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If You Have a Fur Coat, You Don’t Need Snow Pants
A simple story with many meanings
Jan 11
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Who is the Main Character?
We all play multiple roles
Jan 4
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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…
Dec 14, 2025
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Patti Smith and the Haircut that Changed Her Life
A story that suggests a deeper truth about human nature
Dec 7, 2025
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Please Applaud Today’s Sunset
A terrific reminder
Nov 30, 2025
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
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Nov 25, 2025
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It Can Be Hard to Express Gratitude
And sometimes the hardest when we’re the most thankful
Nov 23, 2025
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Navigating Group Life with Priya Parker
Our conversation about gathering, building connection, and the art of asking magical questions
Nov 16, 2025
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Priya Parker
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Nov 11, 2025
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My “America Feeling” and the Statue of Liberty
One New York City landmark that I never take for granted
Nov 9, 2025
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The Possibility of “Yes, And”
Talking with Christene Barberich about constraint, our connection to things, and returning to ourselves
Nov 2, 2025
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Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: Live with Christene Barberich
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Oct 28, 2025
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Sometimes You Have to Get Fired to Get Hired
When a disappointment becomes a gift
Oct 26, 2025
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Voila! A New Collection of (Darker) Aphorisms
A special bonus for paid subscribers
Oct 22, 2025
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Secrets of Adulthood
Reflections on self-knowledge from New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin.
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