22. What's Essential: Gretchen Rubin on Finding Your Highest Point of Contribution

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Gretchen Rubin (author, The Happiness Project) shares her insight and work on human nature. Her and Greg discuss some of their own creative motivations, understanding different types of personalities, and the importance of relationships and self-knowledge in leading a happier life. Share the What’s Essential podcast with your co-workers & friends and earn rewards: https://refer.fm/essential 1 Referral - Access the exclusive "Tim Ferris" episode 3 Referrals - 21-day Challenge PDF 15 Referrals - $10 digital gift card you can use at stores like Real Simple, Container Store, etc. What's Essential Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/essentialismpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essentialismpodcast Greg McKeown Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmckeown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregorymckeown/ Scratch Audiohouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelhousegroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheelhouse-group-llc/ Credits: Hosted by Greg McKeown Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson Co-Produced by Paul Dizon

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0:00.0	Gretchen, I feel like we know each other by rumor.
0:05.0	I know all about your work and never,
0:13.0	I've passed, I've never directly crossed,
0:15.0	or maybe they haven't, I'm forgetting, that would be rude,
0:17.0	but I don't think we've ever been in the room,
0:20.0	you know, the same room where it happened,
0:22.0	but it's awfully nice to have an excuse to be talking to them.
0:25.0	No, it's great, yes.
0:26.0	No, I know, it seems like we would have banged into each other someplace,
0:30.0	but I don't think that we ever have.
0:32.0	But here we are now, and if you're okay, let's just jump in, is that all right?
0:37.0	Let's do it, that's great.
0:39.0	Okay, I have a question for you right off the bat, which is,
0:43.0	actually just tell me about your law school journey,
0:47.0	because I don't know if you know this, but I went to law school myself
0:50.0	before I got wise and quit.
0:53.0	But you, how far did you go?
0:55.0	Well, one year.
0:57.0	Okay.
0:58.0	So nothing on what you did,
1:01.0	you really became successful in what you were doing.
1:05.0	And obviously this is part of the beginning of the story of where you are today,
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