<p>We discuss how creating before-and-after photo books of renovations or improvements can bring satisfaction and preserve memories. Our happiness hack suggests visiting your local library (or museum) for the first time; that first visit can be surprising to make. We also share listeners’ strategies for handling a spouse who asks too many questions at inopportune times.</p> <p><strong>Resources & links related to this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Order your copy of <a href="http://happiercast.com/secrets"><em>Secrets of Adulthood</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/join-us-for-read-25-in-25/">Read 25 in 25</a></li> <li><a href="http://bookshop.org/">Bookshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://happiercast.com/read25day">Pledge to Read 25 on June 25th</a> </li> <li>Visit <a href="http://happiercast.com/shop">The Happiness Project shop</a> for Father's Day gifts</li> <li>Elizabeth is reading: <em>All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation</em> by Elizabeth Gilbert (<a href="https://amzn.to/3SEQiUt">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780593540985">Bookshop</a>)</li> <li>Gretchen is reading: <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em> by Oscar Wilde (<a href="https://amzn.to/3ZkzZ2M">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9780141439570">Bookshop</a>)</li> </ul> <p><br>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Visit<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"> Gretchen's website</a> to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the <em>Happier </em>app.</p> <p>Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>