A Little Happier: A Very Surprising Truth that I Learned in Law School

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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I learned something surprising in law school: To a great extent, we can’t be forced to follow the law; we must decide to follow the law. 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For a long time, food waste has just felt overwhelming to me. It was a problem. I did not know how to solve.
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0:36.5	think about emptying it.
0:38.0	Having mill in our kitchen has really shifted the way I think about food waste.
0:42.7	Fridge cleanouts used to feel discouraging when I saw so much going straight into the trash.
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