Happier with Gretchen Rubin

By Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project / Panoply

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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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Little Happier: Reading Isa...

06.24.2019

Reading Isaac Mizrahi’s memoir I.M. helped me understand something about myself: my uncomfortable reaction to a work of art I admire.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest ...

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06.24.2019 Little Happier: Reading Isaac Mizrahi Taught Me About Myself Reading Isaac Mizrahi’s memoir I.M. helped me understand something about myself: my uncomfortable reaction to a work of art I admire.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest ...
06.19.2019 Ep. 226: Celebrate the Summer Solstice by Re-visiting your One-Word Theme Celebrate the summer (or winter) solstice by re-visiting your one-word theme for the year, an alternative office activity if you want to avoid being the Evil Donut-Bringer, and how to resist the temptation of the snooze alarm.Get in touch on ...
06.17.2019 Little Happier: My Husband Jamie Taught Me a Wonderful, Memorable Lesson About Plans. My husband’s willingness to change plans gave me a lovely memory—and taught me a valuable lesson.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest post here: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/Get the podcast ...
06.12.2019 Ep. 225: Cultivate Your Casual Friendships Cultivate your casual friendships, an interview with writer Ramit Sethi about money, and a terrific inexpensive gift to give.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftGet the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletterOrder a copy of Gretchen’s ...
06.10.2019 Little Happier: How Do We Help? An Observation from the Life of the Creator of the Comic Strip “Cathy.” This story from the life of Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the comic strip “Cathy,” is an example of how we can help people achieve their dreams for themselves. Sometimes.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related ...
06.05.2019 Ep. 224: Design Your Summer (Again) Design your summer, manage the challenge of making transitions throughout the day, and why “the stewing is worse than the doing.”Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftGet the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletterOrder a copy ...
06.03.2019 Little Happier: This Book Changed the Way I See the World. Christopher Alexander’s book “A Pattern Language” changed the way I see the world; sometimes, at least in my case, it’s only through words that I can learn to see more clearly.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes ...
05.29.2019 Ep. 223: Step Off a Cliff Why you should step off a cliff, an interview with writer Ross Gay, and the fun of making the opposite of a to-do list.Want to watch the "Roadmap to Happiness"? Check your local PBS station listings here:http://pbs.org/gretchenrubin. Tell your friends, ...
05.27.2019 Little Happier: Why Did Dolly Parton Identify More with Barbara Walters than Barbara Walters Identified with Her? My fascination with Dolly Parton continues, and her answer to Barbara Walters in a 1977 interview is a good example of why we shouldn’t under-estimate people who are different from us.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes ...
05.22.2019 Ep. 222: Go Someplace Alone Why you might choose to go someplace alone, how to have a good conversation with a child, and listener suggests an easy, clever hack for remembering to bring items.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events at: ...
05.20.2019 Little Happier: One of the Greatest Luxuries? The Luxury of Giving a Gift. In Sydney Taylor’s wonderful children’s book “All-of-a-Kind Family,” the girls’ father saw a way to give them a true luxury: the luxury of giving him a gift.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode ...
05.16.2019 Bonus episode: Game of Thrones! Gretchen and Elizabeth Discuss and Speculate Before the Show’s Finale. Is Arya Stark a Rebel? Will Cersei Lannister manage to keep the Iron Throne? And how about that coffee cup! On this special short bonus episode, Gretchen and Elizabeth discuss, debate, and speculate about the upcoming end of the HBO ...
05.15.2019 Ep. 221: Do You Yearn for a Re-Set? Do you yearn for a re-set, how to look better in photographs, and using voice-to-text to make it easier to take notes. And announcing our next Book Club Choice: “Small Fry” by Lisa Brennan-Jobs.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and ...
05.13.2019 Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato On her iconic 1960’s TV show, Julia Child drops a profound truth about human nature, in the middle of trying to flip a potato.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found ...
05.08.2019 Ep. 220: Why We Should Deal with Something Negative Right Away Deal with something negative right away, switch to electronic boarding passes if you still use paper, and a Four Tendencies break-down of the “Game of Thrones” characters.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events at: http://gretchenrubin.com/eventsGet in ...
