959 | 9 Tiny Habits That Make Your Day Feel Instantly Lighter

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Rachel Hollis discusses nine tiny habits that can make your day feel lighter and emphasizes the importance of small daily choices for a more intentional life.

Upgrade to the Ad Free Premium Podcast Experience - https://rachelhollis.supercast.com Get your copy of Rachel's Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode of The Rachel Hollis podcast, she challenges the idea that adulthood, ambition, or leadership must constantly feel exhausting and argues that a lighter, more intentional life is often built through small daily choices rather than dramatic overhauls. Drawing from her own recent move from Los Angeles to the Hudson Valley, she reflects on simplifying her lifestyle and shares nine “tiny habits” that help her feel more grounded, including starting the day with intention, avoiding her phone in the morning, using the two-minute rule to overcome procrastination, drinking water before coffee, setting a bedtime alarm, moving her body daily, ending the day by noticing what went right, finding moments of laughter, and practicing self-compassion. Ultimately, she emphasizes that…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Hollis

Topics covered

• tiny habits
• intentional living
• self-improvement
• lifestyle changes
• mindfulness
• personal growth

Keywords

• habits
• self-compassion
• procrastination
• morning routine
• lifestyle
• gratitude
• mindfulness
• personal development

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