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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

For this Very Special Episode, we answer questions from listeners about our relationships, happiness, watercolor, celebrities, our reading habits, and more. 

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Get in touch: [email protected]

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. 

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0:00.0

Gretch, you know I am really trying to be healthier and I am succeeding, I want to say.

0:05.8

But even though I'm trying to be healthier, that does not mean that I want to spend a ton on groceries.

0:11.2

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0:18.1

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0:22.3

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0:28.4

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0:34.0

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0:55.2

Lemonada.

1:14.1

Hello and welcome to happier, a podcast where we talk about ideas and strategies for making our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. This week, we are doing

1:18.6

part two of our Ask Us Anything. Last week was part one. We had so many great questions. This is

1:23.8

part two. I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, human nature,

1:28.7

secrets of adulthood. I'm in my little home office here in New York City. And joining me today

1:33.2

from Los Angeles is my sister Elizabeth Kraft. And Elizabeth, I am about to see you here in New York City.

1:39.2

That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A. And yes, Gretsch, tomorrow morning, I'm getting on a plane and heading to NYC.

1:48.1

Excellent. Now, before we jump into our questions about everything from writing to relationships to what it's like to be in New York City in L.A., we got this update from Nicholas.

2:00.1

Yes, he says, well, you were talking about

2:02.4

the different ways use it or lose it can apply and made me think of how this also ties in with your

2:08.5

idea that life's too short not to use the good china. I recently pulled an item out of my wardrobe

2:14.6

which I purchased many, many, many years ago. It's a map for practicing

2:19.4

card magic on. I'm not a magician, just a hobbyist, but I thought I should pull that out and

2:24.9

actually use it. As I did so, it fell apart in my hands. It had been deteriorating in the cupboard,

2:31.6

yet I'd probably only used it a handful of times in the at least 10 to 15

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