Little Happier: My 13 Color “Koans”—Mysterious Statements that Can’t Be Understood Logically

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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I love color, and I love a “koan”--a question, story, or statement that can’t be understood logically. These thirteen color koans explore the mysteries of color. 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

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0:00.0	What fits the mighty in Macmillan mighty hikes?
0:03.0	The adventure with my mates.
0:04.6	All the different emotions you go through.
0:06.9	The memory of my late wife.
0:08.5	Knowing that I'm helping support people living with cancer.
0:11.5	Grab your boots and take on one of 15 stunning hikes across the UK.
0:16.0	Do it as a team with friends and family.
0:19.0	Or rise to the challenge by yourself.
0:21.0	Every step, sweat, tear and and smile will make a difference to people's lives.
0:27.0	Search mighty hikes to sign up today.
0:30.0	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier. A few years ago I went through a long period of being absolutely preoccupied with the subject of color.
0:41.0	What a beautiful subject to study. I wrote a strange little book
0:46.4	called My Color Pilgrimage and I still need to figure out what to do with it. I love
0:51.8	the subject of color and I also love the subject of
0:54.8	Coans. A Coen is a question story or statement that can't be understood
1:00.9	logically. Zen Buddhist monks meditate on Coans as a way to abandon
1:06.0	dependence on reason in their pursuit of Enlightenment. Because I love color and Coans, I wrote my own list of color Coans.
1:16.0	Well, some of them probably really don't qualify as true Coans, but they're still fun to ponder.
1:22.0	Here they are. What color is the chick inside the egg?
1:28.2	If you walk outside on a
1:35.0	moonlit night, what's more blue, a canvas that's entirely blue
1:40.0	or a canvas that's mostly blue
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