lonely

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Gretchen Rubin explains how being alone is different than being lonely

Gretchen Rubin explains how being alone is different than being lonely