It’s the first podcast episode of More Happier…for everyone who wants to get more Happier! We’ll be doing this episode every other Saturday in 2022, in addition to the usual episodes of Happier with Gretchen Rubin and A Little Happier.
Gold star to K. J. Dell’Antonia, author of the novel The Chicken Sisters (Amazon, Bookshop) and co-host of the podcast #AmWriting, for giving us the idea for the name “More Happier.”
Something Making Us More Happier
Elizabeth: The Disney+ Get Back documentary about the Beatles and the making of their album Let It Be.
Gretchen: The New York Botanical Garden, and in particular, the Haupt Conservatory. I mention my book Happier at Home and the resolution to “Be a tourist in your hometown.” It was a wonderful experience, plus I made the family plan (usually Jamie makes the plans). Elizabeth mentions the Huntington Botanical Gardens.
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You
We discuss Elizabeth’s new life philosophy that “Everyone over the age of 18 should do exactly what they want.”
Spotlight on a Tool
The Don’t Break the Chain Habit Tracker.
The pages provide structure and flexibility, with space to visualize progress in different ways, “pass” stickers if you need to take a day off, gold-star stickers to celebrate your milestones, and suggestions for ways to use this tracker effectively.
Learn more about this tool here.
Happiness Lesson from the Real Housewives
Change into your pajamas and take a nap every day. Inspiration for #Rest22in22!
I mention my biography of Winston Churchill, Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill.
Quotation
It occurred to her how nice it was to live once more in a confined space which one was free to organize, with small resources, as one pleased.
LATEST episodes
We discuss how creating before-and-after photo books of renovations or improvements can bring satisfaction and preserve memories. Our happiness hack suggests visiting your local library (or museum) for the first time; that first visit can be surprising to make. We also share listeners’ strategies for handling a spouse who asks too many questions at inopportune times.
Resources & links related to this episode:
- Order your copy of Secrets of Adulthood
- Read 25 in 25
- Bookshop
- Pledge to Read 25 on June 25th
- Visit The Happiness Project shop for Father’s Day gifts
- Elizabeth is reading: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Amazon, Bookshop)
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
Visit Gretchen’s website to learn more about Gretchen’s best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
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