We explore the big question of whether to get a dog, sharing results from our listener poll, research on how pets boost happiness, and hilarious "worst-case scenarios.” We share a hack for getting tasks done more quickly and pleasantly. Plus we feature a rich collection of listener insights on restaurant plate-rotating secrets, balance-building while tooth-brushing, how grief can lead to new friendships, and more.

Resources & Links Related to this episode:
Pre-order your copy of Secrets of Adulthood
Join me on book tour starting April 1, 2025
We mention the podcast Side Hustle School
The Library of Congress
National Archives
A Little Happier: The Efforts that Allow a Grandmother's Love to Speak Across Time
Elizabeth is reading: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (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 explore the big question of whether to get a dog, sharing results from our listener poll, research on how pets boost happiness, and hilarious "worst-case scenarios.&rdquo; We share a hack for getting tasks done more quickly and pleasantly. Plus we feature a rich collection of listener insights on restaurant plate-rotating secrets, balance-building while tooth-brushing, how grief can lead to new friendships, and more.
Resources &amp; Links Related to this episode:
<ul>
<li>Pre-order your copy of&nbsp;<a href="http://happiercast.com/secrets">Secrets of Adulthood</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/secrets">Join me on book tour</a>&nbsp;starting April 1, 2025</li>
<li>We mention the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-school/id1188487073">Side Hustle School</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/about/faqs/paper.html">The Library of Congress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.archives.gov/preservation/family-archives">National Archives</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/a-little-happier-the-efforts-made-that-allow-a-grandmothers-love-to-speak-across-time/">A Little Happier: The Efforts that Allow a Grandmother's Love to Speak Across Time</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading:&nbsp;Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II&nbsp;by Liza Mundy&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/41ocarh">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780316352543">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading:&nbsp;Legendborn&nbsp;by Tracy Deonn&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3QLGlDM">Amazon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781534441613">Bookshop</a>)</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;

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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