Ep. 481. We talk about why it’s helpful to try to avoid avoidance, and why “planned maintenance” is more effective than “unplanned maintenance.” Plus we share a hack for making cooking easier and faster, as well as many suggestions from listeners of excellent books about how things work.

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Ep. 481. We talk about why it’s helpful to try to avoid avoidance, and why “planned maintenance” is more effective than “unplanned maintenance.” Plus we share a hack for making cooking easier and faster, as well as many suggestions from listeners of excellent books about how things work.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on Instagram<a href="https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on Threads<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a> on Instagram<a href="https://www.threads.net/@lizcraft">@LizCraft</a> on Threads<a href="https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on ThreadsGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: <a href="http://happiercast.com/481">http://happiercast.com/481</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">Now available</a> wherever books are sold.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. 

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Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen&rsquo;s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.&nbsp;
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