Podcast 115: Boost Your Energy and a Deep Dive into Loneliness. | Gretchen Rubin [Skip to content](#content) [ ![](https://staging.gretchenrubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gretchenrubin-logo-768x344.png) ](https://staging.gretchenrubin.com) - May 3, 2017 # Podcast 115: Boost Your Energy and a Deep Dive into Loneliness. Happier with Gretchen Rubin [Listen OnSpotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6S1XBUEBQdCW87q8yr8vfj)[Listen OnPandora](http://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/61836/50033983) Ep. 115: Boost Your Energy ![Ep. 115: Boost Your Energy](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e40e1caa-34f6-11f1-8af6-af6862a2ea67/image/f255fc2790d879c623f0beb2f1ec2fbc.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress) Show Podcast Information EPISODE NOTES #### **Try This at Home** Boost your energy. As I describe in my book[ ***The Happiness Project***](http://staging.gretchenrubin.com/books/the-happiness-project/about-the-book/), when I did my own happiness project, I made January the month of “energy,” because when we have more energy, everything is easier. Some long-term energy solutions: get enough sleep, get some exercise. Some quick energy fixes: doing ten jumping jacks, listening to upbeat music (try our [**Happier 911 list on Spotify)**](https://play.spotify.com/user/happierwithgretchenrubin/playlist/4OJtnTLct2v1YiKryA7iGB?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open), tackle a nagging task, listen to a high-energy podcast, have a mantra. #### **Happiness Hack** Our listener Elizabeth suggests that during times of romantic heartache, listen to music in foreign languages, so the lyrics of love songs won’t affect your mood. #### **Deep Dive into Loneliness** We got such a big response to our [**Very Special Episode 110**](https://staging.gretchenrubin.com/podcast/110-a-major-happiness-stumbling-block-loneliness/), about loneliness, that we wanted to go deeper into the subject. 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