We explore the powerful practice of distilling your hard-earned observations into concise “Secrets of Adulthood,” such as “Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination” and “The more I write, the more I write.”
We also talk about the simple pleasure of physical magazines, and we tackle a Four-Tendencies question about supporting an Obliger mother-in-law whose helpfulness contributed to her health problems.
Resources and links related to this episode:
- A Little Happier: The Power of Telling the Truth–What Nebraska’s and Oslo’s Tourists Know
- Pre-order my new book, Secrets of Adulthood
- Take the Next Novel quiz
- Take the Four Tendencies quiz
- Elizabeth is reading: Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times by Andrew Kaufman (Amazon, Bookshop)
Get in touch: podcast@staging.gretchenrubin.com
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.