Hello and welcome to Happier, a podcast where we discuss cutting-edge science, the wisdom

of the ages, and our own experiences about how to be happier.

This week we'll talk about why you should have an exact place for everything and why you

should be very wary of anything that you call your precious.

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

I'm in New York City and with me is my sister who's up for everything, Elizabeth Kraft.

That's me, I'm a writer and producer, living in LA, and Gretchen according to comments on

iTunes, I'm both monotone and I sound like a man.

So I just want you to know I'm working on that.

I don't think you sound like a man.

Well, others disagree.

But anyway, before we get into try this at home, we wanted to remind everybody that we're

going to have a special episode, episode 20, where it's going to be all about hearing

from our listeners.

And so to sort of kick that off, we're asking people to send in comments in response to

this question.

The question is, what's one thing you'd like to change about any relationship in your

life?

Something bigger, small, and the relationship could be with a spouse, with a boss, sister,

whoever we just want to hear, what one thing you'd like to change.

And we'd also love to hear from listeners, your happiness to merits and gold stars.

So send those to us if possible and call in before June 24th.

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