Get It Done: How to Complete Your Dream Project

by Gretchen Rubin

Whether it’s launching a business, writing a book, renovating your home, or planning a major event, you have a big project you want to finish, but somehow, you can’t get it done. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by all the steps, unclear where to begin, or frustrated that typical advice doesn’t seem to fit.

In Get it Done, bestselling author and human behavior expert Gretchen Rubin brings her signature approach to help you finally complete your dream project. Drawing on her decades of knowledge of how people successfully change behavior, Rubin offers tools to help you break down your project, stay focused, and keep moving forward. But this isn’t a one-size-fits-all guide. Rubin shows you how to recognize your own unique tendencies and preferences, so you can design a personalized plan that actually works for you, not someone else.

With practical strategies, step-by-step worksheets, and relatable insights, Get it Done is your essential playbook for turning big ideas into real results. By the end, you’ll have a clear, actionable roadmap, and the confidence to see your big project through to completion.

The advice contained in this Audible Original is not intended to be individual advice. Consult with a trusted advisor before making any drastic changes based on the topics discussed.

PLEASE When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Genres: Audiobook, Self Help

Audible Audio

Published January 8, 2026

About the author

NEW AUDIBLE ORIGINAL AUDIOBOOK

In "Get It Done: How to Complete Your Dream Project," bestselling author Gretchen Rubin brings her signature approach to help you finally complete your dream project.

Drawing on her decades of knowledge of how people successfully change behavior, Rubin offers tools to help you break down any big project, stay focused, and keep moving forward. LISTEN ON AUDIBLE

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AUTHOR BIO

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. 

She’s the author of many New York Times bestselling books, such as The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, and The Four Tendencies, Life in Five Senses, and Secrets of Adulthood, which have sold millions of copies in more than thirty languages. Her next book Secrets of Adulthood comes out April 2025.

She’s the host of the popular, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she and her co-host (and sister) Elizabeth Craft explore strategies and insights about how to make life happier. As the founder of The Happiness Project, she has helped create imaginative products for people to use in their own happiness projects.

She has been interviewed by Oprah, eaten dinner with Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama, had her work reported on in a medical journal, been written up in the New Yorker, and been an answer on Jeopardy!

Gretchen Rubin started her career in law, and she realized she wanted to be a writer while she was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her family.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Treat this as an audio-class with a specific project in mind (and print out the workbook and work through it as you listen), and I think you'll get a lot out of it. Fans of Gretchen Rubin who know her content may think this is a re-hash of her personality and habit theories at first, but when I treated it as class by Gretchen, it worked really well for me and help me make progress with my 'decorate my balcony' project.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not familiar with Rubin’s work so came into this unsure of what to expect. Definitely some useful take aways in here. Nothing overly eye opening or life changing, but enough to very helpful.

[Jackie Linkous · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't let my 3 stars deter you!! I am a Gretchen Rubin fan, through and through. Reading The Happiness Project set me down a fulfilling path of self-discovery and personal growth.

I feel somewhat guilty for "only" giving this 3 stars but hear me out. If you're new to Gretchen's work, this is a great introduction to many of her ideas and concepts. Since I have read most of her work, much of this was refresher for me.

I do like the fact that this is focused specifically on getting a project done and I appreciate the accompanying workbook to help me plan out my project using my tendency and other attributes so that I can be successful.

[Once Upon a Page · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf 34%

Lots of emphasis on 4 tendencies - i guess some people might like this, but I found the need to assign everyone a label annoying (especially when she admitted people could have a mix of different tendencies). Not for me.

[Elizabeth]

I usually enjoy Rubin’s work, so I was disappointed to find that this wasn’t really new material. It was a synthesis and summary of her earlier books, Better than Before and The Four Tendencies, along with a couple of anecdotes and insights from her podcast. Good for a review session or a
shot of inspiration, but if you know the other books, then you’ve heard it all before.

[Jenn. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as audiobook borrowed from Audible. Narrated by author, which I appreciate. Sporadic background music/sound was distracting and annoying.

Ultimately this book was a synopsis of her previous works filtered through the lens of productivity. I'm familiar with her previous works so this book really didn't bring anything new to the table. Quick, easy listen but nothing new or life changing.

[Katherine Lincoln · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audible, read by author: discussing how to be successful getting a project done. Examines loop holes, being specific, and common stumbling blocks

[Dell Hilton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good thoughts and counsel, much of which I’ve read before in Gretchen’s other books. But as I contemplate some new projects this year, good reminders on how to” get things done “