Ep. 441: Escape Your Taste, an Easy Way to Remember Hard Names, and New Metaphors for “Empty Nest”
We talk about how we can boost our happiness by escaping from our own taste.We also suggest an easy way to make it easier to remember challenging names,and share the many terrific metaphors that liste...
2 Aug 202325min
Little Happier: I’m Going to Take This Thing Home, Because Otherwise Someone Else Might Steal It
Idaho ghost towns have a problem with vandalism, because people think, “I’ll take this home so someone else doesn't steal it." I felt the same impulse when I visited a little unsupervised library duri...
31 Juli 20232min
Ep. 440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets
In this Very Special Episode, we explore the subject of regret. We talk about themost common categories of regrets and why reflecting on regret can help usmake our lives happier. We share some of our ...
26 Juli 202332min
Little Happier: Would You Pay $500,000 for a Steve Jobs Paradox?
An amusing paradox arose in real life: Steve Jobs put his autograph on a letter to tell someone that he didn’t sign autographs. Sometimes, in the process of saying we won’t do something, we do it.Get ...
24 Juli 20231min
More Happier: The Silver Lining of Summer Camp, a Happiness Bully for Writing, and Not Getting Choked Up
We talk about the silver lining of having a child away at summer camp. We also discuss how a happiness bully might “encourage” someone to work on their novel, and how to avoid choking up while giving ...
22 Juli 202321min
Ep. 439: Suggest the Default Option, Skip a Year of an Activity You Enjoy, and More Everyday Luxuries
We talk about how we can make planning easier by suggesting the default optionof time and place when coordinating with other people. We also discuss thesuggestion to skip a year of an enjoyable activi...
19 Juli 202331min
Little Happier: Something Brilliant Came Out of My Mouth—Something I Didn’t Know I Knew
Looking at a ‘zine made by some friends decades ago made me realize an important truth—a truth I didn’t know that I knew.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on...
17 Juli 20232min
“Bonus: Commencement Address Given by Gretchen Rubin: Five Essential Paradoxes for a Happy Life”
In this bonus episode, listen to the commencement address I gave at my daughter’s Eleanor’s high-school graduation. To help the new graduates make sense of their experiences—both what they’ve experien...
15 Juli 202317min
