Notatnik Pascala: Fwd: 7 Things I Learned About Myself, from Getting a Dog

piątek, 2 października 2015

Fwd: 7 Things I Learned About Myself, from Getting a Dog

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From: Gretchen Rubin <gretchenrubin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:10 AM
Subject: 7 Things I Learned About Myself, from Getting a Dog
To: pascal.alter@gmail.com

We got a dog. My daughter was on our podcast. AND I can finally show you...

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On my blog, I post daily about my adventures in happiness and good habits, as I test-drive the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and tips from popular culture. In this newsletter, I highlight some of the best material from the previous month.

Updates from Gretchen

Big news (at least, it's big to me): I can at last reveal the new cover for the paperback of Better Than Before. Ta-da!

I hope you like it. I love the bright colors and the arrows. But if you don't like it, please don't tell me. Done is done.

If you havn't read it yet, now is a good time to preorder your copy.

If you've already read and enjoyed the book, I so appreciate it if you tell your friends about it, or post an online review. Readers really respect the views of other readers; word of mouth is the best.

The other big news around here is that we got a dog! A delightful puppy named Barnaby. He's a lot of fun. Many people posted on my Facebook announcement about Barnaby. Thanks for all the good wishes -- and the advice. Which I very much need.

You can also read the three posts I've recently written that relate to him:

Special Guest on our Podcast

For the "Very Special Episode" of Happier, my sister and I had a guest -- my sixteen-year-old daughter Eliza. Eliza asked, "Do you have any advice for a 16-year-old like me?" and many people commented on the post. She's been thrilled and intrigued by all the thoughtful advice people have given her. Do you have some advice to contribute?

New from GretchenRubin.com

These are some of the more popular posts from September that really intrigued readers:

A lesson in happiness and love that I learned from Rob Lowe. Or, how you can sometimes be generous by taking.
Have you read the book, Peter Pan?
When did Lena Dunham experience "the truest feeling of joy?" she's ever known? Not when you'd think.
Secret of Adulthood: Hell is other people, heaven is other people.
Do you text while driving? Why you shouldn't -- and how to stop. In New York City, we don't have the problem of texting while driving, but people complain about people who text while walking on the sidewalk. While this may be annoying, it's not life-threatening.

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