Podcast Episodes

Little Happier: A Mystery: In Order to Find Something Precious, We Must Possess It Already.

In different ways, many people have expressed the very powerful and mysterious idea: In order to find something, we must possess it.

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchenrubin.com

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Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Ep. 253: Fight Through Post-Holiday Haze and How (Really) to Keep New Year’s Resolutions

Episode 253

Fight through post-holiday haze, how to get more reading done, tackle the challenge of New Year’s resolutions—and an office-party demerit.

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretch…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Little Happier: We Don’t Always Know What’s a Waste of Time, or What’s a Good Use of Our Time.

The career of a law-school friend reminded me of an important truth: it’s not always clear what’s a good use of our time. And it’s certainly not clear what’s a good use of other people’s time.

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Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Ep. 252: Walk for 20 in ’20! Plus We Discuss “Power Hour” and Answering Frivolous Questions During Job Interviews

Episode 252

Let’s all walk for 20 minutes in 2020! The challenge is on! Plus a reminder to use Power Hour and Elizabeth gives a gold star to a “Fall Frolic.”

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Published on 6 years ago

Little Happier: A Different, Happy Way to Think About Exerting Our Willpower (a Task that Doesn’t Usually Sound Appealing).

Writer Christopher Isherwood remarked that he “raised his moral by asserting his willpower” by quitting smoking – a very interesting way to think about the benefits of habit change.

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Published on 6 years ago

Ep. 251: Try the Eight Stones Method; Are You on Team “You Do You” or Team “Let’s All Join In”; and the Fun of Holiday Movies

Episode 251

Actor, singer, and writer Melissa Errico suggests the Eight Stones Method for creativity, the fun of choosing a family holiday movies, and we talk about the two philosophies of food encouragement (a/…

Published on 6 years ago

Little Happier: I Love to See Justice in Action, and I Love to See Virtue Rewarded.

I love hearing a story of justice in action, and also of virtue recognized and praised. Virtue doesn’t always get rewarded! It’s thrilling when it happens.

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretch…

Published on 6 years ago

Ep. 250: Very Special Episode: We Review Our “19 for 2019” Lists

Episode 250

In this Very Special Episode, we review our “19 for 2019” lists and report on what we did—and what we didn’t do—on our lists for 2019.

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenru…

Published on 6 years ago

Little Happier: You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Pigeon That’s Flying Overhead.

A funny episode from a long-ago family vacation is a great reminder that we can take all possible precautions, but we can’t protect ourselves from every eventuality.

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Published on 6 years ago

Ep. 249: Happier Podcast Book Club: The Legendary Isaac Mizrahi Talks about Fashion, Family, and Self-Knowledge in “I.M.”

Episode 249

For the Happier Podcast Book Club, we talk to Isaac Mizrahi about the role of family, fashion, and making his way in the competitive, high-stakes world of New York City in his acclaimed memoir I.M.

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Published on 6 years ago