Super Soul Special: Gretchen Rubin: 8 Rules to Happiness

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Original Air Date: January 3, 2018 A graduate of Yale Law School, Gretchen Rubin spent a year doing scientific research and practical projects in an attempt to discover how to lead a happier life. This experiment of self-discovery led to her New York Times bestselling book and phenomenon “The Happiness Project.” The book recounts what Gretchen learned about herself and how she was able to become happier and more fulfilled. Gretchen shares her eight personal rules of happiness, which she says can help fill your day with more joy. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most valuable
0:08.3	gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:15.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us
0:21.0	starts right now. On the surface Gretchen Rubin had an
0:26.5	enviable life. Married to the love of her life and the mother of two daughters
0:31.2	Gretchen lived and worked in her favorite city, New York.
0:34.9	She was a graduate of Yale and Yale Law School and once clerked for Supreme Court Justice
0:40.4	Sandra Day O'Connor.
0:42.0	Gretchen knew she was blessed.
0:43.7	Why, then, she asked herself, wasn't she happier?
0:47.2	Gretchen's personal quest
0:48.9	to bring a deeper sense of happiness to her life
0:52.1	inspired millions to create happiness projects of their own.
0:56.0	I'm talking with New York Times best-selling author Gretchen Rubin about how we can bring ourselves a deep lasting joy.
1:05.0	I am so excited to have,
1:07.0	I'm happy.
1:08.0	I am not just excited, I am happy.
1:11.0	Excellent.
1:12.0	To have you here. And I'm very happy to be here. just excited I am happy. Excellent.
1:13.0	To have you here.
1:14.0	And I'm very happy to be here.
1:15.0	Well, thank you.
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