Ep. 481: Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Ep. 481. We talk about why it’s helpful to try to avoid avoidance, and why “planned maintenance” is more effective than “unplanned maintenance.” Plus we share a hack for making cooking easier and faster, as well as many suggestions from listeners of excellent books about how things work. 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/481 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	Gretz, you and I both love Whole Foods Market, and as the weather gets warmer, we want to have some lighter meals.
0:08.3	Whole Foods Market has what you're looking for with great everyday prices.
0:13.2	At Whole Foods Market, you can save every day.
0:15.5	Look for the yellow low-price signs that help you save money without compromising the quality you expect from Whole Foods
0:21.2	market. Find them with their responsibly farmed Atlantic salmon, no antibiotics ever ground beef,
0:27.3	and boneless, skinless chicken breasts, plus more throughout the store. Yellow really means savings
0:32.1	at Whole Food Market because their sale signs are also yellow. So basically, whenever you see yellow,
0:37.3	you know you're saving
0:38.1	money. Save on the best of spring with great everyday prices at Whole Foods Market.
0:43.3	Hey, Gretchen here. Are you looking for your next great read but don't have time to browse?
0:48.1	Then I have the perfect recommendation, the Webby Award-winning podcast, totally booked with Zibby,
0:53.9	formerly known as Moms don't
0:55.5	have time to read books. Hosted by best-selling author Zibi Owens, dubbed New York City's most
1:00.9	powerful bookfluencer by Vulture, Totally Booked with Zibi offers an insider's look at the
1:06.4	world of books every single day, featuring an impressive lineup of guests like actor and filmmaker
1:11.4	Ed Burns and Canadian writer Carly Fortune and including me. So stay on top of the latest
1:17.7	releases, bestsellers, and hidden gems. Follow Totally Booked with Zibby wherever you're listening
1:22.4	now. Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages,
1:31.5	lessons from pop culture, and our own experiences about how to be happier. This week we'll talk about
1:37.3	why it's a good idea to avoid avoidance and why plan maintenance works better than unplanned maintenance. Plus, we'll have a lot
1:45.8	of suggestions of books about how the world works. I'm Gretchen Riven, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, the five senses, and human nature.
2:06.8	I'm in my little home office in New York City, and joining me today from L.A. is my sister Elizabeth Craft.
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