Happier with Gretchen Rubin – Details, episodes & analysis

As part of the “Design Your Year” tools, we reveal our “25 for ‘25” lists of the twenty-five things we want to accomplish in 2025. Some are fun, some are demanding; some quick, some complicated; some new, some repeats.

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• Elizabeth is reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Amazon, Bookshop) 
• Gretchen: Same!

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A concept from Japanese culture reframes what seems like pure misfortune—the loss of a beloved engagement ring—into an act of invisible grace and protection.

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In Willa Cather’s novel “O Pioneers!” a sister and brother never forget the beautiful afternoon when they saw a wild duck playing in the river.

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Warren Buffett is a spectacularly successful investor, and he’s also a master communicator. Lines from his “Letters to Shareholders” are easy to understand and enjoy, and are therefore more compelling and persuasive.

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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.

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Why we should get rid of something (like a shoe without a mate) as soon as it's useless; what to do when everything "turns to ashes," as recently happened to Elizabeth--and something beautiful that's yours for free. Want to get in touch? @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected]; happiercast.com/73; 774-277-9336.

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A friend found the right words to say to Gretchen, when she was nervous before an interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. 

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Ep. 72: Why we’re happier when we have room of our own, the challenge of the “incomplete upgrade,” and Gretchen gives herself a demerit for a parenting mistake.  Want to get in touch? @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected]; happiercast.com/72; 774-277-9336.

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When she's feeling insecure, Gretchen reminds herself of this Secret of Adulthood.  

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Ep. 71: Choose a signature color, ask yourself, "Am I an alchemist or a leopard?" -- and fighting FOMO. Want to get in touch? @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected]; happiercast.com/71; 774-277-9336.

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In his memoir, actor Rob Lowe recounts a conversation between his young son and President Clinton that shows that sometimes, we can be generous by taking. In this case, the President accepts a tattered stuffed frog.

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