Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation.

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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I’m always looking for good examples of people finding the right words, and I was very struck by this example from a crucial scene from the TV show “Game of Thrones.” Get tickets for our last live podcast events of 2019 in Atlanta, Charlotte and Brooklyn here: https://gretchenrubin.com/events 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, and Happier in Hollywood. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.
0:33.0	Yes, I talk a lot about having the right thing to say.
0:36.0	I do love it when someone has the right words for a tough situation.
0:40.0	And I also talk a lot about the TV show Game of Thrones.
0:44.0	Just about every situation reminds me of something from Game of Thrones.
0:48.0	And here's a combination of these two subjects that I love.
0:53.0	I recently heard an example of someone having the right thing to say
0:57.0	in a way that seemed very useful in many situations.
1:01.0	In the case I'm thinking of, this person was planning her wedding
1:05.0	and she decided who would be in the bridal party.
1:08.0	And for whatever reason, someone who thought that she should be included
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