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Dec 2024
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Ep. 511: Choose a One-Word Theme: We Rev...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

Choosing a one-word theme is one of the most fun and thought-provoking exercises within the “Design Your Year” set. Here, we review our themes for 2024 and reveal the themes we’ve chosen for 2025. We also share a hack for choosing a powerful theme, and include many of the themes chosen by listeners.

Resources and links related to this episode:

Habits for Happiness course 

Elizabeth is rereading: The Winner by Teddy Wayne (AmazonBookshop

Gretchen is reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason (AmazonBookshop)

Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app

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