Little Happier: Should Money Be Used to Buy Fresh Flowers for a Museum?
Should Money Be Used to Buy Fresh Flowers for a Museum? By posing an interesting question—such as “Should money be spent on flowers?”—we can learn about other people’s values. Get in touch: podcast@gr...
18 Dec 20232min
Ep. 460: Very Special Episode! With Listeners, We Share Our Best Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them
Listeners—and we--share the most effective and transformative resolutions we’ve made, as well as our suggestions for keeping them. We also talk about the 21 strategies we can use to make or break our ...
13 Dec 202333min
Little Happier: The Subway Kiosk Asks a Deep Question: Add Value or Add Time?
Every time I refill my MTA Metro card, I’m reminded to ask myself a crucial question. Do I want to spend time or money? Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin o...
11 Dec 20232min
More Happier: Memories and Reflections on Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
In honor of the death of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Gretchen tells behind-the-scenes stories and personal reflections from her clerkship year. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com ...
9 Dec 202329min
Ep. 459: We Review Our “23 in 23 Lists” to See What We Accomplished—and What We Didn’t
Each year, we make a list of things we want to get done in the next twelve months. We review our “23 for 23” lists and report on what we accomplished (or failed to accomplish). We also reflect on what...
6 Dec 202335min
Little Happier: A Story That Moved Me as a Child, and Moves Me Still as an Adult
As a child, I was deeply moved by this story of a child’s wish to do a good deed, and how she fulfilled that wish, despite making many mistakes. As an adult, I’m even more moved by it. Get in touch: p...
4 Dec 20235min
Bonus: A Conversation from The Happiness Project: Revisited
Next year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Gretchen Rubin’s #1 New York Times bestselling book, The Happiness Project. To celebrate, she’s leading a one-time, one-year course called “The Happiness P...
2 Dec 202312min
Ep. 458: We Review Our One-Word Themes for 2023 and Reveal Our 2024 New One-Word Themes
We review the one-word themes we chose for 2023—“Scale” and “Wave”--and discuss how and why those themes influenced the last twelve months. We also reveal the one-word themes we’ve chosen for 2024, an...
29 Nov 202333min
