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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 548: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Surprising Fun & Solving Rebel Resistance to Something Desirable

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We explore how we can signal dedication to an aim by putting our money where our mouth is—though it’s important to note that merely spending money isn’t enough. We also share listeners' delightfully surprising answers about what they do for fun. Plus we tackle a fascinating Rebel dilemma: having a spirit of resistance against something she actually really does want to do.

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0:00.0

Whether you are running a cafe, a salon, a boutique, or something entirely your own,

0:05.7

Square gives you the flexibility to grow at your own pace and even set up an online store in just a few clicks.

0:13.5

From point-of-sales systems and payments to inventory and customer tools,

0:19.1

Square brings everything together in one simple platform so you can

0:23.4

stay organized, sell anywhere, and keep things moving. Well, I know that in my neighborhood,

0:29.7

Ralph's coffee, which is a super chic coffee shop, uses Square. And you can see that they use Square

0:36.6

to keep things running smoothly. I always appreciate

0:39.1

how fast and easy it is to pay. You know, in New York City, it's all about, we got to go, we got to

0:43.9

square keeps up so you don't have to slow down. Get everything you need to run and grow your business

0:49.3

without any long-term commitments. And why wait? Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at

0:55.8

square.com slash go slash happy. That's S-Q-U-A-R-E dot com slash G-O-S-Hapby. Run your business

1:05.1

smarter with Square. Get started today. Lemonada. Hello and welcome to happy, a podcast where we talk about cutting edge science, the

1:23.6

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

1:27.9

happier. This week we'll talk about why you might want to put your money where your mouth is,

1:34.3

but do it carefully. And we share delightful answers from listeners about the surprising things

1:40.3

they do for fun. I'm Gretchen Rubin. Right, who studies happiness, good habits, secrets of

1:45.6

adulthood, human nature. I'm in my little home office in New York City, and joining me today

1:50.8

from Los Angeles is my sister Elizabeth Kraft, who finds something to be fun that I think is very

1:57.6

surprising. It's a very surprising thing about her particularly, but all will be

2:02.4

revealed. That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in L.A. And Gretchen,

2:07.7

I love that intriguing teaser about my fun thing. Your fun thing. But first, before we jump in,

2:14.0

a few updates. Yes, Melissa says, I wanted to share a whimsical hack I've been

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