A Little Happier: Surprise: Gossip Can Be Good for You

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Despite its bad reputation, gossip is actually a ubiquitous and important feature of human communication.

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0:00.0	Did you know that infants are ready to learn sign language?
0:03.5	Two-year-olds are ready to learn the basics of science, and three-year-olds are ready to learn coding?
0:08.9	Your child is ready to learn, and at Primrose schools, teachers make the most of this time by creating a joyful, purposeful learning experience unlike any other.
0:19.4	For instance, have you heard of the Primrose Friends? In every
0:23.8	Primrose school classroom, teachers use these 12 lovable puppets to make character development
0:30.2	joyful, meaningful, and memorable. From exploring generosity with Benjamin the Bear to practicing honesty with Peanut the Pony,
0:40.6	every friend plays a special part in helping children learn important values while having
0:46.9	plenty of fun along the way. We can all use some friends like that. You can learn more at primrose schools.com. Now enrolling infants through
0:57.7	children age five. That's primrose schools.com for more information. Elizabeth, you know that this year I am
1:06.8	hosting Thanksgiving for the second time, huge bucket list for me. And one of the things that
1:12.2	makes it easier to prepare for any kind of big gathering, whether it's Thanksgiving or
1:17.1	friendsgiving or any kind of celebration, is knowing that you can go to one place that you know
1:22.3	you're going to get high standards and good prices. And this is why I love going to Whole Foods market. I can look for the
1:29.0	365 brand and I know that I'm going to get everything that I need and want for good price
1:34.8	with the quality that I can count on. Yeah, they have everything from low price quality turkey to
1:40.6	pantry essentials. And Gretchen, I have to add frozen appetizers, which are perfect for
1:47.4	someone like me who is not a great cook. I love to get the Kish trio, their butterfly shrimp,
1:54.3	and breaded calamari. It's all so easy to prepare and so delicious. Enjoy so many ways to save on your Thanksgiving spread
2:04.7	at Whole Foods Market. Lemonada. I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier.
2:15.6	For my book, Life in Five Senses, I explored how we can make
2:19.1	our lives happier, healthier, more creative, and more productive by paying closer attention to
2:24.0	our five senses. What a joy it was to write that book. It's funny, no matter what we're aiming to
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