Little Happier: More Good Advice from My Mother
When I became editor-in-chief of the law review at Yale Law School, my mother made a helpful observation about the nature of success.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubi...
12 Sep 20221min
Happier - Ep. 394: Fifth Anniversary of “The Four Tendencies!” We Discuss This Personality Framework, Hacks & Insights
It’s the fifth anniversary of my book “The Four Tendencies,” so we discuss the “Four Tendencies,” along with hacks, insights, stories, reflections, and free tools about the personality framework. Whet...
7 Sep 202237min
Little Happier: Reframing “I Have to Do It” to “I Get to Do It”
Mindy Kaling and I both give examples from our lives of when we reframed “I have to do it” into “I get to do it.”Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.comGet in touch on...
5 Sep 20222min
More Happier - House of the Dragon, Summer of Health—and What Makes a Great Sequel or Prequel?
We talk about watching the new TV show “House of the Dragon,” the question of what makes a good sequel, and we celebrate a big anniversary.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretch...
3 Sep 202229min
Happier - Ep. 393: Celebrate Labor Day with #HappierLaborDay, an Easy Hack to Delegate Tasks--and Are You Drifting?
We suggest using the Labor Day holiday as a catalyst for reflection on our work lives, and also suggest questions to help identify useful changes at work. We also share a simple hack that makes it eas...
31 Aug 202230min
Little Happier: A Free Throw in Basketball Shows the Power of Words
Even though players tend to have much better success with the underhanded free throw, few are willing to use this approach, for fear that people will make fun of them for it. Even in the intensely com...
29 Aug 20222min
Happier - Ep. 392: When Do People Know You’ve Stopped Listening? Plus a Moving Hack and a Way to Put Down Your Phone
We talk about why it’s helpful to ask people, “How do you know when I’ve stopped listening?” Plus we discuss a hack that makes moving easier, as well as a hack for putting down our smartphones. Get in...
24 Aug 202231min
Little Happier: How Refusing to Give Compliments Can Be Re-Framed as an Act of Love
Two people give two different interpretations of a family member’s failure to compliment their appearance—one was hurt; one chose to see it as evidence of love and care.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @...
22 Aug 20223min
