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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: The Anniversary of a Favorite Book, a Lesson in Standing Up, and the Joy of Clearing Clutter

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.713.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We talk about the eleventh anniversary of “Happier at Home,” which is Elizabeth’s favorite book written by Gretchen. We also discuss a lesson in standing up for yourself, and about the energy that comes from getting rid of clutter. 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

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

0:18.8

Hey, Elizabeth.

0:19.8

Hi, Grinch.

0:21.8

Today we'll talk about an anniversary that means a lot to me and we'll also talk about

0:25.6

a lesson about standing up for yourself.

0:28.7

So first, something making us more happier, Elizabeth, what's making you more happier?

0:33.5

Well, Grinch, I love summer, but I have to tell you what's making me more happier is

0:39.0

anticipating cooler weather.

0:42.0

So it was pretty cool for a long time and then it just got so hot and what I've realized

0:48.3

is I just do not want to walk outside for long periods of time when it's hot.

0:54.6

And so I have completely dropped off on my hiking, just now I'm picking it up again

1:00.9

because I realized how much I had dropped off, but I haven't been walking the dogs as

1:05.2

much because it's just boiling hot.

1:09.1

So I cannot wait for cooler weather.

1:11.3

I'm very excited about it.

1:13.0

I want to get back to everything I was doing in the spring.

1:17.3

So when it's hot, like how hot is it?

1:20.3

Well, like yesterday I was driving with Adam, my husband, and the temperature said 107.

1:27.1

So 107 is hot, but 99, 196, all hovering around those temperatures.

1:35.9

What, in prime and canyon, it's an effort.

1:38.0

I mean, it's not like me walking through Central Park where it's kind of rolling.

1:42.8

It's a hike.

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