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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 518: Make One New Friend, Make Walking More Fun & the Benefit of Question Time

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why and how we might try to make one new friend in 2025—a huge happiness booster. We also explore two creative happiness hacks that make it easier to stick to a habit of walking. Plus we tackle a fascinating Four Tendencies question about managing a Questioner spouse's barrage of daily questions, and we delve into how people differ in remembering their past experiences, comparing "snapshot" versus "movie" memory styles. Resources and links related to this episode: “The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength” Secrets of Adulthood Memento Keepsake Journal One-Sentence Journal Four Tendencies hub Elizabeth is reading: Look Closer by David Ellis (Amazon, Bookshop)  Gretchen is reading: When Mrs. Coverlet Was Away by Mary Nash (Amazon)  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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You can save every day by shopping at Whole Foods Market. Seriously. Don't just go for their big

0:05.8

sales. Walk the store and see the savings for yourself. In the meat department, look for yellow

0:11.3

low-price signs on Whole Foods Market, no antibiotics ever chicken breast and ground beef. Quality,

0:17.0

flavorful meats, price just right. Perfect for big dinners with plenty left over for tomorrow's lunches.

0:23.4

There are so many ways to save at Whole Foods Market.

0:26.6

Now you know.

0:29.6

Lemonada. Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about the cutting-edge science,

0:49.1

wisdom of the ages, lessons from pop culture, and our own experiences about how to be happier.

0:54.9

This week we'll talk about why and how we should aim to make one new friend in 2025,

1:00.1

and we'll also discuss an interesting know-yourself better question

1:03.4

about whether you're more of a snapshot person or more of a movie person.

1:08.9

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, secrets of adulthood.

1:13.5

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

1:15.6

And joining me today from Los Angeles is my sister Elizabeth Kraft.

1:19.6

And Elizabeth, give us an update on the wildfires.

1:22.8

That's me, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A.

1:27.4

Gretch, I continue to be really lucky with

1:29.9

the wildfires so far and want to thank everyone again this week for reaching out and asking

1:36.0

how we're doing. You know, Los Angeles is just reeling. Yes. Everyone's devastated.

1:42.8

Yes. So many people have lost their homes. It's kind of incomprehensible. Some people know

1:49.5

dozens of people who've lost their homes. I mean, it's just horrendous. But the firefighters and all the

1:57.6

first responders and volunteers have been incredible.

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