Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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Little Happier: It Might Be Boring to Read About the “Land of Happy,” But It’s Probably a Nice Place t

People sometimes assume that happiness is boring—but as philosopher Simone Weil points out, while...

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More Happier: Two Pleasures of Summer, Breaking in My Feet (Not My Shoes), and Benefits of Going “On Pause”

We each explain a reason why summer is making us happier, why it’s important to break in our feet...

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Ep. 435: Start a New Habit on Vacation, Cultivate Everyday Luxuries, and Memorize Street Names

We discuss why it’s helpful to start a new habit while on vacation, and why taking a few minutes...

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Little Happier: Where Is Timbuktu?

A man in Timbuktu laughed when he heard that that people think of the place as being very far...

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Ep. 434: Ways to Understand a Child Better, a Hack for Showing Love, & Eleanor Gives High-School Advice

We discuss ways to use the “Four Tendencies” personality profiles to communicate more effectively...

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Little Happier: Why Would a Sailor Decide Never to Learn to Swim?

A yachtsman refused to learn to swim, so that if ever found himself in the water, he’d cling to...

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Ep. 433: A Surprising Way to Lift Your Mood, How to Decide Where to Move & Ideas for a Rebel Father

We discuss a counter-intuitive and creative way to boost our spirits, and talk about a terrific...

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Ep. 432: Happier Podcast Book Club: Surprise! We Talk About How “Life in Five Senses” Makes Us Happier

Happier Podcast Book Club: We have a conversation about “Life in Five Senses”—abandoned titles,...

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Little Happier: An Important Lesson from a Famous Illusionist and a Fake Gorilla

The famous “Monkey Business Illusion” video and the memoir of magician Darren Brown point to a...

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Ep. 431: Design Your Summer, an Easy Hack to Have More Fun with Food, and a Talk on the Joy of Dressing

As we do each year, we consider how we plan to design our summer. We also discuss a hack from a...

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Little Happier: Which of the Five Senses Do People Most Often Neglect? The Answer Is Surprising.

Tens of thousands of people have now taken the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz. The results...

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Little Happier: Two Staircases in the Metropolitan Museum Illustrate a Profound Truth

During my daily visits to the Metropolitan Museum, I noticed something about staircases that...

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More Happier: Elizabeth Talks About Being on Strike as a TV Writer and Reveals Her New Philosophy of Life

Elizabeth talks about the experience of being on strike as a Hollywood TV writer (and, relatedly,...

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Ep. 429: Try the Strategy of Unpairing, an Easy Travel/Exercise Hack, and When to Push Out of a Comfort Zone

We talk about why and how we should try the Strategy of Unpairing when trying to change a habit....

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Little Happier: “What Famous Person Was Born on My Birthday?” “You Were.”

A conversation with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor made me realize: it must be very...

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