All episodes
The show, episode by episode
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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…
1271 episodes tracked
Not scored yet
Exercise Tips from NPR’s LifeKit: Could Watching TV Actually Help You Get Moving?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do you “Get to” or do you “Have to?”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 608: Have You Ever Regretted a Good Decision? (Temporarily)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: What Seems Important Isn't Always What Is Important
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Lean into Fall with the Five Senses
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 607: Do You Love Whimsy? Celebrate a New Holiday with Us
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A New Moral for An Old Fable
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Embrace a Party Theme, Plus a Lesson About How to Fight Right
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 606: What We Learned from “Do-Spend September,” Plus What’s Safe in the Microwave & Try a Day Pass
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Dolly Parton Always Knew Just What to Say
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Helping Rebel Kids with School—and Other Rebel Questions Answered
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 605: Why You Should Leave the House, Plus Why Sometimes You Don’t Need to Have an Opinion
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Some of My Favorite Rules, Paradoxes, Laws, and Razors
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
8m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: A Lesson from the Real Housewives, Plus a Tool for Dealing with Shared Work
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 604: Clear Clutter With a Courtroom Hack, Plus How to Decline a Request for Accountability
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Lesson from the World Cup: Danger and Temptation Don’t Always Appear When We Expect
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: Getting Unstuck: A Fresh Start for Your Move 26 Habit
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
1h 08m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Four Tendencies Solutions to Real-Life Problems
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 603: Avoid the Sunk-Cost Fallacy, and Why it’s Hard to Plan for Emergencies
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: After His Death, I Can Still Learn More About My Beloved Father
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: How Do People Know What To Do? Plus Making Friends at the Gym
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 602: Spend Your Money at Home Instead of Away, and Why You Should Delegate
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why the Knicks Play Basketball with the Attitude of “Zero-Zero.”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Try These 7 Habit Strategies for a Fresh Start This September
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 601: Try "Do-Spend September," Plus a Five-Senses Hack For a Memorable Vacation
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: NBA Players on the “Today” Show: When Lighthearted Humor Is Better than Sympathetic Silence
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: Clear the Decks for September with 26 Quick Tasks (Bonus)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: What Tattoo Would You Get? Plus How to Give Yourself Permission to Play
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 600: 600 Episodes of Happier! Listeners Share the Ideas that Stuck
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why NBA Star Jalen Brunson Values Persistence over Pyrotechnics
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Take Better Care of Yourself—Treat Yourself Like a Toddler, Dog, Teenager, and Professor
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 599: Treat Your Home Like a Hotel, Plus a Common Relationship Blindspot
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Are You a Clutch Player or a Fast Starter?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Have You Ever Felt Anonymous? Plus a Lesson for Upholders
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 598: Spy on Your Own Habits, and Discover Your Empty-Nest Personality
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why People Don't Ride Horses If They Can Take a Bus
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Introduce Whimsy, Schedule a Personal Playdate, and Embrace Fun Plans
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
EP. 597: Celebrate "Dogust," Plus a Special Challenge for Upholders With Little Kids
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like the Little Red Hen?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier : Easing Painful Moments with Humor, Plus, Are Coasters Outdated?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
24m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 596: How Do People Learn the Things Everyone Already Knows? Plus a Ladder Warning
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Challenge of the “Help-Rejecting Complainer”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Reading Hacks, Book Recommendations, and Finding Your Perfect Summer Read
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 595: Always RSVP, & Why We Should Stop Over-delivering
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why the King Paid Just as Much for Three Books as He Would Have Paid for Nine
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: Tips for Regular Exercise, How Walking Helps You Think, Plus Can Your Garden Be an Accountability Partner? (Bonus)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Design Your Summer & Why a Teammate's Touch Can Change an Outcome
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 594: Try Becoming a Fan, Plus Tips for Dealing with Travel Bores
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: You Don’t Have to Be Good at Basketball to Be Good at Basketball
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
Do You Need More Comfort or Adventure? Plus More Tips for Designing Your Summer
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 593: Ditch Your Storage Unit, Plus How to Start a New Tradition
