Ep. 556: Schedule a Saturday Synch-up, Lessons About Getting a New Dog & How to Question a Questioner

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why a weekly "Saturday Synch-up" can reduce squabbling and make coordinating schedules much easier. We also share happiness lessons learned from six months of living with a puppy. Plus, we answer a listener question about the best way for an Obliger to ask questions of a Questioner without causing resistance.

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0:00.0	Did you know that infants are ready to learn sign language?
0:03.5	Two-year-olds are ready to learn the basics of science, and three-year-olds are ready to learn coding?
0:08.9	Your child is ready to learn, and at Primrose schools, teachers make the most of this time by creating a joyful, purposeful learning experience unlike any other.
0:19.4	For instance, have you heard of the Primrose Friends? In every
0:23.8	Primrose school classroom, teachers use these 12 lovable puppets to make character development
0:30.2	joyful, meaningful, and memorable. From exploring generosity with Benjamin the Bear to practicing honesty with Peanut the Pony,
0:40.6	every friend plays a special part in helping children learn important values while having
0:46.9	plenty of fun along the way. We can all use some friends like that. You can learn more at primrose schools.com. Now enrolling infants through
0:57.7	children age five. That's primrose schools.com for more information. Gretchen, you and I both love
1:07.7	Whole Foods Market. It's fall. I am trying to entertain more, and I love to go to
1:14.4	Whole Foods Market for entertaining or just for my everyday needs. The 365 by Whole Foods Market
1:22.6	brand always has great quality and great prices. Plus, you can shop low price everyday items in the store
1:31.3	and online with convenient pickup and seamless delivery. Right. It's a combination we all want,
1:37.9	which is really good prices and also really good quality products. They have hundreds of
1:43.2	yellow low price signs that make it easy to save
1:46.3	without compromising the quality and ingredient standards that you expect from Whole Foods market.
1:51.8	Yes. You know I'm not much of a chef, but I do know that when I go to Whole Foods, I can figure out
1:58.7	something good to offer my guests that I can be proud of.
2:03.2	Enjoy so many ways to save on cozy fall meals at Whole Foods Market.
2:10.9	Lemonada
2:11.5	Hello and welcome to happier, a podcast where we talk about strategies and solutions for bringing happier habits into everyday life.
2:27.6	This week we'll talk about why you might consider starting a Saturday sickup, and I'll share some insights that I've gained about getting a new dog.
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