Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss how to be happier.

Using cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture, and our own

experiences.

This week we'll talk about why you might choose a signature scent and reveal a travel-related

happiness hack that makes a lot of sense.

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits in human nature.

I'm in New York City and with me is my sister Elizabeth Kraft and Elizabeth I'm very

excited to be diving back into the world of signatures, signature colors, now signature

sense.

Yes, that's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer, living in LA and Gretchen, I

smell really good right now.

So before we jump in, we have talked several times to some controversy about the issue

of the evil donut bringer at work.

The person who brings sweets to work and the question that falls from that, which is

if you want to do something for your office, you want to bring something in that's festive

and fun and that will bring people together but you don't want to be an evil donut bringer,

what can you bring in and we got a great suggestion from a listener.

Yes, Allison wrote, one day on a whim, one of my co-workers came back from a quick trip

to Toys R Us with some sea monkeys.

We all had a blast getting them set up and checking in on them every day.

We would jokingly name them and had a great time having an office pet without any of the

real world.

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