How to reclaim the magic of summer, according to Gretchen Rubin
6/16/202620 min
How do you want to make this summer special? Whatever it is, now is a good time to think through your goals before the season flies by. In this episode of Life Kit, host Marielle Segarra sits down with happiness expert Gretchen Rubin to share tips on designing the summer you want to have. Pick a theme, write your bucket list, and come up with a challenge to get the most out of these months.
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Marielle Segarra· Host0:18
[Instrumental music plays] I tend to romanticize summer.
Gretchen Rubin· Guest0:24
Ah.
Marielle Segarra· Host0:25
Or at least I have- Yeah ... in the past.
Gretchen Rubin· Guest0:26
Yeah.
Marielle Segarra· Host0:27
And I think that's in part because of movies and TV shows that were on when I was growing up and in high school, is this idea that, like, you were supposed to go somewhere, maybe far-flung, for a couple of months and completely transform- Mm-hmm ... probably have a whirlwind romance- Yes ... and yeah, just come back renewed, like a totally different person. And honestly, I have never had a summer like that.
Gretchen Rubin· Guest0:53
Mm-hmm.
Marielle Segarra· Host0:53
It's hard to live up to that.
Gretchen Rubin· Guest0:54
Yes. For me, my fantasy is more modest, but it's just the idea that somehow the summer is gonna stretch out empty and full of just time to fill as I like, the way it was when I was in fourth or fifth grade.
Marielle Segarra· Host1:07
Yeah, I guess it does go back to childhood. 'Cause I was wondering, like, where does this really stem from, this idea of summer as, as if it stands apart, you know?
Gretchen Rubin· Guest1:16
It's the school calendar, yep.
Marielle Segarra· Host1:18
Yeah. [Instrumental music plays] Hey, it's Marielle Segarra. You're listening to Life Kit from NPR. Do you remember when summer meant something, when it felt special,