Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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More Happier: Drew Barrymore Shares a Way to Connect, Plus Some Quick, Cheap Fun (Revisited) May 18, 2024

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For this episode of More Happier, for your weekend listening, we’re bringing you our conversation with Drew Barrymore, one of our favorite interviews from the very first year of Happier. Plus we talk about having an end-of-year ritual, procrastinating about holiday decorations, and the joy of temporary tattoos.

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Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now available wherever books are sold.

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Ep. 482: How to Handle a Hard Transition, a Toys Hack, and Discussion of Our Most Popular Ideas May 15, 2024

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Ep. 482: We discuss why you might decide to train for a tough transition—perhaps for an entire year. We also revisit a listener’s response from years ago that listeners continue to comment on; it’s an idea that has deeply resonated with people. Plus we suggest an excellent hack for storing collections of stuffed animals.

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Little Happier: Wise and Hilarious Greatest Hits from Warren Buffett May 13, 2024

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Warren Buffett is a spectacularly successful investor, and he’s also a master communicator. Lines from his “Letters to Shareholders” are easy to understand and enjoy, and are therefore more compelling and persuasive.

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More Happier: Sweep the Deck! A “Clear the Decks” Episode of Quick Tasks for Summer Prep May 11, 2024

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Because listeners asked for another “Clear the Decks” episode--where we suggest quick, manageable, tasks to accomplish while listening--this episode features a list of short tasks to help us prepare for summer. Follow along, and by the end of the episode, we’ll all have accomplished a lot.

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Ep. 481: Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work May 08, 2024

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Ep. 481. We talk about why it’s helpful to try to avoid avoidance, and why “planned maintenance” is more effective than “unplanned maintenance.” Plus we share a hack for making cooking easier and faster, as well as many suggestions from listeners of excellent books about how things work.

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Little Happier: Are You “Practicing the Piano” or “Playing the Piano?” May 06, 2024

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When it comes to happiness and human nature, the words and metaphors we choose have a surprisingly large influence over our actions.

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Why Ketchup Is Magic, and More on Delights of Taste from "Life in Five Senses" May 04, 2024

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Listen to a bonus episode featuring an excerpt from Gretchen Rubin's latest bestselling book, Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World. This excerpt comes from the chapter Tasting: The Taste of the Tea and the Cake, or Why Ketchup is Magic.

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Ep. 480: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks from the Proverbs of the Professions May 01, 2024

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In this Very Special Episode, we share hilarious and insightful “proverbs of the

professions”—the collective wisdom of people in particular roles or professions

about how to manage the dilemmas of life. We include proverbs that come from

parents, poker players, doctors, ski instructors, and many more.

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Hacks for Facing Life’s Challenges: Proverbs of the Professions:

https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/hacks-for-facing-lifes-challenges-proverbs-of-the-professions/

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Little Happier: Funny Reminders to Beware of Unintended Consequences. Apr 29, 2024

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Three amusing examples—from the worlds of pickpockets, farmers, and archeologists—illustrate the point that we must beware of unintended consequences.

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More Happier: The Power of Personal Style, a Great Proposal Story, and Less Email Spam Apr 27, 2024

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We talk about yet another lesson from the Real Housewives: the power of a personal style. We also share a lovely marriage proposal story that involves stationery products, as well as a quick hack for reducing email spam.

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