We discuss why it’s useful to dust off unused items--and either start using them or give them away. We also share a happiness hack from a listener who explains why it can be very valuable to give physical therapy another chance. Finally, we explore the Secret of Adulthood about cultivating friendship, and we answer a listener's question about how and why fictional characters often embody the Four Tendencies framework.

Resources & Links Related to this episode:
Order your copy of Secrets of Adulthood
A Little Happier: Easy Answers or Hard Truths: Whom Do You Trust?
Organization Hub
Take the quiz for the Four Tendencies personality profile
Elizabeth is reading: King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Pick the Lock by A.S. King (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 why it&rsquo;s useful to dust off unused items--and either start using them or give them away. We also share a happiness hack from a listener who explains why it can be very valuable to give physical therapy another chance. Finally, we explore the Secret of Adulthood about cultivating friendship, and we answer a listener's question about how and why fictional characters often embody the Four Tendencies framework.
Resources &amp; Links Related to this episode:
<ul>
<li>Order your copy of <a href="http://happiercast.com/secrets">Secrets of Adulthood</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/a-little-happier-easy-answers-or-hard-truths-whom-do-you-trust/">A Little Happier: Easy Answers or Hard Truths: Whom Do You Trust?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/organization">Organization Hub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/">Take the quiz for the Four Tendencies</a>&nbsp;personality profile</li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: King Leopold&rsquo;s Ghost by Adam Hochschild (<a href="https://amzn.to/4iSOtOz">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780358212508">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Pick the Lock by A.S. King (<a href="https://amzn.to/3EWlZp5">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593353974">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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