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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 467: Treat Yourself Like a Professor, Subscribe to Newsletters, and Ideas for the “Write Way”

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We talk about why you might treat yourself like a professor, and why you might subscribe to newsletters (as well as unsubscribe to them). We also share many hacks, resources, and suggestions from listeners about how they’re doing their daily writing for the #Write24in24 challenge. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin on YouTube @GretchenRubin on TikTok @GretchenRubin on Instagram @GretchenRubin on Threads @LizCraft on Instagram @LizCraft on Threads @GretchenRubin on ThreadsGet 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/467 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 available wherever 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

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0:00.0

It started with a rusty bike. I was clearing out the garage and I found my old one that I hadn't ridden for years.

0:07.0

So I searched how to fix up a bike on Tik-Tock.

0:10.0

I found loads of videos on there, like how to fix a chain, change the brakes and mend a puncture.

0:16.3

That led me to a video about local bike routes around Manchester. Turns out there's a nice one that goes past work, so I started cycling in.

0:24.0

Now it's only me that's a bit rusty.

0:27.0

It starts on Tik-Tok.

0:29.0

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about ideas, strategies, hacks, and tips

0:38.0

for building happier habits into our everyday lives.

0:41.7

This week we'll talk about why you might treat yourself like a

0:44.4

professor and we'll share lots of insights, resources, and hacks from

0:49.2

listeners who are doing hashtag right 24 and 24,

0:54.0

our annual challenge this year. I'm Gretchen Rubin a writer who studies happiness good habits Cents, human nature.

1:13.0

I'm in my little home office here in New York City

1:15.6

and joining me today from LA

1:17.4

is my sister Elizabeth Kraft,

1:19.4

who I will treat like a professor,

1:21.5

Professor Kraft.

1:22.6

That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer

1:25.8

living in LA, and Gretch, I'm happy to report.

1:28.2

I have been writing every day in my one sentence journal

1:31.5

for Write 24 and 24. It's happening. Yes. Before we

1:35.6

launch in people are loving the Habits for Happiness Quiz which you can take of

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