Ep. 473: Schedule a “Loose-Ends Day,” Have an Adventurous Milestone Birthday, and Happier Parenting

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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We talk about why it can be helpful to schedule a “loose-ends day,” and we share a hack about an imaginative way to celebrate a milestone birthday with adventure and connection. We also talk to Aliza Pressman about ways to become a happier, more effective parent. 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/473 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	Done I'm Scott my bedroom thriving now it's
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0:24.4	one roof at Dunelm, the Home of Homes. Shop in store and online today.
0:28.6	Hello and welcome to Happier a podcast where we talk about strategies and
0:36.5	suggestions for living happier, healthier, more productive and more creative lives.
0:40.8	This week we'll talk about why it can be helpful to schedule a loose ends day
0:45.7	and we'll do an interview with Eliza Pressman about being a happier more
0:50.0	effective parent. I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, the five senses, human
1:08.0	nature.
1:09.0	I'm in my little home office here in New York City and joining me today from Parts Unknown is my sister
1:15.0	Elizabeth Kraft. That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer who lives in
1:20.3	LA but today I am in Seattle one of my favorite cities I love Seattle here with
1:26.2	my writing partner and co-host of Happy Here in Hollywood Sarah Fain I cannot wait to hear
1:31.6	about all your adventures, but first a few updates.
1:35.6	Yes, this comes from Jane, she says, I'm listening to the story about kids sometimes
1:40.5	enjoying doing childhood things you think they might have
1:43.4	outgrown. My daughter is eight and 11 years younger than her brothers and I
1:47.9	made the decision that for as long as she was up and around we would only watch
1:51.6	TV programs and movies suitable for her.
1:54.8	After she went to bed they could consume more mature media.
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