Ep. 288: Learn Something with a Beginning, Middle, and End, a Know-Yourself-Better Question about Second-Guessing Yourself, and a Spotlight on Brit Bennett

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We talk about why it’s helpful (especially these days) to learn something with a beginning, middle, and an end; we explore the Know Yourself Better question of “Do you second-guess yourself in conversations?” and shine a spotlight on the novelist Brit Bennett. 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/288 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	How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?
0:03.1	Was it because he saved 35% on Trainline,
0:06.0	then bravely looked into the eyes of his dismissive pet,
0:09.2	where he saw something that said,
0:11.9	I don't actually hate you.
0:14.9	His Trainline detanged for Malcolm gaining his cat's respect.
0:18.8	We hope so.
0:19.7	We really do.
0:21.4	Great journey start with Trainline.
0:24.2	Average savings from advanced fairs, rail carts and split-save were available
0:27.2	versus equivalent flexible fair at TNC's apply.
0:30.9	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting-edge science,
0:34.7	the wisdom of the ages, lessons from all culture,
0:37.2	and our own experiences about how to be happier.
0:40.1	This week we'll talk about why you should think about learning something with a
0:43.6	beginning, middle and an end, and we'll ask the know yourself better question of,
0:47.9	do you second guess yourself in conversation?
0:57.3	I'm Gretchen Rubin at Ritter-Hoo's Studies.
1:04.7	Happiness, good habits and human nature.
1:06.7	I am in a closet right now.
1:09.2	Yes, we rented a house outside of New York City and we are there now,
1:13.7	and so I am in a closet that is full of clothes and pillows and blankets to create better sound.
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