We talk why it’s valuable to “go for the no” instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient.

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The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (Amazon, Bookshop)
Foster by Claire Keegan (Amazon, Bookshop)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(Amazon, Bookshop)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Amazon, Bookshop)
Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Amazon, Bookshop)
Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor (Amazon, Bookshop)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon, Bookshop)
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Amazon, Bookshop)
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (Amazon, Bookshop)
Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop)
Different Seasons by Stephen King (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr (Amazon, Bookshop)
Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout (Amazon, Bookshop)
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Amazon, Bookshop)
Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Amazon, Bookshop)
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (Amazon, Bookshop)
Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Random Harvest by James Hilton (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 why it&rsquo;s valuable to &ldquo;go for the no&rdquo; instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/winterbingo">Get the Winter Bingo card here</a></li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/newsletter">Subscribe to my "Five Things" newsletters here</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (<a href="https://amzn.to/3Mz77AP">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780811230070">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Foster by Claire Keegan (<a href="https://amzn.to/3Zs04wD">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780802160140">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(<a href="https://amzn.to/4riK4sY">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063459816">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">All Systems Red by Martha Wells (<a href="https://amzn.to/4rqPAKx">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780765397539">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Heartburn by Nora Ephron (<a href="https://amzn.to/4krt01y">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780679767954">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Wise Blood by Flannery O&rsquo;Connor (<a href="https://amzn.to/4qu2MNo">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780374530631">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (<a href="https://amzn.to/4qpULbY">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781959891666">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (<a href="https://amzn.to/4qumb0u">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781590172681">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (<a href="https://amzn.to/3O5dhcm">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780307474407">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Strangers by Belle Burden (<a href="https://amzn.to/4trjpvJ">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593733318">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Different Seasons by Stephen King (<a href="https://amzn.to/4ch9xOS">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781501143489">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr (<a href="https://amzn.to/4krtyVa">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780940322479">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout (<a href="https://amzn.to/3Oy2dVa">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780812989441">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (<a href="https://amzn.to/3Zrdbyi">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780767914765">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Piranesi by Susanna Clark (<a href="https://amzn.to/3O7w6eW">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781635577808">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (<a href="https://amzn.to/4twBMj4">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250007650">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">A Child&rsquo;s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (<a href="https://amzn.to/4aib3O9">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780823438709">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li aria-level="1">A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (<a href="https://amzn.to/4rb8JQp">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-murder-is-announced-a-miss-marple-mystery-agatha-christie/cab98a815382d9a5?ean=9780063214040&amp;next=t">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4aaEa64">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250806710">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Random Harvest by James Hilton&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3O1t6kg">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9798897731893">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;

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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