Little Happier: Julia Child Makes a Profound Observation about Life in the Midst of Flipping a Potato

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2019

⏱️ 2 minutes

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On her iconic 1960’s TV show, Julia Child drops a profound truth about human nature, in the middle of trying to flip a potato. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Links and notes related to this episode can be found in the latest post here: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/ 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 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.
0:04.3	Last week I talked about my admiration for the work of that American icon, Julia Child.
0:09.9	I'm no foodie and yet I love her work.
0:13.7	As I said, one thing that I admire most about her is her unstoppable enthusiasm, her unself
0:19.7	conscious gung-ho attitude.
0:23.2	For many years, starting in the 1960s, she had a TV show on public TV called The French
0:28.6	Chef.
0:30.1	The show wasn't edited so people could see all the mistakes she made as she cooked.
0:35.6	In one show, Julia Child made a point that applies to cooking and also applies to life
0:40.7	generally.
0:41.8	When we see her trying and failing to demonstrate how to flip potatoes in a pan with just
0:48.1	a flick of the wrist.
0:50.3	When you flip anything, you really... you just have to have the courage of your convictions,
0:54.7	particularly for it's sort of a loose mass like this.
0:57.2	Well, that didn't go very well.
0:59.8	See, when I flipped it, I didn't have the courage to do it the way I should have.
1:05.6	But you can always pick it up if you're alone in the kitchen.
1:09.0	Who is going to see?
1:11.1	But the only way you learn how to flip things is just to flip them.
1:15.3	I love this because here she is, the expert chef, Julia Child on TV.
1:23.9	She tries to flip the potato.
1:25.6	She drops potato all over the stove.
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