When renowned American contralto Marian Anderson visited the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in his home, he paid her a beautiful tribute.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.comGet in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraftGet the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletterLeave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsorsWant to be happier in 2022? Order Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project to see how she approached the question, “How can I be happier?” and start a Happiness Project of your own.Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When renowned American contralto Marian Anderson visited the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in his home, he paid her a beautiful tribute.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Get in touch on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a>Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter">http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter</a>Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/534d8f6e-0936-11e9-b74a-77a3994a777a/podcasts/32ecfb42-8289-11e5-b42a-8f36c3d2bc76/episodes/e58ed7e0-22be-11eb-bfe4-8b3487a0aab2/happiercast.com/sponsors">happiercast.com/sponsors</a>Want to be happier in 2022? Order Gretchen Rubin’s book <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bpSjbwsSPRw3fNQrTuVaF3Rdf0aZzG2NWMeV0GkAqyM9CIDVQuEpyIcPsmIq86TmrqAEX-j4TipQRoZdoDN489A4wbHggtzHe0hA2X_QyROzyhJCCOxyk1Ew3LodywhvS">The Happiness Project</a> to see how she approached the question, “How can I be happier?” and start a Happiness Project of your own.Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://whole30.com/podcast-page/">Do The Thing</a>, <a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/">Side Hustle School</a>, <a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/">Happier in Hollywood</a> and <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/">Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: The Composer Sibelius Had the Right Words to Say about Contralto Marian Anderson

We discuss a counter-intuitive and creative way to boost our spirits, and talkabout a terrific hack for people who need to decide where to move. Also, weshare many listener suggestions about how to communicate effectively with aRebel father who won’t use his wheelchair or his medical-alert device.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/433Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss a counter-intuitive and creative way to boost our spirits, and talkabout a terrific hack for people who need to decide where to move. Also, weshare many listener suggestions about how to communicate effectively with aRebel father who won’t use his wheelchair or his medical-alert device.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: <a href="http://happiercast.com/433">http://happiercast.com/433</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

If I’m complaining about a problem and asking other people to help me solve it, I should ask myself: Have I, myself, actually taken the time and energy to focus on the problem, to try to solve it?Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If I’m complaining about a problem and asking other people to help me solve it, I should ask myself: Have I, myself, actually taken the time and energy to focus on the problem, to try to solve it?Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Little Happier: A Jammed Zipper Teaches an Important Happiness Lesson  I learned a very useful lesson from a very ordinary situation.

Happier Podcast Book Club: We have a conversation about “Life in Five Senses”—abandoned titles, mostsurprising lessons, material that was cut out, the origin of the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz, andmore.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/432Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happier Podcast Book Club: We have a conversation about “Life in Five Senses”—abandoned titles, mostsurprising lessons, material that was cut out, the origin of the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz, andmore.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: <a href="http://happiercast.com/432">http://happiercast.com/432</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

The famous “Monkey Business Illusion” video and the memoir of magician Darren Brown point to a similar conclusion: When we pay too much attention to something small, we may miss something big.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The famous “Monkey Business Illusion” video and the memoir of magician Darren Brown point to a similar conclusion: When we pay too much attention to something small, we may miss something big.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

We talk about a fun, thought-provoking question to pose when we’re trying to make conversation, we discuss an astonishing fact about where we each live, and share a useful framework to decide whether we’re taking refuge in work when we should be dealing with the challenges of personal life.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about a fun, thought-provoking question to pose when we’re trying to make conversation, we discuss an astonishing fact about where we each live, and share a useful framework to decide whether we’re taking refuge in work when we should be dealing with the challenges of personal life.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

More Happier: A Great Icebreaker Question, a Startling Realization About Where We Live, and How to Know When Work Is an Escape

As we do each year, we consider how we plan to design our summer. We alsodiscuss a hack from a food-scientist listener about an easy way to have more funwith the sense of taste, and we talk to Sarah LaFleur, founder and CEO ofM.M.LaFleur, about the pleasures of clothes.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/431Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we do each year, we consider how we plan to design our summer. We alsodiscuss a hack from a food-scientist listener about an easy way to have more funwith the sense of taste, and we talk to Sarah LaFleur, founder and CEO ofM.M.LaFleur, about the pleasures of clothes.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: <a href="http://happiercast.com/431">http://happiercast.com/431</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

Tens of thousands of people have now taken the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz. The results are unexpected.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tens of thousands of people have now taken the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz. The results are unexpected.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

For this Very Special Episode, we discuss dozens of hacks for entertaining,suggested by listeners and ourselves. We have suggestions and tips for makingtasks easier, lowering the bar, doing preparations efficiently, and generally havingmore fun.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/430Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this Very Special Episode, we discuss dozens of hacks for entertaining,suggested by listeners and ourselves. We have suggestions and tips for makingtasks easier, lowering the bar, doing preparations efficiently, and generally havingmore fun.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: <a href="http://happiercast.com/430">http://happiercast.com/430</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Ep. 430: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Hacks, and More Hacks for Making  Entertaining Easier and More Fun

During my daily visits to the Metropolitan Museum, I noticed something about staircases that underscored a truth I already knew: the same experience can be drastically changed by design, and even a subtle difference can have a dramatic consequence.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During my daily visits to the Metropolitan Museum, I noticed something about staircases that underscored a truth I already knew: the same experience can be drastically changed by design, and even a subtle difference can have a dramatic consequence.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

Elizabeth talks about the experience of being on strike as a Hollywood TV writer (and, relatedly, working on her new novel), and she also reveals her new insight about how she wants to live her life. Plus we discuss people’s enthusiastic responses to the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz.Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.comFollow on social media:@GretchenRubin on YouTube@GretchenRubin on TikTok@GretchenRubin &amp; @LizCraft on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotesGet Gretchen Rubin’s newest 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 - order here.Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elizabeth talks about the experience of being on strike as a Hollywood TV writer (and, relatedly, working on her new novel), and she also reveals her new insight about how she wants to live her life. Plus we discuss people’s enthusiastic responses to the “What’s Your Neglected Sense?” quiz.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on InstagramGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> 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 - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/"> Side Hustle School</a>,<a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/"> Happier in Hollywood</a> and<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/"> Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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

Happier with Gretchen Rubin is a podcast with the sole goal of helping people become happier. Co-hosts, Gretchen Rubin, and Elizabeth Craft are a wonderful pair to listen to. Together, they provide practical advice on happiness and the habits that encourage it. Sometimes, they have personal and intimate conversations to help listeners understand better. The duo possesses a unique blend of wittiness and thought-provoking wisdom. It’s a truly engaging listen!

Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. Part of the Cadence13 Network.

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