Ep. 268: Limit Yourself to One Option, a Self-Care Solution, and Chris Guillebeau Talks about “The Money Tree” and Creating the Work Life We Want

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 29 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. We discuss why you might limit yourself to one option, we highlight a listener’s brilliant self-care solution for Obligers (the secret is a pillbox), and Chris Guillebeau joins us to talk about his new novel “The Money Tree.” 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/268 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. Recently, we released a bonus episode coping during COVID-19. How to stay happier and
0:07.6	calmer in difficult times. In that bonus episode, we explained that because of plans we've made in
0:13.8	calmer times to go away on spring break with our families, we'd recorded a few episodes in advance.
0:20.3	So we recorded the following episode before the COVID-19 situation had really taken hold.
0:27.1	We're going to go ahead and release these episodes because we've heard from so many people that
0:31.9	they like having a respite from COVID-19 and it's a relief to think about other things, but we wanted
0:38.0	you to have that context. In the bonus episode, we do talk about COVID-19 and we will talk about it in
0:45.1	the future. But not in this episode, we hope it makes you happier to think about other things for a
0:52.1	little while. Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we explore solutions and hacks for
0:58.9	creating more happiness without spending a lot of time, energy, or money. This week we'll talk about
1:04.9	why you might limit yourself to one option and we'll talk to Chris Gillebo about his terrific new
1:10.8	book The Money Tree.
1:22.5	I'm Gretchen Ruben, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits in human nature. I'm in New York City
1:28.0	and with me is my sister Elizabeth Kraft and Elizabeth, I want to wish you an early happy sibling
1:33.3	day, which is coming up in two days. That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA
1:39.4	in the happy sibling day. You too, Gretchen, very happy that you are my sibling. Everyone should have
1:47.2	an older sister like Gretchen. You're the best sister in the world, my sister this age. We want
1:53.1	to remind everybody we are planning our exciting very special episode 270, which is going to be packed
1:59.9	with advice for graduates. So send us your advice. The best advice you ever got, the worst advice
2:05.0	you ever got. The advice you wish you could give your younger self, any advice for graduates,
2:09.0	we're going to do a giant roundup. Let us know online on social media anywhere you want to reach us.
2:14.6	We want to hear what you have to say. Yes, can't wait to hear from everybody. I'm sure it's
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