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Happier with Gretchen Rubin
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... more

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Episodes

Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions

The Fleetwood Mac song “Songbird” illustrates the truth that with a great artwork, its power often lies not in expressing... more

23 Dec 2024 · 3 minutes
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 2

As a holiday gift to listeners, I’m reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy... more

21 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
Ep. 513: Revealed: Our Annual Challenge for 2025! Plus We Review 2024’s #Write24in24 Challenge

As part of “Design Your Year,” each year we announce an annual challenge based on the year—a habit that will... more

18 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
Little Happier: When Everything Changes, What Remains? The Mystery of Persistent Identity

From the Ship of Theseus to the Grand Shrine of Ise, from the Tin Woodman to our own constantly renewing... more

16 Dec 2024 · 4 minutes
More Happier: Bonus: I Read “The Snow Queen” to You, Pt. 1

As a holiday gift to listeners, I reading aloud “The Snow Queen,” one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy... more

14 Dec 2024 · 40 minutes
Ep. 512: We Review Our “24 for ‘24” Lists to See What We Accomplished—or Not

We each review our “24 for 24 lists” and report on what we did, what we didn’t do, and why.... more

11 Dec 2024 · 40 minutes
Little Happier: A Beautiful Image from Nature Can Be a Solace in Hard Times

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

09 Dec 2024 · 4 minutes
More Happier: What Makes a Holiday Movie? Plus Holiday Creep & the Joy of a Long Vacation

We debate how to decide if a movie counts as a “holiday” movie. We also discuss how the holiday season... more

07 Dec 2024 · 31 minutes
Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Review Our 2024 Themes and Reveal Our 2025 Themes

Choosing a one-word theme is one of the most fun and thought-provoking exercises within the “Design Your Year” set. Here,... more

04 Dec 2024 · 41 minutes
Little Happier: What Do Humans Possess that Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Possess?

My reflections about artificial intelligence reminded me of the climactic scene in Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, a masterpiece of... more

02 Dec 2024 · 6 minutes
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Little Happier: When One Song Can Express Contradictory Emotions
Happier with Gretchen Rubin