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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: Call Don’t Text, the Joy of Finishing Photo Albums & Do You Enjoy TV “Previously” Openings?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We discuss a useful lesson in communication drawn from “Real Housewives” drama. We also talk about why it’s such a relief to get up-to-date on photo albums, and we compare our views on the “Previously, on XYZ…” segments at the beginning of TV shows. Resources and links related to this episode: Gift Giving Quiz What's Your Gift-Appreciation Profile Quotation: George Orwell, “Charles Dickens" Get in touch: [email protected] 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.  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

It's taken a few months, but I think I've almost chosen our next car.

0:04.0

I've weighed up new versus second-hand, assess the depreciation rates, and spoken to eight insurance providers.

0:08.0

I'll be ready to enter phase two of selection over the next few weeks.

0:11.0

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0:13.9

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0:19.2

that simplifies your life. With insurance, maintenance and the possibility of switching to a fresh

0:23.8

vehicle every six months, experience the flexible alternative to car ownership at drivepivotal.com. You're going to be. Hello, we're here for more happier, a podcast where we get more happier.

0:51.6

You know, it's the the weekend we are kicking back for more happiness with a

0:56.1

little bit of a looser vibe. Hey Elizabeth, hi Gratch. Today we'll talk about

1:00.4

why it's a good idea to have a tough conversation face to face or by phone, not by text,

1:07.0

and we'll talk about a TV related topic that has fascinated me for a long time, but I never hear anyone talking about. But first

1:15.5

something making us more happier. Elizabeth what is making you more happier?

1:20.8

Well Grutch this is kind of boring but what is making me more happier is the

1:26.8

weather in Los Angeles. It's classic. We had such hot, seriously hot weather. I got into my car once and it was 125 because it's been sitting in the sun.

1:40.0

And now it's cooling off, It's our version of fall. It's just so nice. It's much easier to do my

1:48.4

Freiman Canyon hike. I don't have to go at 7 a.m. We can go at 9 a.m. after drop off so I am just very much enjoying that.

1:57.0

What do the corgis do when it's so hot? Do they go outside and play or is it just too hot for them?

2:02.0

No, it's too hot for them.

2:04.0

They stay inside.

2:05.0

I mean, they might go out for a few minutes, but no,

2:08.0

they don't run around in that heat.

2:10.0

And it's harder to walk them, of course, too.

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