More Happier: Insights About the Habits that We Want Most; Revisiting a Happiness Project, and More Hollywood
We discuss the most popular results for the new “Habits for Happiness” quiz, and we also reveal our own results. Plus I explain what I’ll be doing for my Happiness Project: Revisited from July through...
20 Jan 202428min
Ep. 465: Tackle a Topic with Someone Who Resists, Try a New Book Club, and Use Technology Mindfully
We discuss several suggestions to help start a conversation with someone who wants to delay any discussion. We also share a suggestion from a listener about an unconventional approach to a book group,...
17 Jan 202439min
Little Happier: Why It’s So Important to Identify the Problem—and Why It’s Easy to Skip This Essential Step
Growing up, I thought I disliked exercise. When I realized that, in fact, I don’t like games or sports, I was able to find ways to exercise that worked for me.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFo...
15 Jan 20243min
Ep. 464: Follow the One-Minute Rule, Stay Calm, and Identify the New Habit That Will Make You Happier
We talk about the one-minute rule, and why following this simple rule is soeffective. We discuss the fascinating new “Habits for Happiness” quiz that tellsyou the next new habit that will make you hap...
10 Jan 202428min
Little Happier: In Line to Order Soup, a Funny “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Moment Brought Strangers Together
While ordering her soup, a woman was being a very difficult customer. When she was able to laugh at herself, she transformed the experience for the people around her.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubi...
8 Jan 20242min
More Happier: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Revisiting a Happiness Project, and How to Keep Hiking
We talk about the Kansas City-related story of Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce, discuss plans for revisiting a “happiness project” this year, and come up with ideas for maintaining the habit ...
6 Jan 202430min
Ep. 463: Revealed! Our “24 for 24” Lists of 24 Big and Small Things We Want to Accomplish in 2024
We discuss the third element of the “Happiness Trifecta”: We reveal our “24 for24” lists of 24 things we each want to accomplish in 2024, and talk about whymaking this kind of list can boost our happi...
3 Jan 202437min
Little Happier: My 13 Color “Koans”—Mysterious Statements that Can’t Be Understood Logically
I love color, and I love a “koan”--a question, story, or statement that can’t be understood logically. These thirteen color koans explore the mysteries of color.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com...
1 Jan 20244min
