As part of the “Design Your Year” tools, we reveal our “25 for ‘25” lists of the twenty-five things we want to accomplish in 2025. Some are fun, some are demanding; some quick, some complicated; some new, some repeats.

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Design Your Year
25 for 2025 list resources
Happier in Hollywood free newsletter: HappierInHollywoodpod@substack.com
Happier app: the-happier-app.com
Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen: Same!

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. 

As part of the &ldquo;Design Your Year&rdquo; tools, we reveal our &ldquo;25 for &lsquo;25&rdquo; lists of the twenty-five things we want to accomplish in 2025. Some are fun, some are demanding; some quick, some complicated; some new, some repeats.
Resources and Links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/designyouryear">Design Your Year</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/resources/">25 for 2025 list resources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/">Happier in Hollywood free newsletter</a>: <a href="mailto:HappierInHollywoodpod@substack.com">HappierInHollywoodpod@substack.com</a></li>
<li>Happier app: <a href="https://thehappierapp.com/">the-happier-app.com</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3Dm6HbZ">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780199232765">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen: Same!</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;<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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Ep. 515: Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025 

We talk about the power of reframing—specifically, reframing the meaning of a siren. We also talk about a passage from the novel “Little Women” that illuminates our experience of our father’s death.

Resources & links related to this episode:
Secrets of Adulthood newsletter on Substack
Happier in Hollywood newsletter on Substack 
Find tips and hacks for No-Spend February here

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 power of reframing&mdash;specifically, reframing the meaning of a siren. We also talk about a passage from the novel &ldquo;Little Women&rdquo; that illuminates our experience of our father&rsquo;s death.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://secretsofadulthood.substack.com">Secrets of Adulthood newsletter on Substack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com">Happier in Hollywood newsletter on Substack</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://happiercast.com/nospend">Find tips and hacks for No-Spend February here</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;
&nbsp;

More Happier: Are You Scared by the Sound of a Siren? And a Reflection from “Little Women” 

In honor of No-Spend February, we talk about why it’s a good time to turn in your coins and to use up your gift cards. We also talk about the juggler vs. aerialist distinction, and how the Four Tendencies framework can illuminate an experience of family estrangement. 

Resources & links related to this episode:
Coinstar
Wall Street Journal article by therapist Rachel Glik
Elizabeth is reading: Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop) 
Gretchen is reading: Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (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. 

In honor of No-Spend February, we talk about why it&rsquo;s a good time to turn in your coins and to use up your gift cards. We also talk about the juggler vs. aerialist distinction, and how the Four Tendencies framework can illuminate an experience of family estrangement.&nbsp;
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.coinstar.com/">Coinstar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/what-i-tell-mothers-who-feel-rejected-by-their-adult-children-25568b8d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdatRMsaYtdFEotmlDyG17N5w_W5hpfhnD4kKtxSZ2vDnWT6q_xxnweHMxkZQs%3D&amp;gaa_ts=696f6359&amp;gaa_sig=qaytYkIDPUlt6uhss1jLjS77K6jfdBYg9ZBEjMmLz-FctPq7djj0VDw4RAEXSHrq7c3ne1rmJV6g6GpOhG5m3Q%3D%3D">Wall Street Journal article by therapist Rachel Glik</a></li>
<li>Elizabeth is reading: Strangers by Belle Burden&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3NAkbWN">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593733318">Bookshop</a>)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gretchen is reading: Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov&nbsp;(<a href="https://amzn.to/3LLGIiU">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780679723417">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. 572: Want to Make a Little Money and Also Clear Clutter? Plus an Insight About Estrangement

The traditional Russian practice of “sitting on suitcases” is an excellent ritual for anyone setting off on a trip.

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. 

The traditional Russian practice of &ldquo;sitting on suitcases&rdquo; is an excellent ritual for anyone setting off on a trip.
Resources &amp; links related to this episode:
<ul>
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</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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