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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: Gretchen on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better”

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We’re bringing you my conversation with David Duchovny on his podcast, Fail Better. We talk action-led thoughts and aphorisms — anything in pursuit of leaving a conversation feeling happy.  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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:19.1

Gretch, you know I am really trying to be healthier and I am succeeding, I want to say.

0:24.7

But even though I'm trying to be healthier, that does not mean that I want to spend a ton on groceries.

0:30.3

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0:37.2

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0:39.9

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0:46.2

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0:47.5

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0:55.2

Lemonada. Lemonada.

1:00.2

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

1:09.6

Today I'm sharing my conversation with David Dukovny on his

1:13.4

hit podcast, Fail Better. I love this show and the depth of his conversations with his guests,

1:20.5

and I was so excited to get the chance to talk to him. He's philosophical and deep, and I really

1:26.1

appreciated his curiosity and perspective on all things

1:29.8

happiness. Here's our conversation.

1:37.4

Hi. Hello. Hi, Gretchen. Nice to meet you. I'm David. Nice to meet you.

1:43.1

I'm really happy to, well, that's the wrong word, isn't it?

1:46.2

I'm really happy to talk to you today because it's a very kind of deep subject in my family.

1:55.0

Because when I was a kid and up until adulthood, easily, my mother would always ask me,

2:03.1

are you happy?

2:05.0

And I never, I could never understand the question, you know?

2:10.2

I would say, I don't even know what that means, mom, you know?

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