Happier with Gretchen Rubin

By Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project / Panoply

Health Self-Help

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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 Panoply Network.

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	EPISODES LIST
		Ep. 199 - Reflections on Our “18 for 2018” Lists Evaluate your “18 for 2018” list, we reveal our own successes and failures with “18 for 2018,” plus a popular app for locating lost items.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/199; 774-277-9336.	12.12.2018
		Little: While the Power of Story-Telling Is Trendy Now, It’s an Ancient Idea. It’s a truth too important to be new: we listen best when we listen to a story.	12.10.2018
		Ep. 198 - Design Your Own “Happiness Project" Design your happiness project for 2019, follow the five-second rule, and suggestions for dealing with the challenge of gift-giving.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/198; 774-277-9336.	12.05.2018
		Little: Is This Person My Judge, or My Champion? Sometimes, the people we fear are judging us are willing to be our enthusiastic champions and sympathizers, if we give them the chance.	12.03.2018
		Ep. 197 - Make a Plan to Read More in 2019 Plan to read more in 2019, how to make it easier to follow complex instructions, and what to do when your sweetheart won’t store keys in the key bowl.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/197; 774-277-9336.	11.28.2018
		Little: A Lesson from Waitressing: It’s Not About You We often think that people are acting in response to what we’ve done or said, when in fact, they’re just behaving the way they usually do. And that can be comforting to remember.	11.26.2018
		Ep. 196: Choose a Holiday Motto Choose a holiday motto, give the “gift of a podcast,” and more ideas about drinking less alcohol and helping people face end-of-life tasks.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/196; 774-277-9336.	11.21.2018
		Little: Finding a Meaning, Such as Sacrifice, Can Transform Suffering Viktor Frankl makes a profound point: When our actions and experiences have meaning, our suffering is lightened.	11.19.2018
		Ep. 195: Do Something Scary Why you should do something scary, what to do with your earbuds when you meet someone on the street, and how to schedule holiday visits with family.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/195; 774-277-9336.	11.14.2018
		Little: “The Salvation of Man Is Through Love and in Love.” A passage from Viktor Frankl’s masterpiece Man’s Search for Meaning is a beautiful reminder of the significance of love.	11.12.2018
		Ep. 194: Make an Introduction Make an introduction, accountability strategies to keep people exercising, and how to deal with digital information hoarding.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/194; 774-277-9336.	11.07.2018
		Little: The Idea of “Negative Space” and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter A visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter got me thinking about the importance of paying attention to “negative space.”	11.05.2018
		Ep. 193: Have You Ever Felt Your Personality Slip? Celebrate a personal anniversary, a hack that makes it easier to use a cell phone, and persuading people to tackle end-of-life tasks.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/193; 774-277-9336.	10.31.2018
		Little: A Puzzling Story from the Life of Pearl S. Buck A thought-provoking story from the life of Pearl S. Buck’s missionary father raises many questions.	10.29.2018
		Ep. 192: The Problem of “You Cook, I Clean” Why you should have people over, how to make time for your side hustle, and the challenge of the “you cook, I clean” approach Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/192; 774-277-9336.	10.24.2018
		Little: During a Difficult Family Discussion, Someone Knows the Right Thing to Say These words are comforting because they’re true: you’re not that powerful.	10.22.2018
		Ep. 191: Identify Your Pacesetter Why you might identify your pacesetter, the value of creating a user-guide to yourself, and the common challenge of drinking less alcohol.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/191; 774-277-9336.	10.17.2018
		Little: Yet Another Piece of Advice from My Father My father gave me excellent advice: if I think I might be ready for a change, I’m probably already long overdue.	10.15.2018
		Ep. 190: Very Special Episode: Think About Your Body For this Very Special Episode, we focus on the role of the body in creating a happier life, and we talk to Jake Knapp about how to focus on what matters.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/190; 774-277-9336.	10.10.2018
		Little: I Experienced the "America Feeling" in Normandy, France During my family’s trip to Normandy, reading the beautiful description in the D-Day guide for soldiers gave me the “America feeling.”	10.08.2018
		Ep. 189: Make Life More Complicated Why you might want to make life more complicated, the challenge of the (non)Quiet Car, and a question about hotels.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/189; 774-277-9336.	10.03.2018
		Little: A Stumble May Prevent a Fall Little mistakes, little missteps, can help us learn and grow so that we don’t make bigger mistakes later.	10.01.2018
		Ep. 188: Create a Personal Timeline Why you might create a personal timeline, a deep dive into the "Facts of Life" book, and yet another treadmill-desk-related demerit. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com: happiercast.com/188; 774-277-9336.	09.26.2018
		Little: An 18th Century Story Makes Me Think About the Importance of Education This story from the life of Samuel Johnson reminds us: “It is wonderful what a difference learning makes upon people even in the common intercourse of life.”	09.24.2018
		Ep. 187: How to Find a Misplaced Object Plan a short trip, how to find a misplaced object, and an interview with Bradley Tusk. Get in touch: @gretchinrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/187; 774-277-9336	09.19.2018
