Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft share an important tip for parties and get togethers: plan your exit . They also discuss the Better Than Before habit strategy that trumps all strategies: convenience. Plus, Mary Harris, host of the WNYC podcast Only Human drops by to talk about their Stick To It science experiment that you can particpate in at OnlyHuman.org/sticktoit. Finally, Liz’s demerit and Gretchen’s gold star.

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