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Blog postInterview: Gina Hamadey
Gina Hamadey was the travel editor at Food & Wine and Rachael Ray Every Day and started her career at the O, the Oprah Magazine, and George. She founded the content and social strategy firm Penknife Media, and has written for The New York Times, Real Simple, and Women’s Health, among other publications.
Her new book, I Want to Thank You: How a Year of Gratitude Can Bring Joy and Meaning in a Disconnected World (Amazon, Bookshop), chronicles her year -
Blog postI’ve never been much of a foodie.
I love learning about the sense of taste for my five-senses book, and I love certain foods, but I like very plain food best, like scrambled eggs or fish without sauce. I like my coffee mild and my meat cooked through. I don’t get much of a kick from visiting new restaurants, eating elaborate meals, exploring farmers’ markets, or learning about foods’ origins or cooking techniques.
And once I quit sugar, I became even less passionate about food -
Blog postRecently, I realized something about myself.
When I'm feeling anxious, I often respond by turning down some sensation. For instance, during the most intense part of the pandemic shut-down, I stopped wearing perfume or lighting scented candles—and I was puzzled by my own reaction.
Then, as I thought about it, I realized when my daughter Eleanor was playing music in the kitchen, I'd ask her to turn it off.
I wouldn’t be feeling particularly anxious, but suddenly, the ext -
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Blog postInterview: Kristin van Ogtrop.
Kristin van Ogtrop is the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple. Under her stewardship, Real Simple became the #1 American women’s lifestyle magazine brand and was nominated for 15 National Magazine Awards.
Her blog, “Adventures in Chaos,” was nominated for a Media Industry Newsletter “Best of the Web” award; in 2014, she was named by Fortune magazine as one of the “55 Most Influential Women on Twitter”; and she's the author of Just Let Me Lie Do -
Blog postAuthor interview: Julia Pimsleur.
Julia Pimsleur is the author of the bestselling Million Dollar Women (Amazon, Bookshop). She is the founder of the Million Dollar Women social venture helping one million women get to $1M in revenues, and she also built the #1 language teaching company for kids, Little Pim, into a multi-million dollar business.
Her new book is Go Big Now: 8 Essential Mindset Practices to Overcome Any Obstacle and Reach Your Goals (Amazon, Bookshop).
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Blog postInterview: Jon Acuff.
Years ago, I met Jon Acuff when we were speaking at the same conference. We had time to talk as we waited backstage, and I really enjoyed getting to know him. Then, because he spoke right before I did, I had the chance to listen as he gave his presentation. (I remember that he got a lot of laughs.)
He's the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his latest, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Amazon, Bookshop).
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Blog postInterview: Jessica Lahey.
Jessica Lahey is a teacher and writer. Over twenty years, she’s taught every grade from sixth to twelfth, in both public and private schools. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for publications such as The Atlantic, Vermont Public Radio, The Washington Post, and the New York Times. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Chil -
Blog postIn my book The Happiness Project, I write about one of my favorite resolutions—to celebrate minor holidays—and Elizabeth and I have also talked about this resolution many times on the Happier podcast. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day...and of course, April Fool's Day.
This year, for April Fool's Day, I played a trick on my daughter Eleanor.
In my research for my book about my five senses, I'm always looking for ways to trick or confound my senses. Helium balloon, Newto -
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Blog postInterview: Ximena Vengoechea.
Ximena Vengoechea is a user researcher, writer, and illustrator whose work on personal and professional development has been published in many publications; she's a contributor at Fast Company and The Muse; and she writes Letters from Ximena, a newsletter on tech, culture, career, and creativity. She's best known for her project The Life Audit. She's worked at Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Now she has a new book: Listen Like You Mean it: Recla -
Blog postFor four years now, every Monday morning, I've posted a photo on my Facebook Page of the books I finished during the week, with the tag #GretchenRubinReads.
I get a big kick out of this weekly habit—it’s a way to shine a spotlight on all the terrific books that I’ve read.
As I write about in my book Better Than Before, for most of my life, my habit was to finish any book that I started. Finally, I realized that this approach meant that I spent time reading books that bore -
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