Ep. 280: Very Special Episode: We Discuss Questions from Listeners about the Four Tendencies Personality Framework, and a Spotlight on Samantha Irby

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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For this Very Special Episode, Elizabeth and I discuss listener questions related to my “Four Tendencies” Personality Framework of Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels—plus a spotlight on essayist Samantha Irby. 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 Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/280 Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com 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, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. 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 about strategies and solutions for living a happier,
0:06.8	healthier, more productive, and more creative life.
0:09.6	This week is episode 2A-D, and because every 10th episode is a very special episode, this
0:15.6	episode is dedicated to listener questions about the four tendencies.
0:19.8	That's the personality framework that I came up with.
0:30.0	I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits, and the four tendencies.
0:38.3	I'm in my home office in New York City, and with me is one of my very favorite obligers.
0:44.0	My sister was with Kraft.
0:45.8	That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles.
0:49.9	And yes, Gretchen, because I'm an obliger, I often look to you for accountability to make
0:55.0	sure I get things done.
0:57.4	And that's how I get my nickname the Happiness Blight.
1:01.1	So I don't forget to mention it.
1:02.4	If you are intrigued with the four tendencies and you want to go deeper, the four tendencies
1:07.2	online course is on sale for $50 now through the end of July.
1:11.8	That is 50% off the usual price.
1:14.6	And if you want more information, you can go to GretchenRubin.com slash 4TC.
1:20.2	That's the number 4, and then just the letters TC.
1:23.8	And you can find out all about it and sign up there.
1:26.1	We want to say happy July 4th and happy birthday to our mother.
1:29.5	Her birthday is on July 4th.
1:31.6	Happy birthday, mom.
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