05.06.2019 Little Happier: What Chef Julia Child Taught Me About the Nature of Enthusiasm and Happiness. The life of Julia Child is a great example of the fact that sometimes, even when we can’t persuade people to take an interest in the things we love, we can sweep them along with our enthusiasm.Get in touch on ...
05.01.2019 Ep. 219: Very Special Episode: Going Deep into Giving Up with Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig-Urban In this Very Special Episode, we go deeper into the try-this-at-home of “Give something up for a month” and talk to Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig-Urban about her new podcast “Do the Thing” and about the power of changing for 30 days.Get ...
04.29.2019 Little Happier: We Love Excellence--When We Can Recognize It. for Apr 29, 2019 In this hilarious “Funny or Die” video by the musician Jewel, she goes undercover at a karaoke bar. It’s a good example of the fact that people do appreciate excellence, when they’re able to recognize it.Get in touch on Instagram: ...
04.24.2019 Ep. 218: Invest in Your Identities Invest in your identities, a way to respond to the “evil donut-bringer” at work, and listeners’ suggestions about how to help someone get through chemotherapy.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events at: http://gretchenrubin.com/eventsGet in touch on ...
04.22.2019 Little Happier: My Husband So Often Knows the Right Thing to Say Sometimes when I complain, my husband Jamie reminds me, “This is what you wanted.” It’s comforting because it’s true. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest post ...
04.17.2019 Ep. 217: Don’t Over-Consult “Why you should stop over-consulting, a hack to make exercising more convenient, and a question for self-knowledge: When you’re upset, do you feel it in your body or in your head?”Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live ...
04.15.2019 Little Happier: The Opposite of a Profound Truth Is Also True. Even in Goth It’s one of my favorite Secrets of Adulthood: The opposite of a profound truth is also true. In goth, and in so much else.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found ...
04.10.2019 Ep. 216: Give Someone an Unusual Compliment Give someone an unusual compliment, a hack to make it easier to leave the house, identify your favorite time of day, and Elizabeth reports on her battle with stress-eating.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events at: ...
04.08.2019 Little Happier: Why the Children’s Book “Little Bear” Made Tears Come into My Eyes One of our tasks as parents is to help our children remember themselves and their own past. I got tears in my eyes when I read the beautiful lines from the children’s book “Little Bear.” “Tell me about me,” said ...
04.03.2019 Ep. 215: Throw a Celebratory Party Throw a celebratory party, the problem of feeling so worried about the future that you can’t enjoy the present, a question about ideas for healthy treats, and a happiness hack.Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events ...
04.01.2019 Little Happier: I’m Lucky to Have a Mother Who Is Lucky I feel lucky to have a mother who views herself as lucky. It’s a beautiful atmosphere for a child to live in—even a grown-up child like me. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this ...
03.27.2019 Ep. 214: Try Giving Up Something for a Month Try giving up something for a month, a confession and hack related to leather pants, and a question for listeners: How do you help someone get through chemotherapy?Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events athttp://gretchenrubin.com/eventsGet in ...
03.25.2019 Little Happier: A Friend’s Description of Herself Reminded Me of Who I Am Sometimes, it’s other people who remind us of our deepest values, and the truest things about ourselves. I must read—but I needed a friend to remind me of that truth.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related ...
03.20.2019 Ep. 213: Bonus Clutter-Clearing Tips: Find Out What Ideas Didn’t Make It into the Book This week, we’ll talk about some bonus ideas for creating outer order and we’ll talk about an easy way to make it more fun to wake up in the morning.-----Get tickets for Gretchen's book tour and Happier podcast live events ...
03.18.2019 Little Happier: This Mother Knew Exactly What Career Advice to Give I’m often wracked by indecision when I’m asked to give advice or take action. I love this example of a mother who knew exactly what career advice to give her daughter. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and ...
03.13.2019 Ep. 212: Happier Podcast Book Club: We Talk About Family Secrets in Dani Shapiro’s Memoir “Inheritance.” This week is a milestone episode for us. It’s our first Happier PodcastBook Club episode. We talk to Dani Shapiro about her memoir: Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love.Want to discuss Dani Shapiro's book with other Happier podcast ...
03.11.2019 Little Happier: Would I Know the Way to Tell Right from Wrong? As I read about the Enron scandal, I was relieved to see that one person could clearly articulate how to tell right from wrong.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found ...
