How Do You Know if You're Not Getting What You Want?

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Sally Kohn: It is really hard sometimes to know what we want. You went from being a lawyer, clerking in the Supreme Court to being a writer. How do you make sure that it is like what you're looking for and then change it if it's not?Kohn: I feel so fortunate that I'm in a place where I can do what I really love to do. She says she would still do it if no one read it. But it's more fun when people read it.

Why do so many of us wait until a new calendar year to start setting our goals? For today’s guest, Gretchen Rubin, “there really is no magic to January 1st”-- and the best time to start a healthy habit is just, well, “now.” Gretchen is a podcaster and the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including “Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life.” In this episode, she shares eye-opening frameworks on the different ways to make and achieve goals, gives tips on how to create habits that actually improve our lives and discusses why chasing happiness isn’t always fun – and why it doesn’t always make us feel happy. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts