Episode

Little Happier: A Skyscraper Crisis Holds a Valuable (and True) Lesson

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Happier with Gretchen Rubin

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Jun 8, 2026

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229

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Summary

A crisis involving the design of the 59-story Citicorp Center illustrates lessons in creativity and the value of constant reevaluation. Get in touch: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices