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New Year, Who Dis? Real talk about resolutions with Gretchen Rubin

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Show Notes

Gretchen Rubin is a writer whose books about habits and happiness are New York Times bestsellers that have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Gretchen recommends setting manageable goals, and breaking up tasks into small steps.

She has a website offering tools, including The Happiness Project, courses, an app, a daily blog and more chronicling her own pursuit of happiness and recommendations for yours. She also has a weekly podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.

Gretchen Rubin Twitter: twitter.com/gretchenrubin Instagram: instagram.com/gretchenrubin Website: gretchenrubin.com Website: the-happiness-project.com

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Jessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a channel dedicated to giving you news with real experts and providing information, not a panic attack.

Jessica is a veteran of network news, traveling the globe, covering conflict and crisis. A former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, she reported from around the world and won awards.

Now, Yellin uses her voice to break down the news, calmly and clearly for you -- free of punditry, provocation, and yelling.

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