Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge
As part of “Design Your Year,” each year we announce an annual challenge based on the year—a habit that will help us and listeners to be come happier. We review our experience with last year’s “Write ...
18 Joulu 202434min
Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity
From the Ship of Theseus to the Grand Shrine of Ise, from the Tin Woodman to our own constantly renewing bodies, humans have long wrestled with a profound question: When something is replaced piece by...
16 Joulu 20244min
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1
As a holiday gift to listeners, I reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tales. This week is Part One; next week is Part Two. Get in touch: podcast@gretche...
14 Joulu 202437min
Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not
We each review our “24 for 24 lists” and report on what we did, what we didn’t do, and why. We also reflect on which items made us happier, which ones fizzled out, and which ones we’ll repeat next yea...
11 Joulu 202437min
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times
In Willa Cather’s novel “O Pioneers!” a sister and brother never forget the beautiful afternoon when they saw a wild duck playing in the river. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen...
9 Joulu 20244min
More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation
We debate how to decide if a movie counts as a “holiday” movie. We also discuss how the holiday season seems to be morphing into one long celebration, with Halloween flowing directly into Christmas. P...
7 Joulu 202428min
Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes
Choosing a one-word theme is one of the most fun and thought-provoking exercises within the “Design Your Year” set. Here, we review our themes for 2024 and reveal the themes we’ve chosen for 2025. We ...
4 Joulu 202438min
Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess?
My reflections about artificial intelligence reminded me of the climactic scene in Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, a masterpiece of children’s literature. That scene illuminates a profound trut...
2 Joulu 20246min
