Ep. 582: Are You Pushing People Away? Plus an Easy Way to Make a Room More Inviting
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Lemonada Media
4.7 • 13.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
We discuss the seven deadly sins of disconnection—the habits that push others away. We also share an easy hack for making an environment more appealing, and answer a listener's question about reality TV.
Resources & links related to this episode:
- Try my new "Happiness Helpline" on gretchenrubin.com by clicking the icon in the bottom right-hand corner, or find it in the Happier app.
- Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections by Anna Goldfarb (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Dimmer switches for lamps
- Use this guide to set up your No-Spend Month
- Elizabeth: The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work by Eli Finkel (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen: All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Amazon, Bookshop)
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about caraway. Adam and I have been trying to cook more at home lately, and we have realized how much easier it is when your kitchen actually works for you. |
| 0:11.1 | Gretch, I've been making scrambled eggs every morning, and I have this great caraway pan, and it's so wonderful because things just slide out of it so we don't need to use much oil, |
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| 1:53.4 | Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about how to get happier. |
| 1:59.8 | This week we'll talk about avoiding the seven deadly sins of disconnection, and we will talk about a super easy hack for elevating your spaces. I'm Gretchen |
| 2:05.4 | Rubin, a writer who studies happiness, good habits, and human nature. I'm in my little home |
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