Ep. 474: Watch Your Vent/Non-Vent Ratio, Why Rebels Dislike SMART Goals, and Top Habits for Happiness

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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We talk about why it’s helpful to pay attention to how much time we spend venting, versus not venting, to our family and friends. We also answer a listener’s question about why SMART goals don’t work for Rebels, and share listeners’ creative responses to the “Habits for Happiness” quiz. 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/474 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	So it's David's first week. Welcome David. Actually to kick things off David, maybe you can let us know your thoughts on the productivity portfolio flips around the spending dilip.
0:10.0	Okay, sorry? Give us your initial POV on the productivity portfolio Moo-Moo-M make much more with a feather this morning?
0:17.5	Oh, that, yeah, the uh...
0:20.5	Does industry talk make zero sense to you?
0:23.0	Find collaborative articles with tips from the LinkedIn community to help you navigate those awkward moments.
0:28.0	Making work makes sense, LinkedIn knows how.
0:32.0	Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about strategies, research,
0:37.0	hacks, and suggestions for making our lives happier, healthier, more productive and more creative.
0:42.0	This week we'll talk about why it's a good idea. healthier, more productive, and more creative.
0:42.6	This week we'll talk about why it's a good idea
0:45.3	to beware of our vent to non-vent ratio in conversation,
0:51.8	and we will answer a listener's question about why smart
0:55.2	goals don't work for everyone especially rebels. I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, the five senses, human
1:17.3	nature.
1:18.3	I am here in my little home office in New York City and joining me today is my sister Elizabeth Kraft to whom I often
1:26.2	vent.
1:27.2	That's me Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA and yeah Gretch you
1:31.5	took the words right out of my mouth.
1:33.2	Right. I'm an event you're often the person I'm venting to.
1:37.0	Yeah, what are sisters for?
1:38.8	We have a high vent to non vent ratio.
1:41.4	But before we jump in I want to remind everybody that my most recent book
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