350: How to actually increase your happiness | Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin: “Anytime we're connecting with other people, we get a boost of happiness."

Rubin, a happiness expert and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to become a genuinely happier person, plus:

- The common habits that can secretly sabotage your joy

- How to set a work-life balance while working from home

- Why resolutions usually fail & how to actually make them stick

- How to boost happiness when you're having a bad day

- The real reason why ketchup makes us so happy

Referenced in the episode:

- Rubin's book, The Happiness Project.

- Rubin's book, Outer Order, Inner Calm.

- The Happiness Project website.

- Rubin's Know Yourself Better journal.

- Rubin's Don't Break The Chain habit tracker.

- Read more about Rubin's upcoming book on the five senses.

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