Ep. 462: A Surprising Way to Be More Likeable, a Habit-Keeping Hack, and an Unusual In-Laws Problem

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

English - December 27, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - ★★★★★ - 12.1K ratings
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We discuss surprising new research that suggests that being accommodating
doesn’t actually make us more likable. We also mention a hack that makes habit-
keeping easier, discuss whether or not we’ve kept childhood vows, and debate a
listener’s question about how to handle her unusual challenge with her in-laws.
Get in touch: [email protected]
Follow on social media:
@GretchenRubin & @LizCraft on Instagram
@GretchenRubin on TikTok and YouTube
Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes
Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/462
Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now availablewherever books are sold.
Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

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We discuss surprising new research that suggests that being accommodating

doesn’t actually make us more likable. We also mention a hack that makes habit-

keeping easier, discuss whether or not we’ve kept childhood vows, and debate a

listener’s question about how to handle her unusual challenge with her in-laws.

Get in touch: [email protected]

Follow on social media:

@GretchenRubin & @LizCraft on Instagram

@GretchenRubin on TikTok and YouTube

Get the podcast show notes by email every week: happiercast.com/shownotes

Get the resources and all links related to this episode here: http://happiercast.com/462

Get Gretchen Rubin’s newest New York Times bestselling book Life in Five Senses to see how she discovered a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. Now availablewherever books are sold.

Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices