When we’re trying to make a point, it’s often more effective to tell a story than to deliver a lecture. Example: an episode from the popular TV show “Better Call Saul” memorably illustrates the important truth that we’re probably better off assigning a complex problem to the person who acknowledges the difficulties rather than to the person who offers suspiciously easy answers.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Secrets of Adulthood 
The Four Tendencies 

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 trying to make a point, it&rsquo;s often more effective to tell a story than to deliver a lecture. Example: an episode from the popular TV show &ldquo;Better Call Saul&rdquo; memorably illustrates the important truth that we&rsquo;re probably better off assigning a complex problem to the person who acknowledges the difficulties rather than to the person who offers suspiciously easy answers.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/books/secrets-of-adulthood/">Secrets of Adulthood&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/four-tendencies/">The Four Tendencies&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>
Get in touch:&nbsp;<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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Little Happier: Easy Answers or Hard Truths: Whom Do You Trust?

Why is it so hard to keep an exercise habit, even when we want to? We discuss what the Four Tendencies reveals about finding the approach that works for you—and the single strategy that almost anyone can use to make exercise stick. Spoiler: it's not motivation.

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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. 

Why is it so hard to keep an exercise habit, even when we want to? We discuss what the Four Tendencies reveals about finding the approach that works for you&mdash;and the single strategy that almost anyone can use to make exercise stick. Spoiler: it's not motivation.
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;

More Happier: How to Stick to an Exercise Habit with the Four Tendencies [Revisited]

We talk about the value of self-knowledge and explore some of our favorite online personality quizzes and assessments. We also share listeners’ suggestions for staying warm, and tackle an Upholder’s question about why her Tendency isn’t helping her stop doomscrolling.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Read about the Four Tendencies personality framework and take the quiz
Check out the Know Yourself Better journal collection 
Join me on My Color Pilgrimage on Substack 
Elizabeth is reading: You Better Believe I’m Going to Talk About It by Lisa Rinna (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (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 the value of self-knowledge and explore some of our favorite online personality quizzes and assessments. We also share listeners&rsquo; suggestions for staying warm, and tackle an Upholder&rsquo;s question about why her Tendency isn&rsquo;t helping her stop doomscrolling.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li>Read about the <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/four-tendencies/">Four Tendencies</a> personality framework and take the quiz</li>
<li><a href="https://the-happiness-project.com/collections/all">Check out the Know Yourself Better journal collection</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://secretsofadulthoods.substack.com/subscribe">Join me on My Color Pilgrimage on Substack&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: You Better Believe I&rsquo;m Going to Talk About It by Lisa Rinna&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4u4upiS">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063425330">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/4baE0w8">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781439195260">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. 577: How Well Do You Know Yourself? Plus Hacks for Staying Warm & Putting Down Your Phone

Is there anything special about human beings? A long list of characteristics—some obvious, some surprising—sets humans apart from other creatures. (Who knew that having a chin was so unusual?)

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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. 

Is there anything special about human beings? A long list of characteristics&mdash;some obvious, some surprising&mdash;sets humans apart from other creatures. (Who knew that having a chin was so unusual?)
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;

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