Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages,

lessons from pop culture and our own experiences about how to be happier.

This week we'll talk about why you might try to make each day of the week distinctive

and explore the reasons why people who don't like making New Year's resolutions

nevertheless really enjoy their 18 for 2018 lives.

I'm Gretchen Ribbon, 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 now Wednesdays are distinctive for you and me because that's the day each week

that our most recent podcast episode goes live. That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer

living in LA and Yaggretch. Thursdays are also distinctive because we usually record on Thursdays.

That's right. Now in episode 177 we talked about the know yourself better question of what is

luxury for you and it was really fun to see people's answers. Yeah, Alana said luxury for her was

spending extra money to buy prepared cut-up fruit. She said I have always had trouble spending extra

money on something that I could do myself but I realized that pre-cut pre-wash fruit is a great

convenience and really worth the extra money to have something yummy and healthy to eat without the

work. Kathleen said fountain pens with good ink, simple and straightforward. Audrey said as a

new young attorney meals often mean scurping something down in front of a computer screen or

mindlessly eating takeout on a couch. So on the weekends if I can make it happen I spend time

in energy at the farmers market finding pretty fresh fruits and vegetables to cook carefully with

an eye towards its aesthetic. If I could fix even one pretty plated meal a week that's my idea

of luxury. Sarah said it's strange as it might sound long distance travel is one of my favorite

luxuries and to make it possible don't use the Wi-Fi. Whenever I go on a plane or bus trip I bring a

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