Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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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. Part of the Audacy Network. read less

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Trying to answer the question of how to be happier is the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast. The host is the award-winning writer Gretchen Rubin. One of her New York Times bestsellers is The Happiness Project. Not only is she a bestselling author, but she is also an entrepreneur. She created the award-winning "Happier" app.

Joining her on Happier with Gretchen Rubin is her cohost and sister, Elizabeth Craft. She is a TV writer and producer who refers to her sister as the "happiness bully."

Listeners will learn many life hacks and good habits from this sibling team. There's a one-minute rule for decluttering the house. That's an effective way to feel happier at home. Another hack highlight is finding an extra hour in the day. Happier with Gretchen Rubin explains how to do so. Rubin shares how to use photographs to create a memorable holiday gift for a loved one. They also read out listeners' suggestions and ideas, creating a self-help community. A podcast anniversary episode celebrates this community with the top ideas learned by listeners. It can be as simple as pausing before opening something in case there's a logical way to do it. The show also explains how to express gratitude in the moments that matter.

Guests join Happier with Gretchen Rubin to share tips on how to feel happier. Hollywood Actor Kevin Hart talks about how to find inner calm when it feels like there is a monster inside. Comedian and writer Mindy Kaling also guests on the show. Rubin asks her what she now knows about happiness that she didn't know when she was 18. Actor Matt Damon joins to talk about the book The Worth of Water, which he co-wrote with writer Gary White. Not only does it talk about the water crisis but also about hopes and dreams.

New Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast episodes drop every few days. The podcast also has "Little Happier" updates. These are shorter episodes with quick tips and thoughtful questions.

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