We discuss how to make hosting more fun and less work by reflecting and making notes after each gathering; we include specific tips from our own experiences as well as creative suggestions from listeners. We also answer frequently asked questions about the "Read 25 in 25" challenge to help us all make reading a daily habit in the new year. Plus, we share terrific holiday hosting hacks from listeners. 

Resources and links related to this episode:
"Habits for Happiness" course
Read25in25
Design Your Year
Rolling cart
Elizabeth is rereading: Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D' by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason (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 how to make hosting more fun and less work by reflecting and making notes after each gathering; we include specific tips from our own experiences as well as creative suggestions from listeners. We also answer frequently asked questions about the "Read 25 in 25" challenge to help us all make reading a daily habit in the new year. Plus, we share terrific holiday hosting hacks from listeners.&nbsp;
Resources and links related to this episode:
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<li>"<a href="https://courses.gretchenrubin.com/courses/habits-for-happiness">Habits for Happiness</a>" course</li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/Read25in25">Read25in25</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/designyouryear">Design Your Year</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/4gT5ckh">Rolling cart</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is rereading:&nbsp;Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York Maitre D'&nbsp;by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (<a href="https://amzn.to/4fWzSRo">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250325747">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading:&nbsp;North Woods&nbsp;by Daniel Mason (<a href="https://amzn.to/4iGXOdv">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593597033">Bookshop</a>)</li>
</ul>
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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.
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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;
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-stringify-link="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://lemonadamedia.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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