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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 453: “Halloween Is the New Christmas,” the Ghost-Painting Challenge, and Fall Asleep to Podcasts

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We talk about how and why the creative challenge of coming up with “___ is the new ___” observations sparks happiness. We also talk about enjoying the five- senses experiences of Halloween, and the fun of the new thrift ghost-painting challenge. Plus, a listener asks how to listen to podcasts to help ourselves fall asleep. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft on Instagram @GretchenRubin on TikTok and YouTube Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/453 Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now availablewherever books are sold. Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.  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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Noor.

0:03.8

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0:19.8

Discover the recipe for family meal time happiness

0:22.6

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0:24.6

Visit Noor.com forward slash UK.

0:31.0

Hello and welcome to Happier,

0:34.0

a podcast where we talk about cutting edge science,

0:37.0

the wisdom of the ages,

0:38.0

lesson from pop culture,

0:39.0

and our own experiences about how to be happier.

0:42.0

This week we'll talk about a whimsical

0:44.0

and engaging prompt for creativity,

0:46.0

and we'll discuss enjoying our five senses around Halloween.

1:01.0

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness.

1:05.0

Good habits, the five senses human nature.

1:08.0

I'm a New York City and joining me today from LA

1:11.0

is my sister Elizabeth Kraft.

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