Energy Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

12 Energy quotes by Gretchen Rubin

Rubin’s practical tone makes energy feel like a habit‑forming tool. In this concise set of twelve, she shows how managing vigor can smooth the path to daily satisfaction.

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Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big…

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Embrace good smells. No cost, no calories, no energy, no time - a quick hit of pleasure.

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Habit allows us to go from 'before' to 'after,' to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious - and rightly so…

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Get enough exercise and sleep: Sounds trivial, but it's not. You may have the urge to work 24/7, to skip the gym…

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Spending hours stressed out in front of the TV isn't the same as volunteering or donating. Feeling a high level of personal…

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A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to…

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The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity,…

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Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will…

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No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past.…

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Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may…

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It was time to expect more of myself. Yet as I thought about happiness, I kept running up against paradoxes. I wanted…

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The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity,…

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