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ClutterBug - Organize, Clean and Transform your Home & Life

Unlocking Happiness with Gretchen Rubin: Lessons on Life and Motivation | Clutterbug Podcast # 236

ClutterBug - Organize, Clean and Transform your Home & Life

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Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Education:self-improvement, Leisure:home & Garden, Leisure, Home & Garden, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Today I had the privilege of interviewing one of my heroes, the incredible Gretchen Rubin. Learn Gretchen’s biggest takeaways from The Happiness Project, how to use her system, The Four Tendencies to motivate yourself and others and listen as I diagnose her organizational style. You don’t want to miss this wonderfully entertaining and educational podcast! Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to convey complex ideas—from science to literature to stories from her own life—with levity and clarity. She’s the author of many bestselling books, such as The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, and The Four Tendencies, which have sold millions of copies in more than thirty languages. Her most recent book is Life in Five Senses. She’s also host of the popular podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and founder of award-winning Happier app, which helps people track their happiness-boosting habits. Learn more about Gretchen Rubin and her books, podcast and other life lessons here: https://gretchenrubin.com/ Take the Free Four Tendencies Quiz here: https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/ You can find more Clutterbug content here: Website: http://www.clutterbug.me YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clutterbug TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clutterbug_me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clutterbug_me/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Clutterbug.Me/ #clutterbug #podcast #gretcheinrubin

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0:00.0

Today is an incredibly exciting day for me because guess what? I'm interviewing one of my heroes and she's probably one of your heroes too.

0:10.0

Today we're talking with the incredible Gretchen Rubin.

0:15.0

Yeah, I know.

0:17.0

If you've been a fan of the Clutterbug Podcast or watch me on YouTube,

0:20.0

you know I am always shouting out from the rooftops, Gretchen, and her incredible

0:25.6

writing skills. She started out years ago as a lawyer and then moved to writing and I'm

0:31.4

so glad she made that decision because her books

0:34.1

including the happiness project happier at home the four tendencies outer

0:39.6

order inner calm I mean I could go on She has so many New York Times best selling books all of which I would recommend and I think of as some of the best self-help books ever written. Not only that, but she is the host of Happier with Gretchen Rubin, which is an award-winning incredible podcast. She hosts it with her sister and it's actually the only podcast that I consistently listen to.

1:05.2

So inspiring, so motivating and I am honored to introduce you to Gretchen Rubin right now.

1:14.0

Welcome the incredible Gretchen Rubin

1:16.4

to the Clutterbug Podcast.

1:18.6

All my listeners know because I shout you out

1:20.6

from the rooftops on a weekly basis. what an honor this is to have you here.

1:25.4

So welcome.

1:26.4

Well, I'm so happy to be talking to you, thank you.

1:30.0

This is incredible.

1:31.0

So the Happiness Project was the second self-help book I've ever read in my life.

1:37.0

And as a high school...

1:40.0

It was the secret. Do you remember that?

1:42.0

Of course.

1:43.0

Yeah.

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