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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Little Happier: Why Did Charles Darwin Write “I Think” on One of the Most Significant Notebook Pages?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

At the top of one of the most significant pages of his notebooks, Charles Darwin wrote “I think.” There are three good reasons to explain why he might have done so. 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

Transcript

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0:00.5

This show is sponsored by Better Help.

0:03.8

Do you ever feel like your brain is getting in its own way?

0:07.0

Like, you know what you should do?

0:08.7

What's good for you, but you just can't do it?

0:12.0

I experienced this early in my career

0:14.4

when I was on a TV show in the room,

0:17.3

but I just could not speak.

0:19.1

I knew I should speak, but I couldn't.

0:21.6

And the thing that helped me was going to a therapist

0:25.1

who helped me figure out what was holding me back.

0:27.8

And I, you know, never look back since, Grudge.

0:30.9

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0:32.6

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0:34.2

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0:37.4

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0:38.8

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0:40.3

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0:42.2

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0:45.7

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0:48.8

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0:52.9

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