Ep. 226: Celebrate the Summer Solstice by Re-visiting your One-Word Theme

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Celebrate the summer (or winter) solstice by re-visiting your one-word theme for the year, an alternative office activity if you want to avoid being the Evil Donut-Bringer, and how to resist the temptation of the snooze alarm. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/226 Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 If you want to watch the PBS pledge show Liz recorded with her sister Gretchen, click here to check your local listings for show times. Many stations start airing it on June 1st. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast about how to make our lives happier, healthier,
0:05.0	more productive and more creative.
0:07.2	This week we'll talk about using the Summer Solstice as an opportunity for self-reflection
0:12.2	and we'll suggest a possible alternative to avoid being the office's evil donut ringer.
0:30.0	I'm Christian Reuben, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, and human nature.
0:33.9	I'm a New York City and my sister, Elizabeth Kraft, who is off to Kansas City, our
0:38.0	hometown very soon.
0:39.0	Elizabeth, I wish we weren't going to be there together.
0:41.8	Yes, that's me, Elizabeth Kraft, TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles and
0:46.9	stretch Winsteads won't be the same.
0:49.4	You know, have one with Alita Berger.
0:52.0	Yes, exactly.
0:53.0	Triple Winsteads.
0:54.8	Yes.
0:55.8	Before we jump in, we wanted to remind everybody about our upcoming book club discussion.
1:00.5	Yes, we're reading Small Fry by Lisa Brennan Jobs.
1:04.9	She's Steve Jobs, oldest daughter.
1:07.6	It's a fascinating memoir about family and about growing up in San Francisco and it's just
1:14.7	fantastic.
1:16.3	And we're going to discuss it in episode 230, which airs July 17th.
1:21.3	So get the paper back now and follow our discussion.
1:24.9	Before you get the hard back or you can get the library book, but the paper back did
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