<description>&lt;p&gt;We talk about why proposing a toast can boost our happiness and discuss many do&amp;rsquo;s and don&amp;rsquo;ts for making a good toast. We also discuss some funny research about the &amp;ldquo;diversification bias&amp;rdquo; that might help you choose better snacks, and the common challenge of plugging in necessary accountability.&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="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xekUj2/"&gt;Funny TikTok related to the "Four Tendencies"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/resource/habit-how-to-getting-specific/"&gt;Download my free Getting Specific How-To Guide&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://happiercast.com/shop"&gt;Check out the new &lt;em&gt;Bingo Book&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&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/4rzOoEB"&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;Train Dreams&lt;/em&gt; by Denis Johnson&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4aVxHxz"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250007650"&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;&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. 578: Do You Dread Giving a Toast? And You Probably Want the Same Snack

MAR 18, 202631 MIN
Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 578: Do You Dread Giving a Toast? And You Probably Want the Same Snack

MAR 18, 202631 MIN

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We talk about why proposing a toast can boost our happiness and discuss many do’s and don’ts for making a good toast. We also discuss some funny research about the “diversification bias” that might help you choose better snacks, and the common challenge of plugging in necessary accountability. Resources & links related to this episode: Funny TikTok related to the "Four Tendencies" Download my free Getting Specific How-To Guide  Check out the new Bingo Book and Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker  Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop)  Gretchen is reading: Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (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.