Ep. 266: Beware the Myths of Spring Cleaning, Rusty O’Kelley Explains How to Ace a Job Interview, and a Reminder about REAL ID .

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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NOTE: These episodes were recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it’s jarring to hear us ignore it—and that’s why. How to do spring cleaning more effectively, a reminder about REAL ID, and a conversation with Rusty O’Kelly about dealing with the common happiness stumbling block of interviewing for a job. 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 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/266 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	Hey, everyone.
0:02.0	Recently, we released a bonus episode coping during COVID-19.
0:07.0	How to stay happier and calmer in difficult times.
0:10.0	In that bonus episode, we explained that because of plans we've made in calmer times to go away on spring break with our families,
0:18.0	we'd recorded a few episodes in advance.
0:21.0	Episodes 265, 266, and 267.
0:25.0	So we recorded the following episode before the COVID-19 situation had really taken hold.
0:32.0	We're going to go ahead and release these episodes because we've heard from so many people that they like having a respite from COVID-19
0:40.0	and it's a relief to think about other things, but we wanted you to have that context.
0:45.0	In the bonus episode, we do talk about COVID-19 and we will talk about it in the future.
0:51.0	But not in this episode.
0:53.0	We hope it makes you happier to think about other things for a little while.
0:58.0	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss strategies and solutions to make our everyday lives happier.
1:06.0	This week, because it's the season of spring cleaning, we'll dispel some spring cleaning myths,
1:11.0	and we'll talk to my old friend, Restio Kelly, about a very common happiness stumbling block.
1:17.0	Interviewing for a job.
1:31.0	I'm Richard Rubin, a writer whose study is Happiness, Good Habits, and Human Nature.
1:34.0	I'm the New York City, and with me is my sister Elizabeth Krab, who I imagine is not excited to gear up for spring cleaning.
1:42.0	That's me, Elizabeth Krab, the TV writer and producer living in LA.
1:47.0	Cratchin, as we speak, I am surrounded by so many things that need to be taken care of in spring cleaning.
1:56.0	I have Christmas cards sitting by me, I have wrapping paper, ribbon,
2:02.0	it's as if it is Christmas Eve, I have scissors tape, I'm all ready to wrap all my Christmas gifts.
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