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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We each review our “24 for 24 lists” and report on what we did, what we didn’t do, and why. We also reflect on which items made us happier, which ones fizzled out, and which ones we’ll repeat next year. Resources and links related to this episode: Happiness Project Shop  Tips for making a "25 for '25" list Print your own "25 for '25" list One-Sentence Journal  Happier in Hollywood newsletter sign-up Habits for Happiness quiz: What's the next new habit that will make you happier? Four Tendencies quiz: Are you an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel?  Gift-Giving quiz: What kind of gift makes you happy? "5 Things Making Me Happy" newsletters   Ethan Mollick’s newsletter “One Useful Thing" Hard Fork podcast Muse Machine Gretchen is reading: Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs (Amazon, Bookshop)  Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.  Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts 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

Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about ideas for making our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative.

0:11.0

This week, we will review our 24 for 24 lists.

0:32.3

Okay. I'm Gritchin Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, secrets of adulthood, human nature.

0:37.7

I'm in my little home office in New York City, and joining me today from Los Angeles is my sister Elizabeth Kraft. And Elizabeth, you and I had a couple crossover items on our 24 for 24 list this

0:43.6

year. Yes, we did, Gretch. That's me, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A.

0:50.1

And Gretch, I can't wait to see how we did on our list. Yes. But before we jump in, an update from a listener.

0:57.6

Yeah, Gretchen, this comes from Flick on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

1:03.0

The kangaroos are popping up, Elizabeth for you now that you've declared.

1:07.1

Yes. Flick says, I started listening in 2020 on the recommendation of my sister. I'm slowly catching up and am currently listening to episode 327 where Gretchen is seeking listener advice on sun protection. Given your love for rhymes, I think you'll appreciate this long-standing Australian mnemonic from the Cancer Council.

1:28.4

Slip, Slip, Slop, Slop, Slap.

1:30.8

Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen,

1:34.0

and slap on a hat.

1:35.8

Because the skin cancer risk is so high

1:38.0

for people in the Australian sun,

1:39.9

this educational campaign has become part of the vernacular

1:43.5

of almost every Australian. I love that.

1:46.7

Slips, Slip, Slop. Yes. Really flows off the tongue. Just a reminder, the holidays are approaching

1:52.8

fast. And so you need to order as soon as possible if you want to order any products from the

1:58.1

Happiness Project Shop, if you want to get them in time,

2:01.3

expedited shipping cuts off on December 17th. So if you want new journals, products, the

2:07.1

drinkware, podcast merge for yourself or for other people, go to happiercast.com slash shop

2:12.9

and do it fast because shipping takes time. Yes, especially right now. Especially right now. And now

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