Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

We explore the powerful “Rule of More” that we can make our lives happier—or less happy. We share an easy yet highly effective hack for prompting the entire family to help clear clutter. Plus we share listeners’ excellent Secrets of Adulthood.

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1:22.4	now. Lemmonada. 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.
1:49.0	This week, we'll talk about a phenomenon that I've decided to call the rule of more, and we'll share lots of secrets of adulthood from listeners.
1:59.3	I'm Gretchen Ruvin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, human nature, secrets of adulthood.
2:05.1	I'm in New York City, and joining me today from Los Angeles is my sister Elizabeth Kraft,
2:09.3	who has infinite interest in secrets of adulthood.
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