Podcast Episodes

Ep. 210: Very Special Episode: Clutter-Busting!

Episode 210

Elizabeth reveals the clutter-busting ideas from Gretchen’s book “Outer Order, Inner Calm” that work best to help curb her natural messiness, and we discuss Know Yourself Better questions related to …

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Little Happier: From Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”--What Should We Fear More, Want or Ignorance?

Re-reading Charles Dickens’s story “A Christmas Carol” got me thinking about the question: What should we fear more, Ignorance or Want?

Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft

Links and n…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 209: Fourth Anniversary! Most Popular Ideas and Favorite Moments

Episode 209

It’s our fourth anniversary! We review our most popular Try-This-at-Home tips, Happiness Hacks, and favorite moments from the previous year.

Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft

Get th…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Little Happier: A Perhaps Apocryphal Story about Matisse--About Time and Mastery

This story about Matisse is probably apocryphal, but it’s a great illustration of an important point: a minute of effort may reflect a lifetime of practice.

Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin &…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 208: To Fight Clutter, Beware the “Endowment Effect”

Episode 208

This week, we’ll talk about why you should beware the “endowment effect” as a way to combat clutter, and we’ll take a deep dive into listeners’ one-word themes for the year.

We also discuss listener r…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Little Happier: My Favorite Story from My Favorite Book About Parenting

The “juice story” reminds me how much we can shape our perceptions, and other people’s perceptions, by the way that we speak.    

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: h…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 207: Elizabeth Reveals Why You Should Go to the Doctor

Episode 207

Why you should go to the doctor, meeting the challenge of decluttering a household—and announcing the first book for the Happier Podcast Book Club.

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podca…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves

Author Ann Patchett reminds herself that if she’s going to be of service to a friend, she must protect herself.

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyi…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 206: What’s the Best Resolution You’ve Ever Made?

Episode 206

Why you might consider using gentle language, a gold star for “Winter of the Witch, a movie about magical pancakes, and listeners answer the question, “What’s the best resolution you’ve ever made?”

Ge…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Little Happier: The Supreme Court Building Gave Me the “America Feeling”

Every time I read the words “Equal Justice Under Law,” carved into the front of the Supreme Court building, I get the America Feeling.

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago