Happier - Ep. 385: Keep a Commonplace Book, Hacks for Headache and Parents, and Preventing Interruptions
We talk about the value of keeping a commonplace book (which I’ve done since I was ten years old), and we offer a hack for keeping perspective as a parent—plus a bonus hack for headaches. Plus a liste...
6 Heinä 202228min
Little Happier: Do You Know Any “Help-Rejecting Complainers?”
Knowing the phrase “help-rejecting complainer” may make it easier to identify, and therefore address, a challenging pattern of behavior.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenr...
4 Heinä 20222min
Happier - Ep. 384: We Use Halfway Day to Review Our “22 for 22” Lists and #Rest22in22 (We’ve Made Some Progress)
July 2 is Halfway Day, and we use that date as a catalyst to review how we’re doing on our “22 for 22” lists as well as how we’re doing with #Rest22in22. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft;...
29 Kesä 202233min
Little Happier: The Positive Value of Negative Emotions
People sometimes assume that “a happy life” is a life without negative emotions, but in fact, negative emotions have a crucial role to play in helping us to create good lives.Get in touch: @gretchenru...
27 Kesä 20223min
More Happier - The Happiness of a Paul McCartney Concert, the Joy of Aphorisms, and the Delights of Audiobooks
We talk about the adventure of going to a Paul McCartney concert, the joy of writing and collecting aphorisms, and the new delight of listening to an audiobook.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabeth...
25 Kesä 202217min
Happier - Ep. 383: Reflect on Your One-Word Theme, Talk to a Rebel Who Wants to Switch Jobs, and a “Cool” Hack
Because the year is almost half over, we review our one-word themes for 2022 to see how we’re doing. We also discuss an inexpensive item that’s useful to keep around the house (or to give as a gift) a...
22 Kesä 202231min
Little Happier: The Value of the “Quality of Keeping People Together.”
Gertrude Stein wrote that the poet Guillaume Apollinaire had the “quality of keeping people together.” This is a rare and important gift.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchen...
20 Kesä 20222min
Happier - Ep. 382: Responsibility-Shifting Questions, Being a Better Manager, and Why You Might Rent a Salad Bowl
We discuss why we’re trying to stop asking responsibility-shifting questions (which we both do, often), talk about an easy way to rent little-used items, and talk to legendary Silicon Valley manager R...
15 Kesä 202237min
