On a demanding backpacking trip, I saw an illustration of the principle sometimes call “Chesterton’s Fence”: Don’t take down a fence unless you know why it was put there in the first place. If you don’t know why a fence was placed there, you won’t understand the consequences of taking it down.

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On a demanding backpacking trip, I saw an illustration of the principle sometimes call “Chesterton’s Fence”: Don’t take down a fence unless you know why it was put there in the first place. If you don’t know why a fence was placed there, you won’t understand the consequences of taking it down.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Follow on social media:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on YouTube<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gretchenrubin?_t=8atZFSR6qfm&amp;_r=1">@GretchenRubin</a> on TikTok<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> on Instagram<a href="https://www.threads.net/@gretchenrubin">@GretchenRubin</a> on ThreadsGet the podcast show notes by email every week:<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter"> </a><a href="http://happiercast.com/shownotes">happiercast.com/shownotes</a>Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/"> Life in Five Senses</a> to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now available - <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/">order here</a>.Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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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