Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: Reading Hacks, Book Recommendations, and Finding Your Perfect Summer Read

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We revisit a favorite Try This at Home tip for getting more reading done, share listener hacks for building a happier reading life, and discuss how to discover books you'll love. Plus: recommendations for fascinating books about how things work.

Revisited Highlights:

  • Try This at Home: Read More (episode 121)
  • Happiness Hacks:
  • Listener Question: How to Find Good Books to Read (episode 428)
  • Listener Recommendations: Books on How Things Work (episode 481)


    • Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Tips for Reading More from “Better Than Before”
    • Gretchen’s Favorite Children’s and Young-Adult Books
    • The New York Times Book Review Podcast


      • Connect with Us:

      • Email: [email protected]
      • Website: gretchenrubin.com
      • Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft
      • Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies quiz → gretchenrubin.com/quiz


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