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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 257: Don’t Try to “Mind-Read,” and Talking about the Joy of Movement with Kelly McGonigal

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Why we shouldn’t try to “mind-read,” a reading hack to strengthen habits, and a conversation about “The Joy of Movement” with Kelly McGonigal. 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/257 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

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we explore solutions and ideas for how to

0:05.6

make life happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative.

0:09.4

This week we'll talk about why we shouldn't try to mind-read, and if you are joining us

0:14.3

for a hashtag, walk 2020, Gold Start Are You, and today we're talking to Health Psychologist

0:19.5

Kelly McGonagall about her new book, The Joy of Movement.

0:30.0

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

0:39.2

I'm in New York City, and with me is my sister Elizabeth Krap, who's doing well with her

0:43.1

walk 2020, I know.

0:44.8

That's me Elizabeth Krap, the TV writer and producer, living in LA, and yes, Gretchen,

0:50.3

trying to chronicle my walks.

0:52.6

On social media.

0:53.6

Yeah, so we can all do it.

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Good walking pictures.

0:57.0

Yes, join in.

0:58.0

Now, before we launch in a few announcements, first of all, we are going to do a very special

1:03.2

episode for episode 260 on relationship advice in honor of Valentine's Day, which is coming

1:10.4

up.

1:11.4

So if you have any great advice for a relationship, not just a romantic relationship, but

1:15.7

any relationship, please send it our way.

1:18.8

Did somebody tell you something that stayed with you or gave you just the right words or

1:23.7

something that you've observed in your own life or maybe something not to do or you

1:27.8

know, common mistakes to avoid.

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