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Move Happier: Getting Unstuck: A Fresh Start for Your Move 26 Habit
13/09/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
Not sticking to a habit that’s important to you? Dan Harris and Laurie Santos join Gretchen to share how to spot what's holding you back — and get moving again.

Mentioned in This Episode:

10% Happier podcast

10% with Dan Harris app

The Happiness Lab podcast

Move 26 challenge & seasonal bingo card in the Happier app

The Move 26 in ‘26 Challenge

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Website: gretchenrubin.com

Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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More Happier: Four Tendencies Solutions to Real-Life Problems
12/09/2026 | 38 mins.
We revisit some of our most useful Four Tendencies listener questions, including how to help a Rebel stick to exercise, work with a Questioner boss, and keep Obliger people-pleasing from getting in the way of dating.

Revisited Highlights:

Episode 43: Listener Round-Up of the Four Tendencies

Episode 120: Listener Questions about the Four Tendencies

Episode 280: Questions from Listeners about the Four Tendencies

Mentioned in This Episode:

The Four Tendencies in Action Workbook

The Four Tendencies Quiz

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Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Website: gretchenrubin.com

Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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Ep. 603: Avoid the Sunk-Cost Fallacy, and Why it’s Hard to Plan for Emergencies
09/09/2026 | 32 mins.
We talk about how to avoid the mental trap of the “sunk-cost fallacy.” Plus, why it’s so hard to plan for emergencies and the biases that keep us from preparing for risk.

Episode highlights:

Try This at Home: Avoid the sunk-cost fallacy—the mental trap that keeps us committed because of the time, money, or energy we’ve already spent [04:57]

Happiness Hack: Create a personal reading syllabus with deadlines to help you read more [12:58]

Happiness Stumbling Block: Six common biases that make it difficult to assess and prepare for rare but serious emergencies [16:03]

Demerits and Gold Stars: Gretchen’s Demerit: Turning into a Knicks bore; Elizabeth’s Gold Star: To her friend Mindy for a new exercise experience [24:11]

Mentioned in this episode:

The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters by Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther (Amazon, Bookshop)

This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark by Craig Fehrman (Amazon, Bookshop)

Audition by Katie Kitamura (Amazon, Bookshop)

Rolling utility cart

Happier Labor Day resources

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Website: gretchenrubin.com

Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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Little Happier: After His Death, I Can Still Learn More About My Beloved Father
07/09/2026 | 3 mins.
Even after a person has died, we can continue to understand them in new ways.

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Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Website: gretchenrubin.com

Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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More Happier: How Do People Know What To Do? Plus Making Friends at the Gym
05/09/2026 | 26 mins.
We discuss how people know what to do in certain situations. Plus why you might–or might not–make friends at the gym.

Episode highlights:

Something Making Us Happier: Elizabeth finds connection to our beloved father through reading history. Gretchen delights in discovering Jamie’s rock-skipping skills [00:48]

I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You: How do people know what to do in certain situations? [07:29]

Spotlight on a Tool: Check out my free 7-day email challenge designed to help you head into fall with more energy [13:03]

I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You: Do you make friends at the gym? [14:40]

Mentioned in this episode:

This Vast Enterprise (Amazon, Bookshop)

Check out Gretchen’s free 7-day movement challenge here

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (Amazon, Bookshop)

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Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Website: gretchenrubin.com

Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies quiz

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About Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits to this lively, thought-provoking podcast. Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in Los Angeles, who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

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