Talks & Entertainment

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her studies of happiness and from challenges she’s faced herself, Gretchen Rubin—the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before—has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage the complexities of life.  

For anyone undergoing a major life transition, such as graduation, career switch, marriage, moving, or even everyday dilemmas, Rubin distills key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity, and happiness in Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives. 

To convey her conclusions, Rubin turned to the aphorism—the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words—such as “Accept yourself, and expect more from yourself” and “What can be done at any time is often done at no time.” 

Rubin will be in conversation with Meghan Keane, the founder and managing producer for NPR’s Life Kit, and the author of Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner. 

Book signing to follow.