Ep. 121: Do You Want to Read More?
How to get more reading done, an interview with Sam Walker about the qualities of the world’s best captains, and a car-related travel hack. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretc...
14 Kesä 201741min
Little: Flawed Can Be More Perfect Than Perfection
This delightful story about a seven-tentacled octopus, from legendary children's author Ursula Nordstrom reminds me that sometimes flawed can be more perfect than perfection. To learn more about li...
12 Kesä 20172min
Ep. 120: VSE: Listener Questions About the Four Tendencies
In this Very Special Episode, we discuss listener questions related to the Four Tendencies (are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel? -- and how that matters). Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; ...
7 Kesä 201741min
Little: Sometimes, We Can Be Generous by Taking
Eighteen years ago, on a plane to Kansas City, I had a brief encounter with a woman—and I’ve regretted my action (or rather, inaction) ever since. Sometimes, we can be generous by taking. To learn mo...
5 Kesä 20172min
Ep. 119: Make Friends With People of Different Ages
Why it boosts happiness to make friends with people of different ages, look behind you every time you leave, and the happiness stumbling block of pain. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; p...
31 Touko 201732min
Little: A Picture Book Has an Important Lesson for Grown-Ups
In Russell Hoban’s brilliant picture book “A Bargain for Frances,” Frances observes, “Being careful is not as much fun as being friends. Do you want to be careful, or do you want to be friends?” An im...
29 Touko 20171min
Ep. 118: Are You the Difficult One?
Design your summer, start a podcast club, and ask yourself - are you the difficult one? Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com/118; 774-277-9336. To...
24 Touko 201739min
Little: A Happiness Lesson from Judd Apatow
We have to be very careful not to assume that we can predict how other people respond to our actions—especially to big, dramatic gestures. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; 774-...
22 Touko 20171min
