Ep. 17: Being Happier
Lisa and Aimee are joined by ‘The Happiness Project’ author Gretchen Rubin to discuss creating—and sticking with—positive habits
This week, Lisa and Aimee wonder why they have so much trouble forming good habits—and sticking to them—even when they know doing so will make them happier.
They are joined by Gretchen Rubin, host of the podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin and author of The New York Times-bestselling book The Happiness Project. Gretchen explains her Four Tendencies framework—which posits that each of us falls into one of the following four categories: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels—and how understanding your personality profile can help you better incentivize wanted behaviors and habits for yourself.
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