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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A Case of Obliger-Rebellion, Advice About Waking Up a Child, and Do Spoilers Spoil Stories? We talk about Elizabeth’s rare episode of Obliger-rebellion (spoiler: it involved a box of chocolates) and about advice for helping children get themselves out of bed in the morning. Speaking of spoilers, we discuss surprising research, and our own views, about whether spoilers spoil stories. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Follow on social media: @GretchenRubin on YouTube @GretchenRubin on TikTok @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft on Instagram @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft 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

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0:00.0

Getting money from clients can feel I'm trying to wrestle honey from a grisly bear.

0:04.2

That hasn't eaten in days.

0:06.3

While an emmerous skunk clings to your leg.

0:08.4

Not now, scutty.

0:09.5

But with zero online invoice payments through Stripe & Go Cardless,

0:12.5

you can give customers more ways to pay and keep your cash flow flowing.

0:16.7

Soon, rather than wrestling a grisly bear,

0:18.8

it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear.

0:20.8

Aww.

0:21.8

On a really soft sofa, while watching a favourite soap.

0:24.8

Oh God, believe she was his mother.

0:27.4

The Healthy Business Search Zero with an Inx.

0:44.0

Hello, we are here for more happier a podcast where we get more happier.

0:49.1

Hey, hello, Swiss.

0:50.0

Hey, Grouch.

0:50.9

Today, we'll talk about Elizabeth's moment of oblige rebellion.

0:55.2

And we'll discuss some interesting insight and research into the nature of spoilers.

1:02.3

But Elizabeth, first, something making us more happier.

1:05.6

What's something making you more happier?

1:07.2

Well, Grouch, what's making me more happier is how many wonderful listeners are writing in

1:13.2

to give me advice about getting jack up in the morning.

1:17.2

So my son, Jack, is 13.

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