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 something we've talked about in the past, why you should design

your summer, and how to deal with a common challenge of managing transitions.

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

I'm a New York City and with me is my sister Elizabeth Kraft, my sister in the sage.

That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles and

Brett speaking of summer, summer means that Father's Day is upon us.

Yes, June 16th.

Yes, and I just want to remind everyone that you have so many books that make perfect

Father's Day gifts. Yeah, it's funny. I think of all my books. The book, 40 ways to look at

Winston Churchill, seems to be the one that people pick as a Father's Day gift. I get that

impression every year after it's coming on and I start hearing from people.

So yeah, that is a wonderful book if there's somebody who wants to read about Winston Churchill.

Side note, next week I am recording the audiobook for the first time. I've never recorded that before.

Wow, that's cool. So I'm going back to the world of Churchill.

And then also Gretchen, if the dad in your life is working on getting better habits,

better than before, explains the 21 strategies we can use to make or break our habits.

And as you say in the book, it turns out it's not that hard to break a habit when you do it in the

way that's right for you. And so dads can live a healthier life with better than before.

Yes, yes. And also before we jump in, I wanted to point out,

Brittany had I think a great idea about giving something up for a month, which we've been talking about.

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