Ep. 555: Invest in Tools, an Orange Theory Hack & a Sobering Fact about Books

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why investing in the right tools can boost both happiness and productivity—when it's worth spending money, and when it’s not. We share an easy happiness hack for finding accountability and community to keep up a good habit, and talk about a startling calculation that may change the way you read.

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0:00.0	Grutch, we talk all the time about how important sleep is. It matters so much. And for me,
0:07.0	now that Jack is back in school, I have to get up really early. It's even more important that I get a good night's sleep.
0:13.6	Well, let me tell you about the greatest hack I have now for a good night's sleep, which is coop sleep goods pillows. I have the Eden adjustable pillow,
0:24.8	and it has changed my life. I love it. Well, you spend a third of your life in bed, and so having a
0:33.6	pillow that's customized to your sleep style, whether you know, you're a side sleep or back
0:37.6	sleeper, starfish, you can upgrade your pillows with Coop's sleep goods. You can take their
0:43.3	better sleep quiz as an easy way to find the perfect pillow for yourself. You can have a free
0:49.0	pillow consultation with their sleep experts to optimize your sleep. You get 100-night free trial, upgrade your sleep.
0:56.7	Visit coop sleepgoods.com slash happier to get 20% off your first order. That's C-O-O-P, sleepgoods.com
1:05.7	slash happier. Huge savings on Dell AIPCs are here, and it's a big deal. Why? Because Dell AIPCs with Intel
1:15.5	Core Ultra processors are newly designed to help you do more faster. It's pretty amazing what they
1:22.7	can do in a day's work. They can generate code, edit images, multitask without lag, draft emails, summarize
1:29.8	documents, create live translations. They can even extend your battery life so you never have to worry
1:36.2	about forgetting your charger. It's like having a personal assistant built right into your PC
1:41.6	to cover the menial tasks so you can focus on what matters.
1:46.2	That's the power of Dell AI with Intel Inside.
1:50.0	With deals on Dell AI PCs like the Dell 16 plus starting at 74999,
1:56.7	it's the perfect time to refresh your tech and take back your time.
2:00.8	Upgrade your AI PC today by visiting Dell.com slash deals.
2:05.4	That's Dell.com slash deals.
2:11.7	Lemonada.
2:23.9	Music Hello and welcome to a A podcast where we talk about how to be happier.
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