Little Happier: Have You Ever Been Annoyed by “The Dog in the Manger?”

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The old story about “The Dog in the Manger” is a reminder that if there’s something we can’t enjoy or make us of, we should back away and let someone else benefit from it. 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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Noor.
0:03.8	If you're loving this podcast,
0:05.4	it's probably because of the things that went into it.
0:08.0	The ingredients, which is something Noor knows all about.
0:11.8	Their stocks put the earth into your birthbog in Yon,
0:15.0	the soupa into your soup,
0:16.6	and the oo-wee into your chili.
0:19.8	Discover the recipe for family meal time happiness
0:22.6	and give it more with Noor.
0:24.6	Visit Noor.com forward slash UK.
0:30.2	I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier.
0:33.8	I love paradoxes,
0:35.4	aphorisms, proverbs, and teaching stories of all kinds,
0:39.0	and yes, I love a fable.
0:42.0	What if my favorites is the fable of the dog in the manger,
0:46.4	which neatly illustrates an important aspect of human nature?
0:51.0	You may know this story well,
0:53.4	or you may have heard someone refer to as a dog in the manger
0:57.4	without knowing quite what that means.
1:00.6	Or maybe you've never even heard this story.
1:03.6	In the United States at least,
1:05.2	research suggests that this fable has largely been forgotten
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lemonada Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Lemonada Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.