Ep. 339: Why It’s More Helpful to Ask for Help than to Show Anger, a Listener Struggles with a Talkative Co-Worker, and What Textures Do You Enjoy Most?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We discuss why, if we’re facing a challenge, it can be more helpful to focus on need than anger, explore a know-yourself-better question related to textures, and a listener asks: I’m back in the office; what do I do about a co-worker who won’t stop talking to me? 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/339 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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0:56.0	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting-edge science,
1:02.1	the wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture, and our own experiences about how to be happier.
1:08.2	This week we'll talk about why if you're having a problem, you might consider showing
1:12.9	need, not anger, and we'll talk about an intriguing five senses, know yourself better question.
1:31.6	I'm Gretchen Ribbon, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits and human nature. I'm a New York
1:36.1	city and joining me today from Kansas City is my sister, Lizard Cripp. I just saw you in Kansas
1:43.1	City. Lizard, it was so fun. Yes, it was awesome. That's me, Elizabeth Cripp, a TV writer and producer
1:50.4	living in LA, and I am back in KC for the first time since Christmas 2019. Yeah, and I went to go
1:58.7	see you and Adam and Jack and our parents, and you and I had not been face to face since Christmas
2:05.8	2019. It didn't feel like so much time had passed, but it really had been a long time. Yes,
2:10.8	and mom and dad and I were all saying as soon as we got there, I mean, like 10 minutes later,
2:16.1	it felt like I had just seen them yesterday. Yeah. Anyway, but it's so nice to be reunited
2:22.7	and not go so long, hopefully ever again. Yes, and you're recording for the laundry room,
2:28.0	which is our new studio, KC studio in our parents' laundry room. Why? From the laundry room.
2:35.0	I'm from the laundry room. And Liz is speaking of Kansas City a few episodes ago. You mentioned how
2:40.8	much you were looking forward to hearing a particular sound of KC. Yes, when we were talking about
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