Little Happier: A Mistake I’ve Made Before and Which I Made Again

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

I’ve made this mistake before, and I just made it again: During a crunch time, I decided, “With the publication of ‘Life in Five Senses,’ I can’t manage to do all these other tasks. They have to wait until afterward.” Now that the book is on the shelves, I’m dealing with a lot of unnecessarily delayed tasks. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin on YouTube @GretchenRubin on TikTok @GretchenRubin on Instagram @GretchenRubin on Threads Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now available - order here. Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts— Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This show is sponsored by Better Help.
0:04.0	We talk on the podcast about how this time of year can be a lot
0:08.0	and it's natural to feel some sadness or anxiety about it,
0:12.0	but adding something new and positive to your life can counteract
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0:58.0	That's Better Help.
1:02.0	dot com slash Gretchen Rubin.
1:05.8	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.
1:09.6	Recently I published my new book, Life in Five Censes. What a joy it was to write that book. Life in
1:18.4	five senses is my 10th book so I had a fair idea of what to expect from the process of publication.
1:25.8	Nevertheless, I made a mistake that I've made many times in the past
1:31.5	around book publication and also around other big challenges.
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