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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 562: Do You Hesitate to Raise Your Hand to Make Something Happen? Plus a Medication Hack

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We talk about why it’s such a happiness-booster to raise your hand to organize an event or undertaking—to realize that if you don’t do it, no one will. We also share a hack for making it easier to take medication, and why it’s a good idea to “suffer fools gladly.”

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0:00.0

Elizabeth, you know that this year I am hosting Thanksgiving for the second time, huge bucket

0:04.8

list for me. And one of the things that makes it easier to prepare for any kind of big gathering,

0:10.8

whether it's Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving or any kind of celebration, is knowing that you can

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go to one place that you know you're going to get high standards and good prices. And this is why I love going to Whole Foods Market.

0:23.3

I can look for the 365 brand, and I know that I'm going to get everything that I need

0:28.5

and want for a good price with the quality that I can count on.

0:32.4

Yeah, they have everything from low-price quality turkey to pantry essentials.

0:37.3

And Gretchen, I have to add frozen appetizers,

0:41.1

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0:48.3

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0:58.7

Thanksgiving spread at Whole Foods Market. The holidays are such a joyful time, but let's be

1:05.1

honest, they can also be a lot. There's so much to cook, so much to clean, and unfortunately,

1:10.4

so much food waste.

1:12.4

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1:16.0

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1:20.9

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1:26.6

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1:29.1

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1:35.8

It can be hectic in my home or on the holidays, but Mill keeps me keeping my cool when I'm hosting.

1:41.2

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1:45.0

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1:51.6

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