Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we talk about ideas and habits that will

make our lives happier, healthier and more productive.

So this week we'll talk about why sometimes it's a good idea to indulge in a modest splurge

and how to cope with other people's bad mood.

I'm Gretchen Rubin, a writer whose studies happiness, good habits, and human nature.

I'm in New York City and talking to me is my sister, the sage, Elizabeth Kraft, who's

my happiness, guinea pig, sometimes.

But not always.

That's me, Elizabeth Kraft, and although I live in LA, today I am in Kansas City, Missouri,

our hometown.

Yes, I'm so jealous.

Yes, and I believe Gretchen is her true calling as an aesthetic monk, but she does make me

happier.

Oh, that's great.

And Gretchen, I have to tell you that I just had a lunch at Winsteads.

Oh, yeah, Winsteads is like the place where all of Kansas City goes.

It's the, yeah, that in barbecue.

The best burger in the world.

The best burger.

A very idiosyncratic burger, but the best burger in the world.

Yes.

And here's a heads up.

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