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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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Are You Asking Too Much–of This Person, or This Job, or This School?
Why lowering your standards isn’t the answer, how to call friends without making it weird, and does it matter if everyone orders the same thing at a restaurant? Episode highlights • Try This at Home: Right-size your expectations. [00:14] •
Do You Replay Your Mistakes? Remember the “Coffee Cup”
When I can’t let go of a mistake I made, I take comfort in the stories of highly skilled teams who made mistakes of their own. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com • Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @l
Everyone’s Talking About the Same Movie, and We Love It
The fun of monoculture, a secret theme behind Steven Spielberg’s movies, and Jeff Probst visits a Survivor Fantasy League. Episode highlights • Something Making Us Happier: Halloween decorations and a special Survivor Fantasy League guest v
Blockbuster Author Harlan Coben on Why Memory Is Partly Fiction
Ep. 610: Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author with over 100 million books in print and many hit TV adaptations, talks about his new book, Plot Twist, messy first drafts, how fiction is memoir, and the simple trick tha
Little Happier: The Paradox at the Heart of the Open-Door Stage
I've come to see a great paradox at the heart of the "Open Door" stage: I want my daughters to know they're essential to my happiness, and also that my happiness doesn't depend on them. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com •
Use Daylight Savings to Rethink Your Morning Routine
A round-up of ideas for creating new morning habits, how to help your family form better morning habits, and why rethinking your daily routines can add more happiness and energy to your life. Episode highlights • Get early morning light to
A Secret to Creativity? Cultivate a Magpie Mind
A brilliant hack for getting more help with dinner, why a quest is more fun than a jaunt, and how we feel about desks. Episode highlights: • Try This At Home: Cultivate a magpie mind [07:10] • Happiness Hack—Rename a chore to make it more a
Little Happier: A Superstar's Unforgettable Thank-You
I get such pleasure of thinking about iconic super-star Brad Pitt paying tribute to Chuck Palahniuk, and realizing what a gift he’d been given for his work. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com •
Exercise Tips from NPR’s LifeKit: Could Watching TV Actually Help You Get Moving?
For “Move Happier,” Gretchen talks with Marielle Segarra, host of NPR’s Life Kit, about ditching the all-or-nothing rule, making the most of everyday activities, and the importance of smell and lighting. Episode highlights: • Reduce frictio
More Happier: Do you “Get to” or do you “Have to?”
We discuss the happiness of a trip with old friends, a way to reframe the task of taking our pills, and a surprising fact about GLP-1s. Episode highlights • Something Making Us Happier—Say “I’ve made this plan, come if you can,” & reframe p
Ep. 608: Have You Ever Regretted a Good Decision? (Temporarily)
A listener shares a Know Yourself Better discovery, Elizabeth reports on what she learned from her Summer of Off-White Delight, and a recommendation for a new daily game. Episode highlights: Try This at Home— Figure out your Tendency [02:10
Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn't Always What Is Important
Aphorisms are short, sharp, and easy to remember, and here are four surprising examples of one of my own: "What seems important isn't always what is important." Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.co
More Happier: Lean into Fall with the Five Senses
We revisit some of our favorite try-this-at-home tips for tapping into our five senses this fall. Some ideas might turn into new annual traditions; others might be fun for this year as a way to make the most of the season. Episode Highlight
Ep. 607: Do You Love Whimsy? Celebrate a New Holiday with Us
We discuss how we’re using whimsy to find the right date to celebrate our “How do we learn what everyone knows?” day, and listeners share their brilliant tips for elevating your home and how to stop working against yourself (or others). Epi
Little Happier: A New Moral for An Old Fable
I've always loved Aesop's fables, but I've come to think the accepted morals don't always fit the stories. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com • Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft • Take Gretc
More Happier: Embrace a Party Theme, Plus a Lesson About How to Fight Right
