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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: A Valuable Lesson in Happiness from the 2014 London Tube Strike

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Studies from commuter patterns after the 2014 London Underground Strike illustrate an important point: even when we resist change, it holds the possibility of making our lives better. Get in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@gretchenrubin.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ Gretchen's website⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Lemonada.

0:05.7

You can focus on exercise, nutrition, all the things you're supposed to do for your health,

0:10.6

but if you are not sleeping well, it is very hard to feel refreshed.

0:15.5

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0:28.8

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0:34.2

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0:38.9

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0:44.0

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1:06.0

Visit www.sleep.m.m.m.m-Gretchen, and see why cold sleep is your ultimate ally in performance and recovery.

1:17.0

This message comes from Harvard Business School Executive Education.

1:21.4

Now is the time to invest in yourself and change the world with your voice.

1:26.2

Our programs connect you with faculty at the forefront of

1:29.3

their fields, introduce you to a global network of leaders, and help you step into your full

1:34.7

potential. The next chapter is yours. Let us help you write it. Apply today to accelerate your future.

1:42.0

Learn more at hbs.m.me slash accelerate. That's HBS.m.m.

1:48.1

I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier. I'm working on my book, Project Empty Nest,

1:55.6

about the Empty Nest transition, a transition that I'm rebranding as the open-door transition.

2:02.9

I love quotations,

2:08.0

so one of my favorite parts of writing a book is choosing the epigraphs. For this book,

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