Join the Challenge:
Read 25 in ‘25

Each year on the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, have done a yearly challenge with listeners—last year’s was Write 24 in ’24—as a fun and manageable way to boost happiness and build habits.

In 2025, Gretchen and Elizabeth are bringing back an audience favorite: Read 25 in ’25. Each day in 2025, read for at least 25 minutes. 

Happier app choose your tool

Many people want to read more, but find it hard to make the habit stick. Join the challenge in the Happier™ app and set yourself up for success with powerful habit-tracking tools to meet your reading aims, including:

  • Don’t Break the Chain to mark off each day 

  • The Numbers Trackers to record minutes or pages read

  • A One-Sentence Journal to capture your thoughts about what you’re reading

  • The Photo Log to create a visual record of your reading list

  • Accountability Partners if you’d like to notify a friend, family member, coach, or group about your activities

  • Plus, useful tips, inspiring quotes, quick challenges, and thought-provoking self-knowledge prompts to spark your creativity

You’ll also get access to useful tips, inspiring quotes, quick challenges, and thought-provoking self-knowledge questions to spark your creativity. This year, we’re excited to partner with Bookshop.org® to bring you additional content and curated reading recommendations all year long.

The Happier™ app is free to download, and you can participate in the challenge and explore content with or without a subscription.

How to Participate

If you’re already a Happier™ app user, look for the Read 25 in ’25 challenge on the home screen. (If you don’t see it, try updating the app to the latest version.) You can participate in the challenge for free, with or without a subscription, regardless of how many aims you are already tracking.

  • Get the Happier app

    Get the App

    Download the Happier app for free.

  • Happier App Read 25 in 25

    Join the Challenge

    Select Read 25 in ’25 on the homescreen.

  • Happier app choose your tool

    Pick a Tool

    Choose from a variety of tools to help track your progress and keep yourself motivated.

  • Happier app add your entries

    Start Tracking

    On January 1, you can start adding entries for the Read 25 in ’25 challenge.

  • Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast

    Listen and Follow

    Tune in to Happier with Gretchen Rubin, follow @gretchenrubin on Instagram, and check out #Read25in25 for tips, tools, and inspiration.

Resources

You can download the Happier app from the App Store or Google Play Store. 

To find more tips and strategies to make progress on your writing aims, visit: thehappierapp.com/resources

FAQs

  • Absolutely! Every page you read counts, even if you don’t start on January 1 or can’t read every day. The best time to start is now!

  • Yes! You can adjust the approach in whatever way works for you. For instance, instead of reading for 25 minutes, you could aim to read 2 to 5 pages or finish 25 pages each week.

    And you might find that once you start, it’s easier to keep going, and you may reach 25 minutes without realizing it!

  • Yes. Read 25 in ’25 will appear in your toolkit as an aim – no subscription required. You can continue to track one other aim without a subscription.

  • Of course! Everyone is welcome to participate in whatever way works for them. The app is free to download and offers a variety of different tools to try, but if you prefer an analog approach, consider the tools in The Happiness Project Collection.

  • The Happier app allows users with a subscription to add entries to past dates. If you’re struggling to remember to add your entries and you don’t have a subscription, consider setting your reminder for a different time of day.