Turn party-planning stress into fun with a theme, and why one person downplaying can lead the other to overreact. Episode highlights: • Something Making Us Happier: Embrace a party theme. [00:40] • I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: Gretchen’s
Ep. 606: What We Learned from “Do-Spend September,” Plus What’s Safe in the Microwave & Try a Day Pass
Here’s what we learned from our own Do-Spend September, and how to get a luxury-resort experience for a fraction of the cost. Plus: really, what can go in a microwave? Episode highlights: • Try This at Home— Reflect on Do-Spend September [0
Little Happier: Dolly Parton Always Knew Just What to Say
Remembering the gracious words Dolly Parton used to decline a statue in her honor—and how that moment captured her humility, her love for Tennessee, and her commitment to doing good. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Web
More Happier: Helping Rebel Kids with School—and Other Rebel Questions Answered
We revisit some of our most useful Four Tendencies conversations about Rebels, including listener advice for navigating school and ADHD, what actually motivates Rebels, and practical habit strategies shared by Rebels themselves. Mentioned i
Ep. 605: Why You Should Leave the House, Plus Why Sometimes You Don’t Need to Have an Opinion
We discuss why we should make an effort to leave the house. Plus, a stumbling block related to “having a take,” and a simple hack for reconnecting with people. Episode highlights: • Try This At Home—Why leaving the house, even briefly, has
Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Rules, Paradoxes, Laws, and Razors
Whether through science, personal observation, or humor, short statements of these human “laws” help us understand that world we live in. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com • Instagram: @gretche
More Happier: A Lesson from the Real Housewives, Plus a Tool for Dealing with Shared Work
What reality TV can teach us about miscommunication, plus a simple tool for dealing with shared work based on your tendency. Episode highlights: • Something Making Us Happier: Elizabeth's first-ever September getaway to Nantucket, and Gretc
Ep. 604: Clear Clutter With a Courtroom Hack, Plus How to Decline a Request for Accountability
Clear clutter fast with a courtroom-inspired trick, and we discuss how Upholders might set boundaries for unwanted accountability partners. Episode highlights: • Try This at Home: A hack for decluttering by issuing an “order to show cause"
Little Happier: A Lesson from the World Cup: Danger and Temptation Don’t Always Appear When We Expect
As the World Cup illustrated, in the happy moments of scoring a goal or celebrating, we may find it hard to stay focused on our aims. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com • Instagram: @gretchenrub
Move Happier: Getting Unstuck: A Fresh Start for Your Move 26 Habit
Not sticking to a habit that’s important to you? Dan Harris and Laurie Santos join Gretchen to share how to spot what's holding you back — and get moving again. Mentioned in This Episode: • 10% Happier podcast (https://www.danharris.com/pod
More Happier: Four Tendencies Solutions to Real-Life Problems
We revisit some of our most useful Four Tendencies listener questions, including how to help a Rebel stick to exercise, work with a Questioner boss, and keep Obliger people-pleasing from getting in the way of dating. Revisited Highlights: •
Ep. 603: Avoid the Sunk-Cost Fallacy, and Why it’s Hard to Plan for Emergencies
We talk about how to avoid the mental trap of the “sunk-cost fallacy.” Plus, why it’s so hard to plan for emergencies and the biases that keep us from preparing for risk. Episode highlights: • Try This at Home: Avoid the sunk-cost fallacy—t
Little Happier: After His Death, I Can Still Learn More About My Beloved Father
Even after a person has died, we can continue to understand them in new ways. Connect with Us: • Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com • Website: gretchenrubin.com • Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft • Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies qu
More Happier: How Do People Know What To Do? Plus Making Friends at the Gym
We discuss how people know what to do in certain situations. Plus why you might–or might not–make friends at the gym. Episode highlights: • Something Making Us Happier: Elizabeth finds connection to our beloved father through reading histor
Ep. 602: Spend Your Money at Home Instead of Away, and Why You Should Delegate
Why you might consider spending your vacation money on a home experience that you’ll enjoy for years, and why delegating tasks is more important–and harder–than it may seem. Episode highlights: • Try This at Home: Why you might "spend out"
