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Gretchen Rubin is an author and podcaster with a passion for helping people become happier. One of the biggest lessons she’s learned in her decades-long study of the subject is that there’s no one-size-fits-all hack to finding happiness. Gretchen talks with Maya about how important it is to tailor our approach based on what she calls the “four tendencies,” or personality types.

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The Host

Dr. Maya Shankar

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist who served as a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House Behavioral Science…