Pay attention to the light, a great idea for an April Fool’s Day tradition, and a demerit for talking too much. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast/109; 774-277-9336
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Try This at Home
Pay attention to the light.
I mention the very interesting book Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation by Alan Burdick; you can read my interview with Alan Burdick here.
And here’s the beautiful quotation I read: “Light, that first phenomenon of the world, reveals to us the spirit and living soul of the world through colors.” –Johannes Itten
Happiness Hack
Our listener Kim suggests celebrating April Fool’s Day with a “Junk Dinner” of junk food.
Know Yourself Better
Do you like seasons, or do you like constant good weather?
Listener Question
Our listener Trish asks: “what is happiness anyway? How do we measure it?”
If you want to read more about this question, I discuss it at greater length in The Happiness Project.
Demerit
In a conversation with a friend going through a difficult time, I talked too much.
Gold Star
Elizabeth gives a gold star to the notion of changing doctors.