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Elizabeth Reviews Her 25 for '25 List

Gretchen Reviews Her 25 for '25 List

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As part of “Design Your Year,” each of us made a list of 25 things we wanted to accomplish in 2025; here, we report on what we got done—and what we didn’t.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Happier in Hollywood Substack 
Simon Haisell's Footnotes and Tangents
Allie Coyle Photography
The Earth Room created by American artist Walter De Maria
Click here to find everything related to the Design Your Year challenge


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. 

As part of &ldquo;Design Your Year,&rdquo; each of us made a list of 25 things we wanted to accomplish in 2025; here, we report on what we got done&mdash;and what we didn&rsquo;t.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/">Happier in Hollywood Substack&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Simon Haisell's <a href="https://footnotesandtangents.substack.com/about">Footnotes and Tangents</a></li>
<li><a href="https://alliecoylephotography.pixieset.com/">Allie Coyle Photography</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-new-york-earth-room-new-york-united-states">The Earth Room created by American artist Walter De Maria</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/designyouryear">Click here to find everything related to the Design Your Year challenge</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. 565: Did We Get Everything Done on Our “25 for ’25” Lists? We Review & Reflect

Dive into the heart of America's childcare crisis with No One Is Coming to Save Us, hosted by veteran reporter Gloria Riviera. In Season 5, you’ll hear stories about everyday people rolling up their sleeves to demand better childcare in America, whether it’s guaranteeing access for all kids ages zero to five, creating supportive services for families, or ensuring the highest quality education possible. The goal? A unified roadmap that gives us the language, knowledge, and power to advocate for the system our kids deserve  – whether that’s at the ballot box, the PTA meeting or in conversation with our community leaders.


This series is created and produced with Neighborhood Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming child care through innovative program-building and policy design. Visit www.neighborhoodvillages.org to learn more.

 

Dive into the heart of America's childcare crisis with No One Is Coming to Save Us, hosted by veteran reporter Gloria Riviera. In Season 5, you&rsquo;ll hear stories about everyday people rolling up their sleeves to demand better childcare in America, whether it&rsquo;s guaranteeing access for all kids ages zero to five, creating supportive services for families, or ensuring the highest quality education possible. The goal? A unified roadmap that gives us the language, knowledge, and power to advocate for the system our kids deserve&nbsp; &ndash; whether that&rsquo;s at the ballot box, the PTA meeting or in conversation with our community leaders.
 This series is created and produced with Neighborhood Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming child care through innovative program-building and policy design. Visit <a href="http://www.neighborhoodvillages.org/">www.neighborhoodvillages.org</a> to learn more.
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No One is Coming to Save Us

We talk about why the realization “I could this this task better myself” can help us identify possible opportunities. We also talk about how to give a bad review in a nice way, and share imaginative accountability strategies. 

Resources & links related to this episode:
Obituary for John Charles Craft
Take the "Four Tendencies" personality quiz
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill
In Our Time podcast by the BBC
Elizabeth is reading: Full House by Janet Evanovich (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Possession by A. S. Byatt (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 the realization &ldquo;I could this this task better myself&rdquo; can help us identify possible opportunities. We also talk about how to give a bad review in a nice way, and share imaginative accountability strategies.&nbsp;
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/jack-craft-obituary?id=60219609">Obituary for John Charles Craft</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/">Take the "Four Tendencies" personality quiz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/forty-ways-to-look-at-winston-churchill/">Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-our-time/id73330895">In Our Time</a> podcast by the BBC</li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Full House by Janet Evanovich (<a href="https://amzn.to/3L8msHO">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250887191">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Possession by A. S. Byatt (<a href="https://amzn.to/44CuX4t">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780679735908">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. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?”  Plus Accountability Hacks

As a gift to listeners, I read O. Henry’s classic "The Gift of the Magi"—a timeless reminder of what really matters most for our happiness during the holidays.

Resources & links related to this episode:
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (Amazon, Bookshop) 
I read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (Amazon, Bookshop) 
I read "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen (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. 

As a gift to listeners, I read O. Henry&rsquo;s classic "The Gift of the Magi"&mdash;a timeless reminder of what really matters most for our happiness during the holidays.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li>"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (<a href="https://amzn.to/4pvpchd">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780241597019">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>I read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (<a href="https://amzn.to/4iXlCtW">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781936830886">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>I read "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen (<a href="https://amzn.to/4rRmJ2m">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780486781709">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;

A Happier Holiday Reading: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

When we’re quoting someone who has articulated an important idea, it’s important to make sure that we’re quoting their entire point. Winston Churchill, Stewart Brand, and apocryphally, Harry Gordon Selfridge, are frequently only partially quoted.

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. 

When we&rsquo;re quoting someone who has articulated an important idea, it&rsquo;s important to make sure that we&rsquo;re quoting their entire point. Winston Churchill, Stewart Brand, and apocryphally, Harry Gordon Selfridge, are frequently only partially quoted.
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;

Ep. 565: Did We Get Everything Done on Our “25 for ’25” Lists? We Review & Reflect

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