Little Happier: In a World Full of Suffering and Injustice, Is It Morally Appropriate to Work to Be Happier?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

We don’t have to choose between working toward being happier ourselves and working to increase the happiness of others. The two states reinforce each other. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. 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—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, Happier in Hollywood and Everything Happens with Kate Bowler. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! 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	This show is brought to you by BetterHelp.
0:03.4	One thing we talk about on the podcast all the time is the importance of knowing ourselves.
0:08.7	You think, oh, it's easy to know yourself.
0:10.9	You just hang out with yourself all day long, but it's actually very difficult.
0:14.9	That's one reason that people find therapy to be so helpful,
0:18.4	because it really gives us insight into ourselves.
0:21.8	Yeah, I've done therapy, Gretchen, and it has helped me so much.
0:25.5	Just know why I'm doing things.
0:27.6	And if I want to change what I'm doing, I can change it.
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1:03.2	I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier.
1:07.0	I write about happiness and human nature,
1:09.5	and a question I often hear is, in a world so full of suffering and injustice,
1:15.2	is it morally appropriate to seek to be happier?
1:19.8	In fact, research shows and common experience confirms
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