We discuss a challenge to wear three items of clothing we are not currently using--and explore ways to overcome common obstacles. We also share creative happiness hacks for welcoming overnight guests, and examine how people who tend to be rigid can adjust their rules to reduce stress in changing circumstances.

Resources and links related to this episode:

New products

Four Tendencies quiz

Elizabeth is reading: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (Amazon, Bookshop) 

Gretchen is reading: Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell (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 discuss a challenge to wear three items of clothing we are not currently using--and explore ways to overcome common obstacles. We also share creative happiness hacks for welcoming overnight guests, and examine how people who tend to be rigid can adjust their rules to reduce stress in changing circumstances.
Resources and links related to this episode:
<a href="http://happiercast.com/new">New products</a>
<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/">Four Tendencies quiz</a>
Elizabeth is reading:&nbsp;Swan Song&nbsp;by Elin Hilderbrand (<a href="https://amzn.to/3UgCBfA">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780316258876">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;
Gretchen is reading:&nbsp;Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne&nbsp;by Katherine Rundell (<a href="https://amzn.to/4h7xPLf">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250872500">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;
Get in touch:&nbsp;<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;<a href="https://thehappierapp.com/">Happier&nbsp;app</a>.&nbsp;
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;
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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’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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