I needed to change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar. — Gretchen Rubin Change Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability. — Gretchen Rubin Ability Copy Share Image
“What you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while.” — Gretchen Rubin Everyday Copy Share Image
I love taxonomies, categories, ways of dividing people into groups. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
It's the task that's never started that's more tiresome. — Gretchen Rubin Inspirational Copy Share Image
One of the most important lessons of childhood is discovering what you like to do. — Gretchen Rubin Childhood Copy Share Image
Having a messy coat closet should not be a big deal in a full life, and yet there's something about getting control… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
When I became obsessed with Winston Churchill, I wrote a book about Churchill. What a joy it was to write that book! — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Another study suggested that getting one extra hour of sleep each night would do more for a person's happiness than getting a… — Gretchen Rubin Education Copy Share Image
“What we assume will be temporary often becomes permanent; what we assume is permanent often proves temporary.” — Gretchen Rubin Assumptions Copy Share Image
“We all know the secret of dieting - eat better, eat less, exercise more - it's the application that's challenging.” — Gretchen Rubin Dieting Copy Share Image
The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
One of the things that surprised me the most is how often we assume that because something's fun for someone else, it… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Sprinters are pleased with their work product, because sprinting is how they do their best work. Procrastinators aren’t pleased with their work… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
If you want to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful, try to act as if you did feel that way. "Fake it 'till… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“There are times in the lives of most of us,” observed William Edward Hartpole Lecky, “when we would have given all the… — Gretchen Rubin Life Copy Share Image
“While some more passive forms of leisure, such as watching TV or surfing the Internet, are fun in the short term, over… — Gretchen Rubin Internet Copy Share Image
A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to… — Gretchen Rubin Accomplishments Copy Share Image
It was my interest in happiness that led me to the subject of habits, and of course, the study of habits is… — Gretchen Rubin Architecture Copy Share Image
“Although people sometimes assume that the happy are self-absorbed and complacent, just the opposite is true. In general, happiness doesn't make people… — Gretchen Rubin Altruism Copy Share Image
Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined.… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“One flashy kind of commitment device is the “nuclear option.” A friend who enjoys experimenting with strategies of personal productivity used this… — Gretchen Rubin Commitment Copy Share Image
“My resolution to “Embrace good smells” has developed into a full-blown obsession. A few of my favorite perfumes: CB I Hate Perfume… — Gretchen Rubin Flowers Copy Share Image
“Of course it's not enough to sit around wanting to be happy; you must make the effort to take steps toward happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
I realize that in a happy life, making your bed should play a very small part, I don't know why this is… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Keep it simple' wasn't always the right response. Many things that boosted my happiness also added complexity to my life. Having children.… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
For notes related to books I'm writing, I've wondered whether I should organize my notes better, but I do find that the… — Gretchen Rubin Action Copy Share Image
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity,… — Gretchen Rubin Belief Copy Share Image
