Ep. 598: Spy on Your Own Habits, and Discover Your Empty-Nest Personality
Summary
Gretchen Rubin and her sister Elizabeth Kraft discuss viewer-submitted traditions and social strategies, then introduce the "self-stakeout" exercise to observe one's habits objectively. They categorize post-60 life paths into rekindlers, reinventors, and relaxers. Finally, Elizabeth shares a demerit for neglecting summer reading, prompting plans for a future reading retreat.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Lemonada and CareScout
Welcome to Happier podcast intro and summer fashion
New family traditions: bucket lists and wacky dinners
Building social muscles and the Irish goodbye
Labeling TV remotes for better usability
The self-stakeout: observing yourself as a person of interest
Ad break and transition
Reinvention in midlife: rekindlers vs reinventors
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Elizabeth's demerit: lack of summer reading
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