		Little: Why Are You Living in New York City? For decades, I’ve been haunted by a public-service poster I once saw in a New York City subway.	09.17.2018
		Ep. 186: Create a Blues Bag Why and how you might create a "blues bag," a reading-related hack for parents, and a deep dive on happiness at work. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/186; 774-277-9336.	09.12.2018
		Little: When People Give No Solace, We Can Turn to Nature This beautiful song by Nina Simone is a reminder that when people give us no solace, we can turn to nature.	09.10.2018
		Ep. 185: Make a "Facts of Life" Book Why you should make a "Facts of Life" book, how to deal with an outer-order related conflict, and a hack for telling left from right. Get in touch @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/185; 774-277-9336.	09.05.2018
		Little: Laurence Olivier’s Advice to Dustin Hoffman Works for Me, Too The advice that Laurence Olivier gave to Dustin Hoffman is a good reminder for all of us.	09.03.2018
		Ep. 184: Have a #HappierLaborDay Just as New Year's Day prompts us to reflect on what we want from the coming year, Labor Day can remind us to reflect on how to be happier at work in the coming year. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/184; 774-277-9336.	08.29.2018
		Little: It’s Good to be an Adult It has its drawbacks, to be sure, but in general, it’s good to be an adult.	08.27.2018
		Ep. 183: Consider Going into "Low Power Mode" Go into "low power mode," how to deal with a soul-destroying app (again), and the benefits of taking a two-hour class. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; happiercast.com/183: 774-277-9336.	08.22.2018
		Little: When We Give Ourselves Limits We Give Ourselves Creativity It may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s true: Imagination is often sparked more by constraint than by freedom.	08.20.2018
		Ep. 182: Take a Scent Snapshot of Your Life Take a scent snapshot of your life to boost your happiness, and Eliza describes facing the happiness stumbling block of leaving home for the first time.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/182; 774-277-9336.	08.15.2018
		Little: A Beautiful Moment of Elevation from Winston Churchill’s Tears When visiting a poor neighborhood during the London Blitz, Winston Churchill cried—“tears not of sorrow but of wonder and admiration.”	08.13.2018
		Ep. 181: Practice Reverse Gossip Practice reverse gossip, an email-related hack, and what to do when someone raises the bar. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/181; 774-277-9336.	08.08.2018
		Little: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Something to Be Good at Something. Dolly Parton and Paul McCartney are yet more examples of my Secret of Adulthood: You don’t have to be good at something to be good at something.	08.06.2018
		Ep. 180: Very Special Episode: Travel Hacks! We got terrific hacks from listeners about how to make travel more convenient, comfortable, and fun—so many great suggestions about happier travels.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/180; 774-277-9336.	08.01.2018
		Little: A Lesson from Harry Potter About Knowing Who You Are One of my favorite moments in the Harry Potter books is when Harry accepts his own nature, and his own strengths, to face his dragon.	07.30.2018
		Ep. 179: Make Each Day of the Week Distinctive Make each day of the week distinctive, use videos to solve common problems like inserting contact lenses, and why is “18 for 2018” so fun?Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/179; 774-277-9336.	07.25.2018
		Little: Artist Anne Truitt Describes Her Moment of Transformation Artist Anne Truitt gives a remarkable description of her moment of transformation and recognition—she knew exactly when and why it began.	07.23.2018
		Ep. 178: Schedule a Weekly Playdate with Yourself Schedule a weekly playdate with yourself, a hack for dealing with a child’s curfew,and what are some ways to deal with the distractions of an open-plan office?Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/178; 774-277-9336.	07.18.2018
		Little: “There Are Many Things that We Would Throw Away If We Were Not Afraid that Others Might Pick Them Up.” I’m haunted by a thought-provoking observation from Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.	07.16.2018
		Ep. 177: What is Luxury for You? Do the “ten minute closer” to help yourself make orderly transitions, what’sluxury for you, and how to deal with demanding neighbors—plus the mystery ofshoe size!Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/177; 774-277-9336.	07.11.2018
		Little: It’s Not as Glamorous as It Sounds. One of the nicest features of human nature is the fact that people are interested in such different subjects.	07.09.2018
		Ep. 176: An Interview with Hollywood Powerhouse Mark Duplass Note the start date of any notable pain or symptom; suggest a window of time instead of a specific time; and interview with Hollywood powerhouse Mark Duplass,Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/176; 774-277-9336.	07.04.2018
		Little: Dolly Parton Describes the Difference Between a Wish and a Dream Action, work, that’s the different between a wish and a dream.	07.02.2018
		Ep. 175: Do You Struggle with Procrasticlearing? Beware of procrasticlearing, plan a nice little surprise, and tips on how to take notes while listening to podcasts.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/175; 774-277-9336.	06.27.2018
		Little: Schoolhouse Rock Gives Me the “America Feeling” and Taught Me the Preamble to the Constitution Gold star and RIP to Bob Dorough, who made such a contribution to the world with his “Schoolhouse Rock” series.	06.25.2018

LAST EPISODE

Ep. 199 - Reflections on Ou...

12.12.2018

Evaluate your “18 for 2018” list, we reveal our own successes and failures with “18 for 2018,” plus a popular app for locating lost items.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/199; 774-277-9336.