Do You Love Simplicity or Abundance? And the Challenge of Sunscreen

Time for the next episode of  “Happier with Gretchen Rubin.“

Here’s what Elizabeth and I discuss:

We update listeners on “updates” — from episode 2. This was an idea that really seemed to resonate with people.

Try This at Home: Make the positive argument.

Know Yourself Better: Are you a simplicity-lover or an abundance-lover?

Listener Question: Why is hard to do the things that make you happy, sometimes? (This is one of the questions that inspired me to write Better Than Before.) I mentioned a few resources: here’s the Quiz to tell you your Tendency; here’s the starter kit for launching an accountability group.

Elizabeth’s Demerit: Under-applying sunscreen.

Gretchen’s Gold Star: TSA Pre-Check/Global Entry.

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Gretchen Rubin is the author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project, and Happier at Home. She writes about happiness and habit-formation at gretchenrubin.com. Follow her here by clicking the yellow FOLLOW button, on Twitter, @gretchenrubin, on Facebook, facebook.com/GretchenRubin.

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