Little: How to Be Successful, Part 1
I heard this advice about success indirectly (my law school friend repeated what her boyfriend had told her), but I’ve remembered it, and followed it for years. To learn more about listener data and ...
19 Juni 20172min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 201739min