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why Winston Churchill Used Courteous Speech in a Letter About War
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Get Better at Socializing & Make the Most of “Halfway Day”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 592: Reflect on “Halfway Day,” Plus How Abstainers Can Moderate
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: An Important Creativity Lesson from “Green Eggs and Ham”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Halfway Day Check-In—Plus, How to Adjust Your Habits for Summer
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 591: How to Fight Perfectionism—Plus a Simple Happiness Hack That Really Matters
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Valuable Lesson in Happiness from the 2014 London Tube Strike
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Are People Socializing More? Plus, Things That Have Achieved Perfection
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 590: Very Special Episode! 20 Practical Strategies for Managing Worry
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Skyscraper Crisis Holds a Valuable (and True) Lesson
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Travel Hacks for a Happier Summer
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 589: Reflect on a Bittersweet Milestone Moment, Plus a New Addition to Our "Treat Yourself Like" Series
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Hard Lesson I Learned from My Daughter’s Tattoo
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Dinner for Breakfast? Plus A Basic Question About Very Basic Questions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 588: Find More Time for Fun During the Work Week, Plus a Common Activity That's Riskier Than You Think
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When We Give More to Ourselves, We Can Ask More from Ourselves
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Caregiving Roundtable: How Do We Embrace Elder Care Without Losing Ourselves?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
48m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 587: Design Your Summer! We Share Our Plans—Plus the Fun of Creating a Signature Drink
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why You Shouldn’t Comfort a Scared Puppy
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Embracing Whimsy, Plus Our “Move 26” Progress & a Great April Fool’s Prank
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 586: Treat Yourself Like a Grandchild, Plus a Hack for Sticking to Daily Habits
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: My Favorite Formula for a Great Title
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: Would You Spend a Week Hiding Out in the Metropolitan Museum?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Live from Elizabeth’s Cluttered Closet!
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
27m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 585: A Simple Way to Spark Better Conversations, Plus the End-of-History Illusion
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: How Do You Cure a Fear of Flying? Try a Hangover.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: When Does a New Place Feel Like Home? Plus an Excellent, Easy April Fool’s Prank & Lena Dunham
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 584: Why It’s Helpful to Search for a Solution, Plus an Easy Hack for Staying Productive
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Do You Agree: Pregnancy and Volcanoes Seem Anachronistic
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
How to Stop Fighting with Your Family About Clutter
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 583: Too Much Clutter? Searching for Lost Items? Try These Hacks. Plus a Self-Knowledge Question.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: What’s Your “Organizing Style?” Gretchen Rubin on the Clutterbug Podcast
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
46m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Ever Feel Like You Don’t Matter? A Conversation with Jennifer Wallace
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 582: Are You Pushing People Away? Plus an Easy Way to Make a Room More Inviting
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: How I Found My Way to a Beautiful Piece of Music
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
10m ·
Not scored yet
Stop Clutter from Coming Back with the One-Minute Rule
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 581: Narcissist? Codependent? Panic Attack? Maybe Not. Plus a Quick Cure for Worry
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: The Met Is My Metaphor
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: What Can the Real Housewives Teach Us About Hope? Plus the New Hollywood Trend
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
30m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 580: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: The Effort Doesn’t Get Easier, But You Get Stronger.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
How to Reduce Relationship Conflict with the Four Tendencies
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 579: Do You Have Trouble Making Plans with Friends? And How to Question a Questioner
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Why Lady Gaga Matters for My One-Word Theme for 2026
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do You Expect Too Much? Plus, How to Finish an Important Project
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 578: Do You Dread Giving a Toast? And You Probably Want the Same Snack
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Happy Story about Queen Elizabeth II and the American Tourists
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: How to Stick to an Exercise Habit with the Four Tendencies [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 577: How Well Do You Know Yourself? Plus Hacks for Staying Warm & Putting Down Your Phone
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Is There Anything Special About Human Beings?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: How Do You Move On After College Drop-Off? with Author Ben Markovits
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