03.08.2019 Bonus Episode! An Excerpt from Gretchen’s New Book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” This bonus episode features an excerpt from the audio-book of Gretchen’s new book “Outer Order, Inner Calm.” Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.comGet tickets for my book tour and Happier podcast live events ...
03.06.2019 Ep. 211: Spend Time Individually with Family Members, an Ice Cube Hack, and Obligers’ Relationships to Accountability and Possessions This week, we’ll talk about why you might try to spend time individually with each member of your family, and we’ll discuss an intriguing hack about using an ice cube to change your thoughts.We also talk about Obligers, and how ...
03.04.2019 Little Happier: Carrie’s Shoe Collection in “Sex and the City” Teaches an Important Lesson About Habits If you’re trying to save money, does it matter if you splurge on one pair of expensive shoes? Probably not. What about two pairs? Three pairs? In the TV show “Sex and the City,” Carrie’s shoe collection illustrates an important ...
02.27.2019 Ep. 210: Very Special Episode: Clutter-Busting! Elizabeth reveals the clutter-busting ideas from Gretchen’s book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” that work best to help curb her natural messiness, and we discuss Know Yourself Better questions related to clutter.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftGet the resources ...
02.25.2019 Little Happier: From Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”--What Should We Fear More, Want or Ignorance? Re-reading Charles Dickens’s story “A Christmas Carol” got me thinking about the question: What should we fear more, Ignorance or Want?Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest ...
02.20.2019 Ep. 209: Fourth Anniversary! Most Popular Ideas and Favorite Moments It’s our fourth anniversary! We review our most popular Try-This-at-Home tips, Happiness Hacks, and favorite moments from the previous year.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/209Get the podcast ...
02.18.2019 Little Happier: A Perhaps Apocryphal Story about Matisse--About Time and Mastery This story about Matisse is probably apocryphal, but it’s a great illustration of an important point: a minute of effort may reflect a lifetime of practice.Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraftLinks and notes related to this episode can ...
02.13.2019 Ep. 208: To Fight Clutter, Beware the “Endowment Effect” This week, we’ll talk about why you should beware the “endowment effect” as a way to combat clutter, and we’ll take a deep dive into listeners’ one-word themes for the year.We also discuss listener responses to the “Try This at ...
02.11.2019 Little Happier: My Favorite Story from My Favorite Book About Parenting The “juice story” reminds me how much we can shape our perceptions, and other people’s perceptions, by the way that we speak.
02.06.2019 Ep. 207: Elizabeth Reveals Why You Should Go to the Doctor Why you should go to the doctor, meeting the challenge of decluttering a household—and announcing the first book for the Happier Podcast Book Club.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/207; 774-277-9336.
02.04.2019 Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves Author Ann Patchett reminds herself that if she’s going to be of service to a friend, she must protect herself.
01.30.2019 Ep. 206: What’s the Best Resolution You’ve Ever Made? Why you might consider using gentle language, a gold star for “Winter of the Witch, a movie about magical pancakes, and listeners answer the question, “What’s the best resolution you’ve ever made?”Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/205; 774-277-9336.
01.28.2019 Little Happier: The Supreme Court Building Gave Me the “America Feeling” Every time I read the words “Equal Justice Under Law,” carved into the front of the Supreme Court building, I get the America Feeling.
01.23.2019 Ep. 205: An Interview about False Identities with Abby Ellin Follow a ritual of completion, how to pour more easily from a carton (a small but useful hack!), and an interview with Abby Ellin about her fascinating new book “Duped.”Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/205; 774-277-9336.
01.21.2019 Little Happier: There’s Such Joy in Giving Delight I saw the blockbuster movie “Avatar” back in 2009, and the only thing I remember is a look of pure joy.
01.16.2019 Ep. 204: Put a Band-Aid On It Why you should put a band-aid on it, consider “Me Time Tuesday,” and how to persuade a reluctant spouse to do more work.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/204; 774-277-9336.
01.14.2019 Little: Even Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life Felt Rushed and Cluttered We often assume that our new technology is making us feel rushed and overwhelmed, but perhaps it’s just really ourselves.
01.09.2019 Ep. 203: Plan Your “19 for 2019” We reveal our “19 for 2019” and “9 for 2019” lists and discuss some listeners’ suggestions and questions about making these lists.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/203; 774-277-9336.

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