Little Happier: My Favorite Part of Going to the Philharmonic Isn’t the Music.

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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I realized that although I don’t have much of a taste for music, I love the sound of the possibility of music. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. 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—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood. 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: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This show is sponsored by Better Help.
0:03.6	It's so easy to get caught up in whatever everyone else needs from you and never take a moment to think about what you need from yourself.
0:12.0	I know when I'm show running, the last thing I'm thinking about usually is me.
0:15.8	I'm thinking about all the things I need to do and people I need to please.
0:19.3	But when we spend all of our time giving, it can leave us feeling stretched thin and burned out.
0:25.2	And in those times therapy can be so helpful so you get back in touch with yourself and know what you need to do to thrive.
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0:59.4	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.
1:02.9	I have 12 personal commandments.
1:05.9	These aren't specific resolutions like make my bed, but the overarching principles by which I try to live my life.
1:12.9	It took me many months to come up with this list and it has been very useful for me to have them clearly identified in my mind.
1:19.6	It's a creative way of distilling core values.
1:23.3	I wrote this list years ago as part of writing my book The Happiness Project and I've spent a lot of time reflecting on the list in all the years since.
1:32.0	The first commandment remains the most important commandment.
1:35.0	It's the commandment to be Gretchen.
1:38.3	I want to accept myself and expect more for myself.
1:41.9	I want to be true to my own interests, values and nature.
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