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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: Ann Patchett’s Memoir Reminds Us of Why We Need to Take Care of Ourselves

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Author Ann Patchett reminds herself that if she’s going to be of service to a friend, she must protect herself. 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

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0:00.0

I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.

0:03.0

It took me a long time to come up with my 4 tendencies personality framework, and I have

0:08.3

to say the effort just about melted my brain.

0:11.1

But finally I was able to see the 4 types clearly, a holder, a questioner, a blighter,

0:16.6

and rebel.

0:18.2

As I was trying to identify the 4 types, there was one kind of problem that I spent a lot

0:22.7

of time thinking about.

0:24.6

It was a problem that I didn't really face myself.

0:27.6

But I knew that from talking to other people, it was a very common problem.

0:32.2

And that puzzled me.

0:33.5

It's the problem of taking care of yourself.

0:37.0

I don't really have trouble with this, and now I know why.

0:40.5

I'm a holder who tips to questioner, and this problem usually isn't much of a problem

0:45.7

for a holder like me.

0:47.8

But it can be a tremendous challenge for a blighter.

0:51.2

And also if you want to get technical about it, it can also be a big challenge for a holder

0:55.6

who tips to a blighter.

0:57.5

This matters because a blighter is the biggest group of the 4 types.

1:01.8

Lots of people are blighters, so they are 4.

1:04.4

Anything that affects a blighter is a common problem and it's often discussed.

1:09.2

Someone says something like, I give 110% to my clients.

1:12.3

Of course I don't have time to eat right or exercise.

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