Ep. 552: Start Your 100-Day Countdown, Try Substack & the Power of Engaging
Sep 17, 2025•36 min•Ep. 522
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Episode description
There are about 100 days left in the year, and we discuss why starting your 100-day countdown can make you happier. We also explore a hack that will help you read, learn, and get entertained, and we share interesting responses from listeners about the power of engaging.
Resources & links related to this episode:
- For the Happier Podcast Book Club: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Joshua Rothman's New Yorker article "A.I. Is Coming for Culture"
- Listen to the new podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen Rubin
- Happier in Hollywood Substack
- Secrets of Adulthood Substack
- "Fall in Love with Your Next Novel" Quiz
- Elizabeth is reading: Actress of a Certain Age by Jeff Hiller (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman (Amazon, Bookshop)
Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com
Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app.
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