Happier with Gretchen Rubin
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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Latest Episodes

Little Happier: A Mystery: How Possessions Change When Their Owner Dies

October 2, 2023 - 01:47
After people die, their possessions often seem transformed, because they’re no longer animated by the animating force of their owner....

Ep. 449: Make a Mindful Investment in Yourself, a Hack for Falling Asleep, and Fun with Pop-Tarts

September 27, 2023 - 32:21
We discuss why making a mindful investment in ourselves is a good way to spendour time, energy, and money. We also suggest a hack for...

Little Happier: What’s the Real Lesson from the Tortoise and the Hare? It’s Not What You Think

September 25, 2023 - 03:10
The familiar fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare” offers many possible lessons, and the most common moral—“Slow and steady wins the...

About The Show

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 Cadence13 Network.

More Episodes

Little Happier: A Mystery: How Possessions Change When Their Owner Dies

October 2, 2023 - 01:47
After people die, their possessions often seem transformed, because they’re no longer animated by the animating force of their owner....

Ep. 449: Make a Mindful Investment in Yourself, a Hack for Falling Asleep, and Fun with Pop-Tarts

September 27, 2023 - 32:21
We discuss why making a mindful investment in ourselves is a good way to spendour time, energy, and money. We also suggest a hack for...

Little Happier: What’s the Real Lesson from the Tortoise and the Hare? It’s Not What You Think

September 25, 2023 - 03:10
The familiar fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare” offers many possible lessons, and the most common moral—“Slow and steady wins the...

Ep. 448: Start Your 100 Day Countdown, Try the Library, and a Deep Dive into Issues for Rebels and School: ADHD & College

September 20, 2023 - 30:12
There are 100 days left until the end of the year, so if something needs to getdone, start the countdown! We also read a listener’s...

Little Happier: Do You Like the Idea of a “Happiness Project”—or Does It Remind You of Homework?

September 18, 2023 - 02:13
Our attitude toward a habit or an activity can be dramatically changed by the words we use to describe it. I love the idea of a...

More Happier: A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories?

September 16, 2023 - 25:18
A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories?We talk about Elizabeth’s rare episode of...