Little Happier: This Mother Knew Exactly What Career Advice to Give

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

I’m often wracked by indecision when I’m asked to give advice or take action. I love this example of a mother who knew exactly what career advice to give her daughter. 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 If you pre-ordered Gretchen’s new book Outer Order, Inner Calm, get your preorder bonuses here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com 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.
0:03.6	It can be hard to make big decisions.
0:06.3	It can be hard to know what to do.
0:08.4	And if someone is asking you for your advice,
0:11.3	it can be hard to know what to say.
0:13.6	I'm often caught between the pros and the cons.
0:16.6	I see the advantages and disadvantages of both sides
0:19.1	and I can't figure out which way to go.
0:21.7	I've developed a few responses that helped me
0:24.0	when I can't decide.
0:25.3	Sometimes I can remind myself,
0:27.2	there's no wrong choice here.
0:29.3	Sometimes both decisions can be right.
0:32.5	Another is to tell myself, choose the bigger life.
0:35.9	That often makes a decision far clearer for me,
0:38.4	like when we were trying to decide as a family,
0:40.6	whether to get a dog.
0:42.5	Spoiler alert, we did get a dog
0:43.8	and I'm very happy that we did.
0:45.2	We chose the bigger life for us.
0:48.1	This kind of problem often comes up for me as a parent.
0:51.1	I need to decide how to handle a situation
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