Podcast Episodes

Little Happier: Don’t Wait for the Right Time. It May Never Feel Like the Right Time.

Tomorrow always seems like it will be easier than today. Even Michelangelo thought so.

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

More Happier: Observance for Justice O’Connor, 5-Senses Portrait of KC Christmas, and Joy in First Drafts

Episode 52

We talk about the happiness of finishing the first draft of a book and having a child return home. We also present our five-senses portrait of a Kansas City Christmas, and discuss the recent observan…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Ep. 461: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2024! Plus We Review 2023’s Challenge of #GoOutside23in23

Episode 461

As part of the Happier Trifecta, we give ourselves and listeners an annual

challenge. We reflect on last year’s challenge of “Go outside 23 in ’23,” and we

reveal the challenge for 2024 as well as many…

Published on 2 years ago

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.

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Published on 2 years ago

Ep. 460: Very Special Episode! With Listeners, We Share Our Best Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them

Episode 460

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…

Published on 2 years ago

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?

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Published on 2 years ago

More Happier: Memories and Reflections on Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Episode 51

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. 

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Published on 2 years ago

Ep. 459: We Review Our “23 in 23 Lists” to See What We Accomplished—and What We Didn’t

Episode 459

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 …

Published on 2 years ago

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.

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Published on 2 years ago

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 …

Published on 2 years ago