Ep. 254: Choose a One-Word Theme for the Year, and a Tough Question about Neighbors

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Why you might pick a one-word theme for the year; an idea for fun (but easy) date nights; and a tough dilemma involving a daily walk and neighbors who want to come along. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Interested in my video course, The Happiness Project Experience? Early bird discount pricing ends on December 19. Register here. 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/254 Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! 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	This show is sponsored by Better Help.
0:03.6	It's so easy to get caught up in whatever everyone else needs from you and never take a moment to think about what you need from yourself.
0:12.0	I know when I'm show running, the last thing I'm thinking about usually is me.
0:15.8	I'm thinking about all the things I need to do and people I need to please.
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0:54.5	That's BetterHelpHELP.com slash Gretchen Rubin.
0:59.4	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we take happiness from the abstract to the concrete in the 20s.
1:07.7	This week we'll talk about why you might pick a one word or one phrase theme for the new year and we'll talk about a tough situation involving a listener's daily walk.
1:24.5	I'm Gretchen Rubin at Writer Who Studies.
1:31.4	Happing is Good Habits in Human Nature.
1:33.4	I'm in New York City and I'm talking with my sister who was a craft and Elizabeth I look forward to our many sisterly adventures in 2020.
1:41.4	That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA and Gretchen.
1:46.2	It is Clean Slate Day.
1:48.2	Yes. January 1st.
1:50.2	January 1st, it's an auspicious day.
1:52.2	I have to say Elizabeth only in the last few days hit me, not only is it a new year, it is the new decade.
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