Little Happier: How a Loose Piece of Popcorn in a Museum Inspired a Masterpiece
The brilliant children’s book From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler was inspired when writer E. L. Konigsburg spotted a piece of popcorn on a chair in a period room at the Metropolitan ...
22 Feb 20212min
Ep. 313: Help People Not Disappoint You, a Hack for Reading More, a Talk with Deepa Iyer about Different Roles to Play in Social Change
We talk about how and why it’s a good idea to help people not disappoint us, share a reader suggestion about how to read more, and Deepa Iyer explains her map for social change.Get in touch: @gretchen...
17 Feb 202130min
Little Happier: It’s a Lot of Work to Make Friendly Gestures, But We All Have to Try.
Whenever I think about the work that it takes to try to be friendly, I remember a funny story from my daughter’s childhood.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchenrubin.comGet in touch on Instag...
15 Feb 20211min
Ep. 312: Confront a Clutter-Related Conflict, a Hack for Having Fun, and Using the Four Tendencies Framework to Get Chores Done
We discuss why you might confront a clutter-related conflict, how to use the Four Tendencies personality framework to help tackle clutter and chores, and talk Anne Mercogliano about a fun acvtivity wh...
10 Feb 202131min
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image: A Cabin in the Woods, with Flowers Growing Close to Its Walls
I’m haunted by an image from Erling Kagg’s book Walking One Step at a Time, when he describes a cabin in the wood where the owner had carefully arranged that no footpaths would appear, so that it stoo...
8 Feb 20211min
Ep. 311: Find a Manifestation of Your One-Word Theme, an Easy Hack to Spark Happy Memories, and a Conversation with Ron Lieber about the Price You Pay for College
We share listeners’ suggestions about creative ways to create physical representations of our one-word themes for 2021, discuss an extremely easy, fun hack for bringing happy memories to life, and we ...
3 Feb 202137min
Little Happier: A Question That Seemed to Make No Sense Was in Fact a Declaration of Love
Sometimes, gestures of love don’t look the way we expect. I found it wonderful to think that, many years after this time has passed, the writer realized what she’d been witnessing.Get in touch: @gretc...
1 Feb 20212min
Ep. 310: Very Special Episode! Great Hacks, Tips, Tools, and Suggestions About How to #Read21in21.
In this Very Special Episode, we share hacks, strategies, and tools from listeners—and our own experience—about how to get more reading done in 2021. #Read21in21 is underway.Get in touch: @gretchenrub...
27 Jan 202133min
