Since childhood, I’ve been reflecting on the depiction of Beatrice d’Este, a duchess from fifteenth century Italy, in E. L. Konisgburg’s novel The Second Mrs. Giaconda. What is the mystery of character? I think about that question all the time, and reading this novel may have been one of the influences that made me want to understand this mystery.

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Since childhood, I’ve been reflecting on the depiction of Beatrice d’Este, a duchess from fifteenth century Italy, in E. L. Konisgburg’s novel The Second Mrs. Giaconda. What is the mystery of character? I think about that question all the time, and reading this novel may have been one of the influences that made me want to understand this mystery.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; <a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com">podcast@gretchenrubin.com</a>Get in touch on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenrubin/">@GretchenRubin</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/">@LizCraft</a>Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/?utm_source=podcast-shownotes#newsletter">http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter</a>Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/534d8f6e-0936-11e9-b74a-77a3994a777a/podcasts/32ecfb42-8289-11e5-b42a-8f36c3d2bc76/episodes/e58ed7e0-22be-11eb-bfe4-8b3487a0aab2/happiercast.com/sponsors">happiercast.com/sponsors</a>Want to be happier in 2022? Order Gretchen Rubin’s book <a href="https://url.emailprotection.link/?bpSjbwsSPRw3fNQrTuVaF3Rdf0aZzG2NWMeV0GkAqyM9CIDVQuEpyIcPsmIq86TmrqAEX-j4TipQRoZdoDN489A4wbHggtzHe0hA2X_QyROzyhJCCOxyk1Ew3LodywhvS">The Happiness Project</a> to see how she approached the question, “How can I be happier?” and start a Happiness Project of your own.Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—<a href="https://whole30.com/podcast-page/">Do The Thing</a>, <a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/">Side Hustle School</a>, <a href="http://happierinhollywood.com/">Happier in Hollywood</a> and <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/">Everything Happens with Kate Bowler</a>. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! 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>

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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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