{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f8cf3133-0543-5b5b-85cb-e7a4e48bfaf5/87e05701-7e56-452b-990b-a650c8318440?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Unconventional Wisdom on Habits and Happiness with Gretchen Rubin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6202ac9f5668e761825372c3/6202acf6484f8e0014358958.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Unmistakable Creative, author of the <em>The Happiness Project</em>, and <em>Better than Before</em>&nbsp;joins us to share unconventional wisdom&nbsp;on habits and happiness.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>HIGHLIGHTS:</p><ul><li><strong>Manageable and Realistic Ways to Become Happier</strong></li><li>Why We Need a Burning Desire and the Willingness to do the work&nbsp;</li><li><strong>The Power of Unconditional Support from Important People in your Life&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Four Tendencies That Drive our Habits&nbsp;</li><li><strong>The Role of Intrinsic Motivation&nbsp;</strong></li><li>Understanding What is True of You&nbsp;</li><li><strong>A Critical Variable that Changes all Formulas for Success&nbsp;</strong></li><li>The Myth of Safety and Security&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Questions that Help You to Discover What’s True You&nbsp;</strong></li><li>How Your Personality Impacts Your Habits&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Setting Aside Time for Your Highest Value Work</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>BOOKS AND RESOURCES&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1950137/Four-Tendencies-January-2015\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Habits Quiz</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081298160X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=081298160X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=unmistakab02-20&amp;linkId=TMPT4NEX3BN4KTL7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Power of Habit&nbsp;</a>by Charles Duhigg</p><p><a href=\"https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Happier with Gretchen Rubin</a> (Podcast)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006158326X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=006158326X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=unmistakab02-20&amp;linkId=2O62QIUQ67ULL6EF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Happiness Project</a> by Gretchen Rubin&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385348614/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0385348614&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=unmistakab02-20&amp;linkId=W42QD3WSYZ7BYKTW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Better than Before&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;by Gretchen Rubin&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307273601/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0307273601&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=unmistakab02-20&amp;linkId=MXCKXZXZV7YPXRIZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Rituals </a>by Mason Currey</p><p><br></p><p>QUOTES</p><p>Getting enough sleep is one of the few iron laws of habit formation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the blockbuster&nbsp;New York Timesbestsellers,&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.gretchenrubin.com/books/before-after/before-after/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Better Than Before</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.gretchenrubin.com/books/the-happiness-project/about-the-book/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Happiness Project</em></a><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.gretchenrubin.com/books/happier-at-home/about-the-book/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Happier at Home</em></a><em>.&nbsp;She has an enormous readership, both in print and online, and her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages</em></p>","author_name":"Srinivas Rao"}