43m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do You Ever Have Post-Party Blues? Plus the Raymond Carver/Chandler Problem
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 576: What Was the Value of Our “No-Spend February?” Plus a Warning About Social-Media Stories
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Four Tendencies for Obligers—3 Challenges and How to Handle Them [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
42m ·
Not scored yet
Bonus: How to Make Progress on What Matters to You (Even If You Feel Stuck) with Mimi Bouchard
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 575: Our 11th Anniversary! Favorite Moments from the Past Year
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Very Surprising Truth that I Learned in Law School
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Does Money Stress You Out? Mrs. Dow Jones & Reema Khrais on What Helps
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 574: Are You Already Falling Behind on Your New Year’s Resolutions? Plus Ideas for “Move 26”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: When I Called the Emergency Veterinarian, She Asked a Question that Made the Answer Obvious
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: Why Does Movement Matter? Michelle Obama Weighs In
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Who Has More Power—You or the Banker to Whom You Owe Ten Million Dollars?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Are You Scared by the Sound of a Siren? And a Reflection from “Little Women”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 572: Want to Make a Little Money and Also Clear Clutter? Plus an Insight About Estrangement
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Do You Get Rattled Before Starting a Journey? Consider This Ritual.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Start and Stick to Anything using the Four Tendencies [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
45m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 571: Want to Join Us for a No-Spend February? Plus a Better Word for “Squats”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Would You Do For Someone Else What You Wouldn’t Do for Yourself?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Ever Have a Foolish Desire to “Save” Things? And Why Coffee-Table Books?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 570: Very Special Episode: How Do We Deal with the Loss of Our Beloved Father? Advice & Insights
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: After My Beloved Father Died, My Mother, Sister, and I Wrote This Obituary
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
10m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do You Find It Hard to Plan a Party? And the Problem with “Everybody Likes Salmon”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 569: Do You Miss Having Time to Hang Out with Friends? Plus Listeners’ One-Word Themes
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Lost Wallet Syndrome?” I Do.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Navigating New Year Pressure with Gretchen Rubin on "The Lazy Genius" [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
56m ·
Not scored yet
Move Happier: How to "Get It Done" and Finally Complete Your Dream Project [Bonus]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
49m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 568: Revealed! Our “26 for 2026” Lists
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Why Would an Accomplished Juggler Deliberately Drop a Prop?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Rethinking Resolutions with Gretchen Rubin on NPR’s “Life Kit” [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 567: Do You Feel Unprepared for the New Year? Plus Roller-Derby Names
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Warren Buffett Talks about Good Jockeys and Good Horses
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do You Need Help Taking a Good Photo? Or Making a Tough Decision?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?” Plus Accountability Hacks
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
A Happier Holiday Reading: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
21m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Few Extra Words from Winston Churchill Make a Big Difference
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Hacks to Avoid a Holiday Meltdown This Week [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 565: Did We Get Everything Done on Our “25 for ’25” Lists? We Review & Reflect
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Why the Holy Man Didn’t Tell a Boy to Stop Eating Candy
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
Bonus: Don’t Call it a Midlife Crisis—Chip Conley on the “Dan Buettner” Podcast
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
1h 09m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 564: Revealing…the Annual Challenge for 2026! Plus a Report on Read 25 in 2025
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Have You Ever Felt Like an Employee of Your Former Self?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Your Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Hosting [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 563: Need a One-Word Theme for Next Year? We Review and Reveal Our Words
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Do You Suffer from “Paris Syndrome?”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
Bonus: Hacks to Make the Holidays Happier [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do You Specifically Recollect Yourself at Different Ages?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 562: Do You Hesitate to Raise Your Hand to Make Something Happen? Plus a Medication Hack
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A True Story of Redeeming a Loss Through Sacrifice
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
Bonus Episode: Who Am I Without Kids at Home? (Gretchen Rubin on “Laugh Lines”)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
46m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Do Holidays Leave You Exhausted, Not Restored? Priya Parker, Francis Lam & Kate Bowler on Celebration
