Happier with Gretchen Rubin

By: Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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  • Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.

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    2025 Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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Episodes
  • Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature

    Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature
    Jan 20 2025

    Andy Warhol's observation of stars Edie Sedgwick and Judy Garland reveals a surprising truth about why some people are drawn to those surrounded by constant drama. What seems like a flaw—perpetual chaos and drama—can actually be an attraction, offering others an escape from their own problems by becoming absorbed in someone else's compelling crisis.

    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.
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    4 mins
  • More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating

    More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating
    Jan 18 2025

    For Quality Screen Time, we find examples of movies that perfectly represent a concept (think “Groundhog Day.”) We also talk about the characteristic ways that people approach their meals, and the benefit of using a paper planner.

    Resources and links related to this episode:

    • The Happier app
    • Legend Planner
    • Newsletter sign -up
    • Happier in Hollywood newsletter
    • Zurau Aphorisms by Franz Kafka (Amazon, Bookshop)

    Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com; happiercast.com.

    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.
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    18 mins
  • Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness

    Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness
    Jan 15 2025

    We talk about why grip strength is an important factor for good health and fitness—and how to work on it. We share a fun and easy hack for elevating any occasion, and we talk to Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner about his insights about success, creativity, and happiness.

    Resources and links related to this episode:

    • "How to help those affected by fires raging across L.A."
    • Habits for Happiness course
    • http://happiercast.com/shop
    • Elizabeth is reading: Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz (Amazon, Bookshop)
    • Gretchen is reading: Talk to Me by Rich Benjamin (Amazon, Bookshop)

    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.
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    38 mins

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