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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: When We Give More to Ourselves, We Can Ask More from Ourselves

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

We should give ourselves healthy treats because when we give more to ourselves, we can ask more from ourselves. Get in touch: ⁠podcast@gretchenrubin.com⁠ Visit⁠ Gretchen's website⁠ to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Lemonada.

0:06.2

Summer. It's when we share more time, more memories, and more photos. And at AT&T, the iPhone

0:12.7

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0:19.6

everyone into group selfies. You don't even have to

0:22.4

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0:29.5

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0:36.4

iPhone 15-plus or higher, excludes iPhone 16E and 17E.

0:41.3

Requires eligible plan. Terms and restrictions apply. Subject to change. Visit ATT.com slash iPhone or

0:48.1

visit an AT&T store for details. I'm Gretchen Ribbon, and this is a little happier.

0:56.5

One of my most useful secrets of adulthood is, when we give more to ourselves, we can ask more

1:03.0

from ourselves. Feeling cared for and contented helps to boost our self-command, and self-command

1:09.1

allows us to maintain our good habits.

1:11.4

So it's a good idea to give ourselves plenty of healthy treats.

1:16.0

Studies show that people who got a little treat, such as getting a surprise gift or watching a

1:21.0

funny video, gained in self-control. When I need a treat, I re-watch an episode from one of my

1:27.4

favorite TV shows, or I reread a few chapters from one of my favorite books from childhood.

1:33.2

It's crucial to give ourselves healthy treats because unhealthy treats are often bad for us.

1:40.0

We don't want to give ourselves something to make ourselves feel better that just ends up making

1:44.4

us feel worse, things like online shopping, another glass of scotch, a big brownie.

1:51.9

Because it can be surprisingly hard to think of your treats when you need one, it's helpful

1:56.0

to keep a list.

1:57.6

Here are a few others of my healthy treats. Beautiful smells, clearing minor clutter, returning and checking out books from the library, and making my daily visits to the Metropolitan Museum.

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