You have a big project you want to finish. So why can’t you get it done?

In my new Audible Original audiobook “Get It Done: How to Complete Your Dream Project,” I share a practical, research-backed approach to help you break a big project down, stay focused, and keep moving forward in a way that fits how you actually work.

This episode is part of the Move 26 in ’26 Challenge. Each month, I’m releasing a special bonus episode with audio you can listen to during your 26 minutes of daily movement.

For this month, you’ll hear the first chapter of “Get It Done.”

Find the full audiobook—plus the downloadable PDF workbook—at audible.com/getitdone. It’s included in the Plus Catalog for Premium and Plus members. Audible membership is $14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

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As one of the three “Design Your Year” exercises, we each wrote a list of 26 things we want to accomplish in 2026. Some repeats, some new.

Resources & links related to this episode:

• Design Your Year hub
• One last reminder to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course
• I Want You to Know: My Portrait of You
• Elizabeth is reading: Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company by Patrick McGee (Amazon, Bookshop)
• Gretchen is rereading: The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt (Amazon, Bookshop)

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In his speaking, Winston Churchill often deliberately made mistakes. He understood that an imperfect speech would be more persuasive and moving than a perfect speech, and he chose to make his performance better by making it worse.

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Just in time for January, I joined NPR’s “Life Kit” to talk about New Year’s resolutions, why they fail, and a more effective way to build better habits and make real progress in 2026.

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We talk about a thought-provoking, helpful exercise to help prepare for the upcoming year. We also share an easy hack for making parties more fun, reflections on #Read25in25, and re-visit a whimsical know-yourself-better question.

Resources & links related to this episode:

• Home cotton-candy machine
• Listen to episode 355
• Simon Haisell's Footnotes and Tangents on Substack
• Last chance to sign up for The Happiness Project Revisited course
• Elizabeth is reading: Full Tilt by Janet Evanovich (Amazon, Bookshop)
• Gretchen is reading: The Rim of Morning by William Sloane (Amazon, Bookshop)

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With his characteristic skill, and with a powerful metaphor, Warren Buffett makes the point that even talented people won’t succeed if they’re working in very unfavorable conditions.

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We talk about a whimsical way to take better photographs, a useful question for making a hard decision, and the joy of field trips.

Resources & links related to this episode:

• Join the "Happiness Project Revisited" before prices rise on January 1st
• Bandolier
• Order your 2026 Moment of Happiness Calendar

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We talk about why the realization “I could this this task better myself” can help us identify possible opportunities. We also talk about how to give a bad review in a nice way, and share imaginative accountability strategies.

Resources & links related to this episode:

• Obituary for John Charles Craft
• Take the "Four Tendencies" personality quiz
• Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill
• In Our Time podcast by the BBC
• Elizabeth is reading: Full House by Janet Evanovich (Amazon, Bookshop)
• Gretchen is reading: Possession by A. S. Byatt (Amazon, Bookshop)

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