In a recent Secrets of Adulthood Substack Live conversation, I talked to the terrific Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action (the nation’s largest grassroots group fighting gun violence. We discuss insights from her latest book and how we've arrived at several of our own Secrets of Adulthood, including why it’s important to ask yourself whether your life goals are your own or someone else's, the cost of indecision, and when to double-back or double-down.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Subscribe to Secrets of Adulthood on Substack
Playing with Fire by Shannon Watts on Substack


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 a recent Secrets of Adulthood Substack Live conversation, I talked to the terrific Shannon Watts,&nbsp;founder of Moms Demand Action (the nation&rsquo;s largest grassroots group fighting gun violence. We discuss insights from her latest book and how we've arrived at several of our own Secrets of Adulthood, including&nbsp;why it&rsquo;s important to ask yourself whether your life goals are your own or someone else's, the cost of indecision, and when to double-back or double-down.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li>Subscribe to <a href="https://secretsofadulthood.substack.com/">Secrets of Adulthood</a> on Substack</li>
<li><a href="https://shannonwatts.substack.com">Playing with Fire</a> by Shannon Watts on Substack</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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More Happier: Talking Secrets of Adulthood with Shannon Watts

When Queen Elizabeth II encountered some friendly but clueless American tourists, she revealed her prankish sense of humor.

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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. 

When Queen Elizabeth II encountered some friendly but clueless American tourists, she revealed her prankish sense of humor.
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;

A Little Happier: A Happy Story about Queen Elizabeth II and the American Tourists

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.

Resources & links related to this episode:



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;

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