We talk about why grip strength is an important factor for good health and fitness—and how to work on it. We share a fun and easy hack for elevating any occasion, and we talk to Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner about his insights about success, creativity, and happiness.

Resources and links related to this episode:
"How to help those affected by fires raging across L.A."
Habits for Happiness course
http://happiercast.com/shop
Elizabeth is reading: Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Talk to Me by Rich Benjamin (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 why grip strength is an important factor for good health and fitness&mdash;and how to work on it. We share a fun and easy hack for elevating any occasion, and we talk to Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner about his insights about success, creativity, and happiness.
Resources and links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/how-to-help-victims-of-pacific-palisades-eaton-and-hurst-fires?fbclid=IwY2xjawHuge1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU3gwjtEoryP8u3_FBw3c8O9HGEyCEtdRl5ZgEEfpinIayXY1sjRvVEyFA_aem_xBoeaATBqPORjSyPmzvx8w">"How to help those affected by fires raging across L.A."</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/habitscourse">Habits for Happiness course</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/shop">http://happiercast.com/shop</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz (<a href="https://amzn.to/4acndb1">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781668067307">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Talk to Me by Rich Benjamin&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/40uUriM">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593317396">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;<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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