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Finding Meaning, Such as Sacrifice, Can Transform Suffering
One of my very favorite books is Viktor Frankl’s brilliant memoir, Man’s Search for Meaning (Amazon, Bookshop). Whenever I’m asked, “What’s the book…
 • Gretchen Rubin
Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life
A story that suggests a deeper truth about human nature
 • Gretchen Rubin
Please Applaud Today’s Sunset
A terrific reminder
 • Gretchen Rubin
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
A recording from Gretchen Rubin's live video
 • Gretchen Rubin, Mac Barnett, and Jon Klassen
It Can Be Hard to Express Gratitude
And sometimes the hardest when we’re the most thankful
 • Gretchen Rubin

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Navigating Group Life with Priya Parker
Our conversation about gathering, building connection, and the art of asking magical questions
 • Gretchen Rubin and Priya Parker
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Priya Parker
A recording from Gretchen Rubin's live video
 • Gretchen Rubin and Priya Parker
My “America Feeling” and the Statue of Liberty
One New York City landmark that I never take for granted
 • Gretchen Rubin
The Possibility of “Yes, And”
Talking with Christene Barberich about constraint, our connection to things, and returning to ourselves
 • Gretchen Rubin and Christene Barberich
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Christene Barberich
A recording from Gretchen Rubin's live video
 • Gretchen Rubin and Christene Barberich
Sometimes You Have to Get Fired to Get Hired
When a disappointment becomes a gift
 • Gretchen Rubin
Voila! A New Collection of (Darker) Aphorisms
A special bonus for paid subscribers
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Finding Your “New Playground”
My conversation with Amanda Hesser about why it’s important to struggle, ask questions, and have fun at work
 • Gretchen Rubin and Amanda Hesser
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Amanda Hesser
Why you should ask more questions—and do what’s hard to do
 • Gretchen Rubin and Amanda Hesser
Secrets of Adulthood
Secrets of Adulthood
Reflections on self-knowledge from New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin.
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Big Salad
Big Salad
Joanna Goddard
Looking at Picture Books
Looking at Picture Books
Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
Shannon Watts
Group Life by Priya Parker
Group Life by Priya Parker
Priya Parker
A Sense of Wander
A Sense of Wander
Eric Weiner
My Books
Secrets of Adulthood
Life in Five Senses
Outer Order, Inner Calm
The Four Tendencies
Better Than Before
Happier at Home
The Happiness Project
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