We review the great debate among listeners about whether our ungrammatical jokes about “More Happier” are fun—or annoying. We also discuss whether, as creative people, we expect our friends and family to read, watch, or listen to what we create. Plus we explore a silly question about whether we’d start to eat an item before we’d pay for it.
Resources and links related to this episode:
- 5 Things Making Me Happy Newsletter
- The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky (Amazon, Bookshop)
- After Hours with Jamie Rubin podcast
- Eliza Starting at 16 podcast
- People My Age podcast
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
Visit Gretchen’s website to learn more about Gretchen’s best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
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We discuss why and how we might try to make one new friend in 2025—a huge happiness booster. We also explore two creative happiness hacks that make it easier to stick to a habit of walking. Plus we tackle a fascinating Four Tendencies question about managing a Questioner spouse’s barrage of daily questions, and we compare “snapshot” versus “movie” memory styles.
Resources and links related to this episode:
- “The Paradox of Purpose: Those We Support Become Our Strength”
- Secrets of Adulthood
- Memento Keepsake Journal
- One-Sentence Journal
- Four Tendencies hub
- Elizabeth is reading: Look Closer by David Ellis (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: When Mrs. Coverlet Was Away by Mary Nash (Amazon)
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.
Visit Gretchen’s website to learn more about Gretchen’s bestselling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.