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 561: Need Some Fresh Ideas for Gift-Giving? Here Are Many Great Suggestions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Beautiful Ending & the Final Passage of Queen Victoria
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Is It Always a Bad Idea to Gossip? Plus: Choosing a One-Word Theme for the Year
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 560: Very Special Episode: What Secrets Does Your Therapist Wish They Could Tell You?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Teaching Story So Good That It Should Be True
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Deck the Halls! 24 Quick Tasks to Get Holiday-Ready [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
24m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 559: Feel Lonely? Out of Touch? Try This. Plus the Beautiful Pressure to “Use It Up”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Surprise: Gossip Can Be Good for You
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Embrace the Immersive, Reflect on Your Algorithm & Clear Clutter to Boost Energy
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 558: Have “One Big Thing” Holding You Back? Listeners Weigh In. Plus the Value of Making Space
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Story from Real Life: Sometimes, We Help Best by Hanging Back
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: You Can’t Outrun Fate—and Other Haunting Truths [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 557: Happier Book Club: Liz Gilbert Talks About Love, Addiction & Grief in “All the Way to the River”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: A Counter-Intuitive Truth About How to Be a Good Guest
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: The Joys of Working in an Office, Making Great Recommendations & Tom Cruise Cake
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 556: Schedule a Saturday Synch-up, Lessons About Getting a New Dog & How to Question a Questioner
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: One Surprising Reason that the TV Show “Friends” Is So Popular
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: How to Build Your Own Anxiety Emergency Kit [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 555: Invest in Tools, an Orange Theory Hack & a Sobering Fact about Books
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Happiness Lesson from Author Kurt Vonnegut’s Uncle
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: The Joy of Giving Away Toys, the Pleasure of Parasocial Relationships & TV Tourism
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 554: Take the Trip, Get Something Valuable for Free, and Listeners Talk about Their “One Big Thing”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Good Idea or Bad Idea? Do I Regret My Experience, or Not? I Can’t Decide.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Introducing “Since You Asked with Gretchen Rubin and Lori Gottlieb”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 553: Ask for Clarification, an Easy Way to Unclutter & a “Use It Up” Epiphany
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Andy Warhol, Woolworth’s, Air Conditioning, and Roasted Peanuts
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: For Travel, Familiarity or Novelty? Plus a Flossing Hack & the Pleasure of Routine
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 552: Start Your 100-Day Countdown, Try Substack & the Power of Engaging
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Surprising and Subtle Way to Change Your Habits: Consider Texas
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Returning to Routine? 7 Strategies to Make it Easier [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 551: Question Assumptions, College Drop-Off Hacks & Rebelling Against an Unappreciative Family
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Why Is Making Partner in a Law Firm Like Winning a Pie-Eating Contest?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Listen In! Recording from Our Reading Retreat (and Closet Clearing)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 550: Very Special Episode: Now Is the Time to Tackle That One, Big, Hard Thing
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Sometimes, Life Feels Like Art. Recently I Felt Like Reciting Poetry to a Crowd
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Get Ready for Fall in Just 30 Minutes [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
27m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 549: Make a Love List, Back-to-School Hacks & How to Learn Someone’s Real Opinion
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Happiness Lesson from the Friends’ Central Perk Coffee Shop
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Talking Romance Writing with Stacey Abrams and Lori Gottlieb
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 548: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Surprising Fun & Solving Rebel Resistance to Something Desirable
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Mega-Star Taylor Swift Chooses the Right Tool to Suit Her Work
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Gretchen Joins the Podcast “10% Happier with Dan Harris”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
1h 10m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 547: Beware the Impulse to Disengage, Planning Themed Retreats & How to Know Yourself Better.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: Keep an Empty shelf—and Also Keep a Junk Drawer.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Real Housewives & Bad Apologies, the Empty Nest & Parenting Secrets of Adulthood
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Bonus: We Tried a New Tool to Grow Closer—Here’s What Happened
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
23m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 546: Embrace Regret, Sticker Hacks for Back-to-School & Is Upholder-Rebellion Real?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: The Fun of Phrases and the Delight of Wordplay
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: 7 Happiness Myths—and What’s Actually True [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 545: Consider a Themed Retreat, Stay Safe in Crowds & a Cold-Water Solution
