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Episode Overview

Gretchen Rubin is the New York Times bestselling author of several books about happiness, habit, and human nature.

Topics in this episode include how to make and break habits, why habits are highly personal, Gretchen's four tendencies framework, happiness engineering, willpower, and the effects of clutter on the mind.

Hope you enjoy!

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Gretchen Rubin Bio

Gretchen is a bestselling author whose books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. They include The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, Happier at Home, and The Happiness Project. Gretchen also has a popular blog and podcast, called Happier.

Previously, she received a law degree from Yale and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. You can learn more and take the four tendencies framework quiz that she mentions in this episode on her website.

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