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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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Take Photos of Everyday Life, the Tension that Exists in Love–and Should I Get a Dog?

Ep. 24: Let's Talk About Dogs

In his speaking, Winston Churchill often deliberately made mistakes. He understood that an imperfect speech would be more persuasive and moving than a perfect speech, and he chose to make his performance better by making it worse.

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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.

Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. 

In his speaking, Winston Churchill often deliberately made mistakes. He understood that an imperfect speech would be more persuasive and moving than a perfect speech, and he chose to make his performance better by making it worse.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
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 Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>
Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/">&nbsp;Gretchen's website</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&nbsp;Happier&nbsp;app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;

A Little Happier: Why Would an Accomplished Juggler Deliberately Drop a Prop?

Just in time for January, I joined NPR’s “Life Kit” to talk about New Year’s resolutions, why they fail, and a more effective way to build better habits and make real progress in 2026.

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.

Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. 

Just in time for January, I joined NPR&rsquo;s &ldquo;Life Kit&rdquo; to talk about New Year&rsquo;s resolutions, why they fail, and a more effective way to build better habits and make real progress in 2026.
Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>
Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/">&nbsp;Gretchen's website</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&nbsp;Happier&nbsp;app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;

More Happier: Rethinking Resolutions with Gretchen Rubin on NPR’s “Life Kit” [Revisited]

We talk about a thought-provoking, helpful exercise to help prepare for the upcoming year. We also share an easy hack for making parties more fun, reflections on #Read25in25, and re-visit a whimsical know-yourself-better question.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Home cotton-candy machine
Listen to episode 355
Simon Haisell's Footnotes and Tangents on Substack
Last chance to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course
Elizabeth is reading: Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: The Rim of Morning by William Sloane (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.

Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. 

We talk about a thought-provoking, helpful exercise to help prepare for the upcoming year. We also share an easy hack for making parties more fun, reflections on #Read25in25, and re-visit a whimsical know-yourself-better question.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/best-cotton-candy-makers-7370724#toc-best-overall-cotton-candy-machine-vivo-electric-commercial-cotton-candy-machine">Home cotton-candy machine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/355-over-buying/">Listen to episode 355</a></li>
<li>Simon Haisell's <a href="https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/">Footnotes and Tangents</a> on Substack</li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/course">Last chance to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4qpnFtv">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250230492">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: The Rim of Morning by William Sloane&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3MJC6dg">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781590179062">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
 Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>
Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/">&nbsp;Gretchen's website</a>&nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&nbsp;Happier&nbsp;app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;

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