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Introducing: The Deep Dive
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
1h 01m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: A New Barbie, Quality Screen Time & the Joy of Working on a Porch
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 544: ”25 for ’25 List” Mid-Year Check-In—How Are We Doing?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: The Parable of the Raft, or, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Traveling Soon? 30 Hacks for a Happier Trip [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 543: Make a Decision and Make It Work, a Text-Scheduling Hack & Following Up on Mean "Jokes"
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
A Little Happier: What Happened When Steve Jobs’s Question Was Dismissed.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Watercoloring, Novel-Writing & 80’s Bestsellers
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 542: Point to Your Ugliest Thing, Use Photos to Save Memories & Understand Obliger-Rebellion
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: "Love Is Unconditional, and Love is Demanding” & Other Secrets of Adulthood for Parents
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Talking Secrets of Adulthood with Shannon Watts
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
27m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 541: Try These Parenting Hacks from Listeners, Manage Your Own Worry & an Easy Packing Hack
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Is it a Bug? Is it a Feature? It Depends on You
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: No “Guilty” Pleasures & Returning to the Treadmill Desk
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 540: Very Special Episode: Treasure Trove of Easy Ideas to Add Whimsy to Daily Life
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: “New Yorker” Covers and My Peculiar Yearning for a City I Already Have
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Bestselling Novel "The Ministry of Time" Audiobook Preview
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
42m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 539: Don't Disparage What Matters, Funny Travel Trends & Handling Hurtful "Jokes"
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Paris, Rose, a Fortune Cookie—an Anniversary Toast to My Husband Jamie
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Gretchen on Totally Booked with Zibby Owens
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 538: Set a Tripwire, Decide If You Need the Storage Unit & Do You Use that Gizmo?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Four Helpful “Secrets of Adulthood” for Parents
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: James Taylor, Unrealistic Expectations & Do You Love to Provision?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 537: Create a Family “Familect,” Organize Your Apps & Listeners’ Great Secrets of Adulthood
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Some Words from Winston Churchill—Among Other Things, He Was a Terrific Writer
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
9m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Parenting Roundtable with Dr. Becky and Samantha Bee
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
45m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 536: Make a Before-&-After Book, Enter the Library, and How to Deal with a Questioner Spouse
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Surprising Origin of One of My Favorite Book Titles
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Our Longest-Lasting Relationships, a New Way to Think About Our Past & a Fun Quiz
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
26m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 535: Create Your “Summer of __,” Some Reading Recommendations & Listeners’ Favorite Words
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
37m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Good Smell, Bad Smell? Context Changes Our Experience.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Gretchen Rubin on NPR's Life Kit
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 534: Recognize Your Exceptional Advantage, Don’t Be Fooled by Familiarity & an Empty-Nest Question
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Drifting Through Life: When Not Deciding Becomes a Decision
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: How Do We Know Ourselves and Our Values? A Short Quiz Reveals So Much
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
38m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 533: Dust It Off or Let Go, the Power of PT & How to Create Compelling TV Characters
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When to Listen to Criticism and When to Ignore It
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: How Regret Can Make You Happier [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 532: Favorite Words, a Simple Packing Hack, and Managing Obliger-Rebellion at Work
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When the Words of Ritual Give Me My “America Feeling”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Puppy! Taffy Has Arrived
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Introducing: Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
44m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 531: Arrive Right on Time, Benefits of Pill Organizers & the Strongest Way to Make Friends
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: Easy Answers or Hard Truths: Whom Do You Trust?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
10m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Gretchen’s & Elizabeth’s Dog Decisions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 530: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Products, and Tips for Spring Clearing & Organizing
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When One Proverb Sparks Dozens: the Inspiration of “No Receiver, No Thief”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Listen In! Recordings from a Visit in Los Angeles
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 529: Cutting Back on Cussing, Easier Traveling & Do Possessions Have Feelings?
