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Ep. 607: Do You Love Whimsy? Celebrate a New Holiday with Us

Hosted byGretchen Rubin

We discuss how we’re using whimsy to find the right date to celebrate our “How do we learn what everyone knows?” day, and listeners share their brilliant tips for elevating your home and how to stop working against yourself (or others).

Episode highlights:

• Try this at home: Listeners propose imaginative dates for "What People Know" day [05:10]
• Four Tendencies Tips for Rebels: Personal policies, identity, and choosing instead of being told [15:55]
• Treat Your House like a Hotel—Add an outdoor shower or a backyard garden [01:35]
• Demerits and Gold Stars: Gretchen’s Demerit: stopped a health habit; Elizabeth’s Gold Star: Ferment statue in Kansas City [24:17]

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Check out these new items in the Happiness Project Shop: Design Your Year (Deluxe Edition), Twelve-Day Countdown Calendar, Happiness Boost Tear-Away Deck
• Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (Amazon, Bookshop)
• In a Summer Season by Elizabeth Taylor (Amazon, Bookshop)

Connect with Us:

• Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
• Website: gretchenrubin.com
• Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft
• Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies quiz

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