Happier with Gretchen Rubin

When I called the emergency vet to ask a question about my dog Barnaby, her answer gave me an important insight into the challenge of decision-making.
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As part of the Move 26 in ’26 Challenge, we’re sharing a listen-along episode to pair with your 26 minutes of daily movement. Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson discuss the role movement plays in a happier life and share favorite clips from podcasts like IMO and The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon that explore how movement, discipline, and mental health shape who we become. Great listening for a walk, a workout, or any way you like to move.
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We talk why it’s valuable to “go for the no” instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient.
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Foster by Claire Keegan (Amazon, Bookshop)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(Amazon, Bookshop)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Amazon, Bookshop)
Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Amazon, Bookshop)
Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor (Amazon, Bookshop)
Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon, Bookshop)
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Amazon, Bookshop)
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (Amazon, Bookshop)
Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop)
Different Seasons by Stephen King (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr (Amazon, Bookshop)
Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout (Amazon, Bookshop)
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Amazon, Bookshop)
Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Amazon, Bookshop)
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (Amazon, Bookshop)
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (Amazon, Bookshop)
Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop)
Gretchen is reading: Random Harvest by James Hilton (Amazon, Bookshop)

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A famous quip illustrates an important point: Small debts burden the borrower; big debts burden the lender.
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We talk about the power of reframing—specifically, reframing the meaning of a siren. We also talk about a passage from the novel “Little Women” that illuminates our experience of our father’s death.
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