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When Zero Isn't Nothing: The Fresh Eyes of a Basketball Beginner
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Reading Hacks [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
35m ·
Not scored yet
Jay Shetty on Pursuing What You Love, from IMO
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
44m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 528: Improve Your Hedonic Forecasting, Hacks for Reading More, and Mystery Revealed (Name of New Dog)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
36m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Secret Kept for Thousands of Years Inspires My Owns Secrets (of Adulthood)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Behind-the-Scenes Book Making, Secret Eating Habits, and Sisterly Memories
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 527: What a Favorite Book Reveals, Photo Selection Tips & Family Secrets Explored
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When Your Life Feels Like “Groundhog Day”: Movies That Capture Concepts
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Friendship Roundtable: How to Make, Keep & Deepen Friendships
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 526: The Rule of More, a Fun Way to Clear Family Clutter & More Secrets of Adulthood
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Villagers and the Crocodile: When We Assume That We’re Not Next
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
7m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: We Talk Money: Finances, Love, Conflict, Debt, and Self-Knowledge
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 525: Should I Get a Dog? Plus Using Podcasts to Get Tasks Done & Listener Insights
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Truth About Human Nature, Illustrated by a Change in Basketball Rules
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Revisiting Everyone’s Favorite Moment: The Gift of the Ped Egg
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 524 Use a Messy Closet, a 3-Hour Rule for Difficult People & Renowned Judy Blume on Reading
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
32m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: A Military Pamphlet from WWII Reflects My Dream for the United States
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Survivor Fantasy League, Gold Star for Teachers on the Subway & Reading Renaissance
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 523: Write Your Secrets of Adulthood, Magazine Happiness & Helping the (Obliger) Helper
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: We All Have Our Luna Park: Places That Capture Our Imagination Forever
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Very First Episode [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
31m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 522: Tenth Anniversary! Best Try-This-At-Home Ideas, Happiness Hacks, and Highlights
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Efforts Made That Allow a Grandmother’s Love to Speak Across Time
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: The “More Happier” Debate, Do You Eat Before You Pay & Advice For Creative People
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
28m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 521: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part II
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: It’s Right to Do the Right Thing, Even When It Makes No Difference
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
5m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Happiness Lessons from Evacuation: When We Have to Leave Home Fast
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 520: Very Special Episode! Ask Us Anything, Part I
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Power of Telling the Truth: What Nebraska’s and Oslo’s Tourists Know
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Gretchen on David Duchovny’s “Fail Better”
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
49m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 519: College Freshman Advice, Night Snacking & a Hack for Being a Good Guest
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The World Changes More than We Assume
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Happier Podcast Book Club: Bestselling Author Kate Bowler [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 518: Make One New Friend, Make Walking More Fun & the Benefit of Question Time
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier-What Andy Warhol Taught Me About Drama Queens: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Movies That Represent Concepts, the Pleasure of Examples & QuirkyWays of Eating
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
21m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 517: Strengthen Your Grip, a Haiku Hack & Musician Mike Posner Talks Happiness
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
41m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Tools for sticking to your New Year's Resolutions [Revisited]
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 516: Listeners’ Creative One-Word Themes, Use It or Lose It & Make Everyday Life More Fun
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When Your Life's Work Chooses You: The Beauty and Burden of a Calling
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
6m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier - "24 Things That Please Me" and Why Making That Kind of List Makes Us Happier
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
25m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 515: Revealed! Our “25 for 25” Lists of 25 Big & Small Things We Want to Do in 2025
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
40m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: The Art of Reframing: How Loss Can Become Protection
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
4m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Answering your happiness questions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
44m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 514: Host Better Holidays, Tips for Reading More in 2025 & Some Big Podcast News
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
33m ·
Not scored yet
Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
3m ·
Not scored yet
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
39m ·
Not scored yet
Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
34m ·
Showing the 300 most recent of 1271 tracked episodes.
One buzzing episode in your inbox every morning. Free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.