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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: Two Lessons: Enthusiasm Makes a Big Difference, and Resist the Fantasy

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

A friend’s wise observation gave me greater clarity as I considered a common challenge of parenthood: If and when we pressure a child to participate in an activity. 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.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

What?

0:01.0

What type of console?

0:02.0

Controlers.

0:03.0

Game did they want?

0:04.0

RPG.

0:05.0

JRP.

0:06.0

Bongo.

0:07.0

Pactic feedback.

0:08.0

Pancake Lens be our headsets.

0:09.0

Reza ventilated mesh chair.

0:11.0

Beta bots.

0:12.0

Cod.

0:13.0

Camping.

0:14.0

Farming.

0:15.0

Gaming's complicated.

0:16.0

E.E Game Store has kit, tools and services to help you find the right gift.

0:22.5

Gaming from the people who connect your life. Search E. Game Store.

0:30.3

I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier. I was talking to a friend who is a trained

0:36.2

psychiatrist, the mother of three sons, and very

0:39.8

wise.

0:40.8

So I asked her for her opinion about a common challenge that comes up in parented.

0:47.2

Let's say your child doesn't want to do some particular activity, like middle school soccer,

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