Listeners share the “everyone knows that” facts they learned the hard way and we share an important warning about falls. 

Episode highlights:

• Listener Follow-Up: Remember that even a small fall can lead to a big injury. [00:57]
• Lessons Learned the Hard Way—spare tires, elevator exit stars, gas tank arrows, and more [02:42]
• Try This at Home: We share listeners’ examples of facts everyone else seemed to know–but they didn’t. [15:05]
• Demerits & Gold Stars: Elizabeth’s demerit: late to fill out school health forms; Gretchen’s gold star: to Elizabeth’s family for making the long trip for the 4th of July  [27:35]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Food & Wine: What the Color of Your Bread Tag Really Means 
• Gretchen’s Reading Retreat guide: happiercast.com/readingretreat
• Who Needs Friends by Andrew McCarthy (Amazon, Bookshop) 
• Virginia Woolf’s Diary, Vol. 3 (Amazon, Bookshop) 

Connect with Us:

• Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
• Website: gretchenrubin.com
• Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft
• Take Gretchen’s free Four Tendencies quiz

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