Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss CUNGEG 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 should invest in your identities,

and we'll discuss listener answers to the question,

how can we help to make it easier to go through chemotherapy?

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

I'm in New York City and with me is my sister Elizabeth Kraft, my co-host, and sometimes,

Guinea Pig. That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA.

In Gretchen, you will soon be able to experiment on me in person

because we have some live shows coming up.

Oh yes, I get my hands on you, live in person.

I think our Minneapolis show is sold out, but there are still tickets for Detroit and Milwaukee.

So everybody comes to us, it's a great show.

It's a perfect opportunity to go on a road trip if you don't actually live in Detroit or Milwaukee.

Yes, absolutely. We can't wait to see lots of listeners there.

As always, if you want information or you want to buy tickets, go to GretchenRubin.com slash events,

scroll down, and you will find all the information there.

And Elizabeth, we got a fun update from Kate.

Yes, she says, I thought I'd drop you a note and let you know what an exciting week I had.

A former colleague called and asked if I wanted to do some work on contract.

I thought of your recommending a side hustle and Chris Gilho's side hustle school.

Instead of immediately declining, I said, yes, I made some great money and I enjoy the work I do,

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