Ep. 586: Treat Yourself Like a Grandchild, Plus a Hack for Sticking to Daily Habits

We talk about why you should treat yourself like a grandchild (or a toddler, puppy, professor, or factory), and we share a helpful tip if you’re trying to do certain things every day. Plus we discuss a listener’s question about meeting inner and outer expectations as an Upholder.

Resources & links related to this episode:

• My Four Tendencies personality framework (gretchenrubin.com/four-tendencies)

• Take the "Four Tendencies" quiz (gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz)

• Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle (griffinmsi.org/exhibits/colleen-moores-fairy-c…)

• Graduation Gift Guide (happiercast.com/graduation)

• Simon Haisells "slow reads" (footnotesandtangents.substack.com)

• My book Secrets of Adulthood (gretchenrubin.com/books/secrets-of-adulthood) makes for a great graduation gift

• Elizabeth: The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day (Amazon (amzn.to/3QNFTbr), Bookshop (bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593904213))

• Gretchen: ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King (Amazon (amzn.to/4tTzpXc), Bookshop (bookshop.org/a/15926/9798217007134))

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