Gretchen Rubin
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Podcast Appearances
That's the structure is always the hardest part.
That's the structure is always the hardest part.
That's the structure is always the hardest part.
They and I have the same agent, which is like being from the same hometown.
They and I have the same agent, which is like being from the same hometown.
They and I have the same agent, which is like being from the same hometown.
It's very annoying that they do that. I'm like, that doesn't make any sense. But to the point, a book whose format I've always admired is a book called Why Don't Students Like School? And that's the question. Why don't students like school? And then the chapters are different questions within that.
It's very annoying that they do that. I'm like, that doesn't make any sense. But to the point, a book whose format I've always admired is a book called Why Don't Students Like School? And that's the question. Why don't students like school? And then the chapters are different questions within that.
It's very annoying that they do that. I'm like, that doesn't make any sense. But to the point, a book whose format I've always admired is a book called Why Don't Students Like School? And that's the question. Why don't students like school? And then the chapters are different questions within that.
And I thought that was such a brilliant way to structure it, because it immediately arouses your curiosity, and it's a great organizing principle. So I think that's really, really good advice. Follow the questions. My other one is skip the boring parts. You can do that. As a writer, it's so exciting.
And I thought that was such a brilliant way to structure it, because it immediately arouses your curiosity, and it's a great organizing principle. So I think that's really, really good advice. Follow the questions. My other one is skip the boring parts. You can do that. As a writer, it's so exciting.
And I thought that was such a brilliant way to structure it, because it immediately arouses your curiosity, and it's a great organizing principle. So I think that's really, really good advice. Follow the questions. My other one is skip the boring parts. You can do that. As a writer, it's so exciting.
Probably all this stuff about love, probably love. That's a hard one, yeah. When also, you know, in order to write it, I had to like think it, you know, and that's hard too. It's hard to have a thought. Yeah, but I think those were the ones, thinking back, those are the ones that I struggled with the most.
Probably all this stuff about love, probably love. That's a hard one, yeah. When also, you know, in order to write it, I had to like think it, you know, and that's hard too. It's hard to have a thought. Yeah, but I think those were the ones, thinking back, those are the ones that I struggled with the most.
Probably all this stuff about love, probably love. That's a hard one, yeah. When also, you know, in order to write it, I had to like think it, you know, and that's hard too. It's hard to have a thought. Yeah, but I think those were the ones, thinking back, those are the ones that I struggled with the most.
Yes, any travel expenses, yep.
Yes, any travel expenses, yep.
Yes, any travel expenses, yep.
Yeah, so by way of background, a lot of times people will say, oh, because my sister and I have this podcast together, like, oh, you two are so close. Like, was there anything that your parents did to help you to stay close? And so what my parents did is they would always pay any time when we were young adults for us to go see each other. So if Elizabeth was taking the train,
Yeah, so by way of background, a lot of times people will say, oh, because my sister and I have this podcast together, like, oh, you two are so close. Like, was there anything that your parents did to help you to stay close? And so what my parents did is they would always pay any time when we were young adults for us to go see each other. So if Elizabeth was taking the train,