Gretchen Rubin

Well, I mean, you have podcasts, children's books, adult books, speaking. I mean, do you find this as well?

Yeah, it really is true. I remember when we were, my sister Elizabeth, for those of you who, how many people have listened to the podcast? Yeah, yeah. Is it kind of funny to hear my voice coming out of my face? So when Elizabeth and I were getting started, we were telling her parents about it, and our mother said, well, but girls, don't you think you're gonna run out of ideas in like six months?

Yeah, it really is true. I remember when we were, my sister Elizabeth, for those of you who, how many people have listened to the podcast? Yeah, yeah. Is it kind of funny to hear my voice coming out of my face? So when Elizabeth and I were getting started, we were telling her parents about it, and our mother said, well, but girls, don't you think you're gonna run out of ideas in like six months?

Yeah, it really is true. I remember when we were, my sister Elizabeth, for those of you who, how many people have listened to the podcast? Yeah, yeah. Is it kind of funny to hear my voice coming out of my face? So when Elizabeth and I were getting started, we were telling her parents about it, and our mother said, well, but girls, don't you think you're gonna run out of ideas in like six months?

And we were like, no, Mom. We're not worried about that, because the more you create, the more you create.

And we were like, no, Mom. We're not worried about that, because the more you create, the more you create.

And we were like, no, Mom. We're not worried about that, because the more you create, the more you create.

Well, I think that... Part of it is realizing that you will feel regret either way. Because I think sometimes, at least in my case, I would often fantasize that if I made the perfect choice, then there would be no regret. That if I could just get the pros and cons column exactly right, then I could avoid regret.

Well, I think that... Part of it is realizing that you will feel regret either way. Because I think sometimes, at least in my case, I would often fantasize that if I made the perfect choice, then there would be no regret. That if I could just get the pros and cons column exactly right, then I could avoid regret.

Well, I think that... Part of it is realizing that you will feel regret either way. Because I think sometimes, at least in my case, I would often fantasize that if I made the perfect choice, then there would be no regret. That if I could just get the pros and cons column exactly right, then I could avoid regret.

But it's actually comforting to realize that you can have an apple or an orange, but to have an apple means that you cannot have an orange. And that there is regret in that. And I feel like it's... It relieves your feelings to understand that that is just a necessary part of making a fundamental choice, which is that to choose one thing means that you can't choose another. You can't escape it.

But it's actually comforting to realize that you can have an apple or an orange, but to have an apple means that you cannot have an orange. And that there is regret in that. And I feel like it's... It relieves your feelings to understand that that is just a necessary part of making a fundamental choice, which is that to choose one thing means that you can't choose another. You can't escape it.

But it's actually comforting to realize that you can have an apple or an orange, but to have an apple means that you cannot have an orange. And that there is regret in that. And I feel like it's... It relieves your feelings to understand that that is just a necessary part of making a fundamental choice, which is that to choose one thing means that you can't choose another. You can't escape it.

But I think it's comforting to realize that that's just the source of why that negative emotion is appearing.

But I think it's comforting to realize that that's just the source of why that negative emotion is appearing.

But I think it's comforting to realize that that's just the source of why that negative emotion is appearing.

Right. Well, that's interesting. Again, this is what's fun about these is that people will take them in directions that I did not anticipate. So I hadn't thought about thinking about it in that context. For me, it's more like sometimes something doesn't work out.

Right. Well, that's interesting. Again, this is what's fun about these is that people will take them in directions that I did not anticipate. So I hadn't thought about thinking about it in that context. For me, it's more like sometimes something doesn't work out.

Right. Well, that's interesting. Again, this is what's fun about these is that people will take them in directions that I did not anticipate. So I hadn't thought about thinking about it in that context. For me, it's more like sometimes something doesn't work out.

Or you don't get the result that you wanted, but it doesn't mean that your decision-making was bad because we don't control outcomes often. And just to realize you're not in perfect control of your fate. It's just saying, well, knowing what I knew then, I have grace for myself even though it didn't work out the way I wanted.