Ep. 584: Why It’s Helpful to Search for a Solution, Plus an Easy Hack for Staying Productive
From Happier with Gretchen Rubin by Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
April 29, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 584
About this episode
The episode discusses the benefits of searching for solutions and offers a productivity hack while exploring the adjustment to new environments.
We discuss why it’s helpful actually to search for a solution, and we share an easy hack for giving yourself accountability. Plus, we explore an insight about how long it takes to feel at home in a new place. Resources & links related to this episode: Watch my Home Makeover video with Clutterbug and check out the resources we created for viewers Armrest covers Face Washing Wrist Bands Ikea Shoe Cabinet Wall Street Journal article: Has your dream renovation become a nightmare? Maybe you need a ‘house therapist' Elizabeth: Famesick by Lena Dunham (Amazon, Bookshop) Gretchen: Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple (Amazon) 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. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.
People in this episode
Host: Gretchen Rubin
Topics covered
- problem solving
- productivity
- accountability
- home
- relocation
Keywords
- solution
- productivity hack
- accountability
- home adjustment
- relocation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Clutterbug, Wall Street Journal
Products: Armrest covers, Face Washing Wrist Bands, Ikea Shoe Cabinet
Books & works: Famesick, Someone at a Distance
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