Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Written by: Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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  • 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.

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Episodes
  • More Happier: Very First Episode [Revisited]

    More Happier: Very First Episode [Revisited]
    Feb 22 2025

    For our 10th anniversary, we’re revisiting our very first episode of Happier. We discuss how the “one-minute rule” contributes to outer order and inner calm, the difference between a satisficer and a maximizer, and the one-coin loophole. Plus, for the first time, we give ourselves Demerits and Gold Stars.

    Resources & Links Related to this episode:

    • One Minute Rule
    • Are you a satisficer or a maximizer?
    • Better than Before

    Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

    Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

    Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    29 mins
  • Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights

    Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights
    Feb 19 2025
    To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the podcast, we highlight our favorite ideas, hacks, and moments from the last decade. Everything from the “one-minute rule” to “clear the decks” to “give yourself a derby name” to Elizabeth’s famous recommendation of the Ped Egg. Resources and links related to this episode: Pre-order my new book, Secrets of AdulthoodBetter Than Before, my book about habit changeFollow the one-minute rule Observe the family “update” Identify your signature anything: color, scent, personal symbol. Go to the doctor Celebrate minor holidays Start a side hustle “Identify your Happiness 911 song” Give yourself a “derby name”Create a five-senses portraitOrganize trinkets Outer Order, Inner Calm bookPacking cubesShare a podcast episodeCloset-clearing montageCleaning Elizabeth's office Hacks for reading moreHacks for making entertaining easier and more fun Hacks for performanceThank-you note debate Happiness lessons from teachers in episodes 324 and 326Object sacrificing itself“Unplugged Episode”Clear the Decks Sweep the Decks Deck the HallsVoice memos from EnglandPed Egg“Have you ever been upset by a well-intentioned gift?”Happier in Hollywood podcastWe made merchandise! Buy your merch!10th Anniversary Celebration Sale Find the resources here Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    38 mins
  • Little Happier: The Efforts Made That Allow a Grandmother’s Love to Speak Across Time

    Little Happier: The Efforts Made That Allow a Grandmother’s Love to Speak Across Time
    Feb 17 2025

    The inscription on an ancient Greek grave marker illustrates the purpose of preserving art across millennia. A grandmother's words about holding her beloved grandchild, both in life and death, bridge more than two thousand years.

    Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

    Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

    Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    3 mins

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