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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 20171min
Ep. 1: Picking A New Work Mantra
Happier in Hollywood is here! In this episode, veteran TV writers/producers/showrunners Liz Craft and Sarah Fain pick a new work mantra to get them through development season; talk to their agent abou...
18 Mai 201731min
