We discuss a fun summer challenge of focusing on a specific theme or goal. We also include a few helpful, fun hacks, and we share some of listeners’ favorite words—a delightful collection of language.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Order your copy of Secrets of Adulthood
Read 25 in 25
Design Your Summer Reading List in the Happier app
Elizabeth is reading: When Stars Align by Melissa de la Cruz (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyer (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 fun summer challenge of focusing on a specific theme or goal. We also include a few helpful, fun hacks, and we share some of listeners&rsquo; favorite words&mdash;a delightful collection of language.
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/articles/join-us-for-read-25-in-25/">Read 25 in 25</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thehappierapp.com">Design Your Summer Reading List in the Happier app</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: When Stars Align by Melissa de la Cruz (<a href="https://amzn.to/3YJTBNG">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781662526541">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyer (<a href="https://amzn.to/457RQh9">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593420287">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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Ep. 535: Create Your “Summer of __,” Some Reading Recommendations & Listeners’ Favorite Words 

In this episode, we talk about the recent death of our beloved father, Jack Craft—what we’ve experienced, what we’ve learned. We also share many tender, practical suggestions from listeners about how to manage this kind of a profound loss. 

Resources & links related to this episode:
Raymond Carver’s last book, A New Path to the Waterfall (Amazon, Bookshop)
One last reminder to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course
I Want You to Know: My Portrait of You 
Obituary of John Charles Craft
Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is rereading: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (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. 

In this episode, we talk about the recent death of our beloved father, Jack Craft&mdash;what we&rsquo;ve experienced, what we&rsquo;ve learned. We also share many tender, practical suggestions from listeners about how to manage this kind of a profound loss.&nbsp;
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Carver">Raymond Carver</a>&rsquo;s last book, A New Path to the Waterfall (<a href="https://amzn.to/3LDPbVa">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780871133748">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/course">One last reminder to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course</a></li>
<li><a href="https://the-happiness-project.com/products/i-want-you-to-know?srsltid=AfmBOop_d3rNX3UIIQlCeUjaDB1dFxGsmPapwhH_9z8vcIZWTSUjW0RR">I Want You to Know: My Portrait of You</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/jack-craft-obituary?id=60219609">Obituary of John Charles Craft</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4soqv3N">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250806710">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is rereading: American Gods by Neil Gaiman&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3Ytjr8d">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063081918">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;Happier&nbsp;app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&nbsp;

Ep. 570: Very Special Episode: How Do We Deal with the Loss of Our Beloved Father? Advice & Insights

We worked for several days on this obituary for my father. We wanted to capture his extraordinary spirit.

Resources & links related to this episode:



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 worked for several days on this obituary for my father. We wanted to capture his extraordinary spirit.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li></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;

A Little Happier: After My Beloved Father Died, My Mother, Sister, and I Wrote This Obituary

We talk about a hack from the world of the Real Housewives that makes party-giving easier and more fun. We also discuss the question, “What’s an ordinary food that most people seem to like—but not you?” Plus the pleasure of a better tennis bag.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Sign up to be a Super-Fan!


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 a hack from the world of the&nbsp;Real Housewives&nbsp;that makes party-giving easier and more fun. We also discuss the question, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s an ordinary food that most people seem to like&mdash;but not you?&rdquo; Plus the pleasure of a better tennis bag.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/superfan">Sign up to be a Super-Fan!</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;

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