“It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.” — Gretchen Rubin Adulthood Copy Share Image
Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally. — Gretchen Rubin Authentic happiness Copy Share Image
“...arriving rarely makes you as happy as you anticipate. p 84” — Gretchen Rubin Nonfiction Copy Share Image
“when we give more to ourselves, we can ask more of ourselves.” — Gretchen Rubin Help Copy Share Image
Behind our unremarkable front door waits the little world of our making - our home. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Focus Not on Having Less or Having More, But on Wanting What You Have. — Gretchen Rubin Focus Copy Share Image
One thing I wish I could tell my younger self: take photos of everyday life, not special occasions; later, that's what will… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
It's true that people do assume that people who are critical are smarter than people who are uncritical. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“It’s easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.” — Gretchen Rubin Comedy Copy Share Image
The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things… — Gretchen Rubin Inspiration Copy Share Image
I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single more important element in developing an expertise is your… — Gretchen Rubin Ability Copy Share Image
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“couldn’t just jump into this happiness project. I had a lot to learn before I was ready for my year to begin.… — Gretchen Rubin Different ideas Copy Share Image
People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their… — Gretchen Rubin Animal Copy Share Image
“...perhaps the most acute source of happiness from writing was the happiness of expressing a very complicated idea–the kind of idea that… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“I realized that for my own part, I was much more likely to take risks, reach out to others, and expose myself… — Gretchen Rubin Failure Copy Share Image
“I had everything I could possibly want -- yet I was failing to appreciate it. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing… — Gretchen Rubin Appreciation Copy Share Image
It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Although I’d initially underrated its value, the true significance of the fourth element—the atmosphere of growth—had become clearer to me over time.… — Gretchen Rubin Growth Copy Share Image
“Accept myself, and expect more of myself. Give myself limits to give myself freedom. Make people happier by acknowledging that they’re not… — Gretchen Rubin Feeling happy Copy Share Image
[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate--temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility--and made… — Gretchen Rubin Character Copy Share Image
According to current research, in the determination of a person's level of happiness, genetics accounts for about 50 percent; life circumstances, such… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Walking had an added benefit: it helped me to think. Nietzsche wrote, “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking,” and his… — Gretchen Rubin Help people Copy Share Image
“A study of workers in various industries showed that their job satisfaction was less tied to their salaries than to how their… — Gretchen Rubin Education Copy Share Image
“Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness; a review of research by the… — Gretchen Rubin Community service Copy Share Image
“My home is a place of unconditional belonging, which is part of its pleasure, part of its pain—as Robert Frost wrote, home… — Gretchen Rubin Belonging Copy Share Image
Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. — Gretchen Rubin Architecture Copy Share Image
If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. Self-regard isn't selfish. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I'm much calmer when there's no TV or music playing in the background. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“One of life’s small pleasures is to return something to its proper place;” — Gretchen Rubin Life Copy Share Image
![“[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate--temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility--and made a chart with those virtues plotted against the days of the week. Each day…” quote by Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fb9/gretchen-rubin-867_character_benjamin-franklin-identified-thirteen-vi_1250862.png)
