Gretchen Rubin, SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Totally Booked: LIVE! In this special episode of the podcast (in-person at the Whitby Hotel with a live audience!), happiness expert and New York Times bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin, joins Zibby on stage to discuss her new book, SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives. Gretchen shares the personal stories and hard-earned wisdom behind her original aphorisms—short, punchy truths that reflect the everyday dilemmas of adult life. From perfectionism and procrastination to clutter, desire, and decision-making, Zibby and Gretchen explore what it really means to grow wiser with age. Their energizing, idea-filled conversation will leave you rethinking your habits—and maybe even labeling your next email "Confidential."

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Totally Booked Live. I am so excited to be here with Gretchen Rubin.
0:08.2	I'm so happy to be here.
0:10.6	Oh my gosh. We're going to talk all about secrets of adulthood, but I'll just read a quick bio.
0:15.0	Who here is read something by Gretchen Rubin?
0:17.1	Like everybody.
0:18.5	Thank you. Gold star.
0:20.8	Okay. Gretchen Rubin is one of today's most influential observers of how like everybody thank you gold star okay
0:21.3	Gretchen Rubin is one of today's
0:22.9	most influential
0:23.8	observers of happiness
0:25.2	and human nature
0:26.1	she is the author
0:27.1	of many books
0:28.0	including the blockbuster
0:29.2	New York Times
0:30.1	bestsellers
0:30.7	The Happiness Project
0:31.7	the four tendencies
0:32.6	better than before
0:33.8	and life in five senses
0:35.0	her books have sold
0:36.2	more than 3.5 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages.
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