In honor of #read25in25, we're revisiting one of our Very Special Episodes about how to get more reading done. We share hacks, strategies, and tools from listeners—and our own experience. 

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Join our annual challenge: #read25in25


#read25in25 PDF tracker 


Don’t Break the Chain Resolution Chart

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. 

In honor of #read25in25, we're revisiting one of our Very Special Episodes about how to get more reading done. We share hacks, strategies, and tools from listeners&mdash;and our own experience.&nbsp;
Resources &amp; Links Related to this episode:
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Join our annual challenge: <a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/read25in25/">#read25in25</a>
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<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/resource/read-25-in-25/">#read25in25 PDF tracker</a>&nbsp;
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<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/resource/dont-break-the-chain-resolution-chart/">Don&rsquo;t Break the Chain Resolution Chart</a>
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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;<a href="https://thehappierapp.com/">Happier&nbsp;app</a>.&nbsp;
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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How to Build Happier Habits into Your Daily Life

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More Happier: Reading Hacks [Revisited]

We discuss how regret and reflection can help us make better decisions in the future, and increase our happiness. Regret can be a hard thing to talk about. Many people who actually prefer to avoid using the word. By anticipating future regret, we can make better choices in the present, and by reflecting on past regret, we can think about how to do better moving forward.

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How Regret Can Make Us Happier 


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 discuss how regret and reflection can help us make better decisions in the future, and increase our happiness. Regret can be a hard thing to talk about. Many people who actually prefer to avoid using the word. By anticipating future regret, we can make better choices in the present, and by reflecting on past regret, we can think about how to do better moving forward.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
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<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/how-regret-can-make-us-happier/#:~:text=Regret%20can%20make%20us%20happier%20by%20helping%20us%20make%20better,better%20choices%20in%20the%20present">How Regret Can Make Us Happier&nbsp;</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;

More Happier: How Regret Can Make You Happier [Revisited]

We explore why making a list of your favorite words ("whimsy," "crackle," "latibulate") and using them can boost happiness. We share a simple hack that makes packing easier, and we reflect on a dog-related Secret of Adulthood. We also tackle a listener question about how to manage Obliger-rebellion when facing increased workload after coworker layoffs.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Order your copy of Secrets of Adulthood
Sign up for the Happier in Hollywood Substack newsletter
Happiness Hack: Ratio method of 3:1
Quiz for the Four Tendencies personality framework
I Want You to Know journal 
Elizabeth is reading: Lights Out by Navessa Allen (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: The Catastrophe Hour by Meghan Daum (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 explore why making a list of your favorite words ("whimsy," "crackle," "latibulate") and using them can boost happiness. We share a simple hack that makes packing easier, and we reflect on a dog-related Secret of Adulthood. We also tackle a listener question about how to manage Obliger-rebellion when facing increased workload after coworker layoffs.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
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<li>Order your copy of <a href="http://happiercast.com/secrets">Secrets of Adulthood</a></li>
<li>Sign up for the <a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/">Happier in Hollywood Substack newsletter</a></li>
<li>Happiness Hack: <a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/story/best-packing-tips">Ratio method of 3:1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/">Quiz for the Four Tendencies</a> personality framework</li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/shop">I Want You to Know journal</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Lights Out by Navessa Allen (<a href="https://amzn.to/3YgaH5G">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781638932239">Bookshop</a>)</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: The Catastrophe Hour by Meghan Daum (<a href="https://amzn.to/3EtexSl">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781912559688">Bookshop</a>)</li>
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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;

Ep. 532: Favorite Words, a Simple Packing Hack, and Managing Obliger-Rebellion at Work

Certain moments inspire my "America feeling"—a profound connection to the ideals of the United States. For instance, the formal words of the opening ritual for a session of the United States Supreme Court reminds me of the value of justice.

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. 

Certain moments inspire my "America feeling"&mdash;a profound connection to the ideals of the United States. For instance, the formal words of the opening ritual for a session of the United States Supreme Court reminds me of the value of justice.
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;

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