Podcast 109: Pay Attention to the Light, a Fun April Fool’s Tradition, and a Demerit for Talking Too Much.
It’s time for the next installment of Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
Update: My daughter Eliza turns 18 years old! Unbelievable. If you want to listen to Eliza Starting at 16, it's here; if you want to watch my one-minute video "The Years Are Short," it's here. I know now, even better than when I created that video, how truly short the years are.
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.
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