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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 559: Feel Lonely? Out of Touch? Try This. Plus the Beautiful Pressure to “Use It Up”

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We talk about the value of having a party (a party that’s not family- or child-centric). We share an easy hack for assembling furniture. Plus listeners give their examples of how they feel the pressure to “use up”—the beautiful offerings of the world.

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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. Elizabeth, you know that this year I am

1:06.8

hosting Thanksgiving for the second time, huge bucket list for me. And one of the things that

1:12.2

makes it easier to prepare for any kind of big gathering, whether it's Thanksgiving or

1:17.1

friendsgiving or any kind of celebration, is knowing that you can go to one place that you know

1:22.3

you're going to get high standards and good prices. And this is why I love going to Whole Foods market. I can look for the

1:29.0

365 brand and I know that I'm going to get everything that I need and want for good price

1:34.8

with the quality that I can count on. Yeah, they have everything from low price quality turkey to

1:40.6

pantry essentials. And Gretchen, I have to add frozen appetizers, which are perfect for

1:47.4

someone like me who is not a great cook. I love to get the Kish trio, their butterfly shrimp,

1:54.3

and breaded calamari. It's all so easy to prepare and so delicious. Enjoy so many ways to save on your Thanksgiving spread

2:04.7

at Whole Foods Market. Lemonada.

2:14.1

Hello and welcome to Happy, a podcast where we talk about how to be happier.

2:23.1

This week we'll talk about why it's a good idea to throw a party and how I discovered that it turns out that I am not alone in feeling a beautiful pressure to use things up.

2:39.0

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, human nature, secrets of adulthood. I am today working from an undisclosed location.

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