More Happier: Rethinking Resolutions with Gretchen Rubin on NPR’s “Life Kit” [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Just in time for January, I joined NPR’s “Life Kit” to talk about New Year’s resolutions, why they fail, and a more effective way to build better habits and make real progress in 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about protein. It's all anybody seems to talk about lately, and for good reason. |
| 0:07.8 | So many people want to build muscle and support their existing muscle, but getting enough |
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| 1:03.5 | Lemonada |
| 1:04.2 | Lemaura. |
| 1:23.3 | Yeah. Hello and welcome to more happier, a podcast where we get happier. |
| 1:29.2 | This week I joined NPR's Life Kit to talk about the dreaded New Year's resolution, |
| 1:33.9 | why it so often fails us and what actually works instead. |
| 1:40.0 | If you're trying to set yourself up for success in 2026, you will want to hear this conversation. |
| 1:41.3 | Here it is. |
| 1:52.4 | You're listening to LifeKit from NPR. |
| 1:54.5 | Hey, it's Mariel. |
| 1:55.7 | Happy New Year. |
| 1:58.8 | Hey, do you remember your resolution from last year? |
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