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- April 13, 2016
# Podcast 60: Very Special Episode! Live from the TV Sound Stage Where Elizabeth Is Working.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
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Ep. 60: On Set With Elizabeth
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EPISODE NOTES
It’s time for the next installment of “[**Happier with Gretchen Rubin**](https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin/id969519520?mt=2&ls=1)**[.](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin/id969519520?mt=2)”**
#### **Episode 60 — that means it’s a Very Special Episode!**
Our producer Henry and I traveled to the famed Silvercup Studios in Queens, New York, to visit Elizabeth on the sound stage of the show she’s working on. Super-glamorous, I must say. In the photo, in the directors’ chairs in “Video Village,” you can see Elizabeth (near chair), Helen Childress (middle), Sarah Fain (far chair), and Henry (half-hidden in the back row).
#### **Try This at Home**
Let people do their job. This relates to the problem of shared work, which we discussed in [**Episode 28**](http://staging.gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2015/09/podcast-28/).
Interlude: a trip to craft services. So many tempting treats, all for free, and right at hand! Elizabeth calls it “the bane of her existence.”
#### **Interview**
**[Helen Childress](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157536/).** Helen is the creator of the terrific-yet-still-unnamed TV show that Elizabeth is working on. She also wrote the iconic 90’s movie **[*Reality Bites*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_Bites). In her interview, she gives many great insights on the nature of writing, creativity, and habits.**
#### **Gretchen’s Demerit**
I’ve acquired a Pile o’Papers related to tasks that I need to do — and it just keeps growing. I’ll use Elizabeth’s suggestion of using [**Power Hour**](http://staging.gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2015/04/podcast-6-try-power-hour-consider-envy-back-up-your-phone-and-enjoy-the-process/).
#### **Sarah Fain’s Gold Star**
We’ve talked about Elizabeth’s writing partner [**Sarah Fain** ](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1175413/)so many times — it was great to have her on the show. She gives a gold star to her three-year-old daughter Violet, for being such a good sport for moving to New York City for several weeks.
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