<description>&lt;p&gt;We talk why it&amp;rsquo;s valuable to &amp;ldquo;go for the no&amp;rdquo; instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources &amp;amp; links related to this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://happiercast.com/winterbingo"&gt;Get the Winter Bingo card here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://happiercast.com/newsletter"&gt;Subscribe to my "Five Things" newsletters here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The English Understand Wool&lt;/em&gt; by Helen DeWitt (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Mz77AP"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780811230070"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Foster&lt;/em&gt; by Claire Keegan (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Zs04wD"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780802160140"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Prime of Miss Jean Brodie&lt;/em&gt; by Muriel Spark(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4riK4sY"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780063459816"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;All Systems Red&lt;/em&gt; by Martha Wells (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4rqPAKx"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780765397539"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Heartburn&lt;/em&gt; by Nora Ephron (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4krt01y"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780679767954"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wise Blood&lt;/em&gt; by Flannery O&amp;rsquo;Connor (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4qu2MNo"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780374530631"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elizabeth and Her German Garden&lt;/em&gt; by Elizabeth von Arnim (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4qpULbY"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781959891666"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Summer Book&lt;/em&gt; by Tove Jansson (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4qumb0u"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781590172681"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Happy All the Time&lt;/em&gt; by Laurie Colwin (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3O5dhcm"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780307474407"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strangers&lt;/em&gt; by Belle Burden (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4trjpvJ"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593733318"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Different Seasons&lt;/em&gt; by Stephen King (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4ch9xOS"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781501143489"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Month in the Country&lt;/em&gt; by J. L. Carr (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4krtyVa"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780940322479"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oh, William&lt;/em&gt; by Elizabeth Strout (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Oy2dVa"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780812989441"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Devil Wears Prada&lt;/em&gt; by Lauren Weisberger (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Zrdbyi"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780767914765"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Piranesi&lt;/em&gt; by Susanna Clark (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3O7w6eW"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781635577808"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Train Dreams&lt;/em&gt; by Denis Johnson (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4twBMj4"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250007650"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Child&amp;rsquo;s Christmas in Wales&lt;/em&gt; by Dylan Thomas (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4aib3O9"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780823438709"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4rb8JQp"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-murder-is-announced-a-miss-marple-mystery-agatha-christie/cab98a815382d9a5?ean=9780063214040&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Elizabeth is reading: &lt;em&gt;Wolf Hall&lt;/em&gt; by Hilary Mantel&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4aaEa64"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250806710"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Gretchen is reading: &lt;em&gt;Random Harvest&lt;/em&gt; by James Hilton&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3O1t6kg"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9798897731893"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get in touch: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com"&gt;podcast@gretchenrubin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Visit&lt;a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gretchen's website&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Happier&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book

FEB 11, 202631 MIN
Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 573: Do You Avoid Failure & Rejection? Plus the Joy of a Same-Day Book

FEB 11, 202631 MIN

Description

We talk why it’s valuable to “go for the no” instead of avoiding rejection and failure. Plus we give our suggestions for excellent same-day books and a hack for making email more efficient. Resources & links related to this episode: Get the Winter Bingo card here Subscribe to my "Five Things" newsletters here  The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt (Amazon, Bookshop) Foster by Claire Keegan (Amazon, Bookshop) Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(Amazon, Bookshop) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Amazon, Bookshop) Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Amazon, Bookshop) Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor (Amazon, Bookshop) Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (Amazon, Bookshop) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (Amazon, Bookshop) Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin (Amazon, Bookshop) Strangers by Belle Burden (Amazon, Bookshop) Different Seasons by Stephen King (Amazon, Bookshop) A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr (Amazon, Bookshop) Oh, William by Elizabeth Strout (Amazon, Bookshop) The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (Amazon, Bookshop) Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Amazon, Bookshop) Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (Amazon, Bookshop) A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (Amazon, Bookshop) A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie (Amazon, Bookshop) Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop)  Gretchen is reading: Random Harvest by James Hilton (Amazon, Bookshop)  Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.