“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 Copy Share Image
One of the things that you see ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree on is that strong relationships are a key to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better. — Gretchen Rubin 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
I think the big myth about habits, and happiness too, is that there's somehow a magic "one size fits all" solution. That,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Many people keep photos in their homes, in their office, or in their wallet, and happy families tend to display large numbers… — Gretchen Rubin 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
One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but everyday is a clean state and a fresh opportunity.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness… — Gretchen Rubin 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
“...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 Copy Share Image
We've all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief: denial, anger, bagaining, depression and acceptance. By contrats, I realized, happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Each week, I post a video about some 'Pigeon of Discontent' raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
While television is a good servant, it's a bad master. It can swallow up huge quantities of our lives without much happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Happy people make people happy, but I can’t make someone be happy, and no one else can make me happy. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life, and a significant element of happiness. If we have habits that work for us,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
One reason that challenge brings happiness is that it allows you to expand your self - definition. You become larger. Suddenly you… — 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
The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good — 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 Copy Share Image
“My research had revealed that challenge and novelty are key elements to happiness. The brain is stimulated by surprise, and successfully dealing… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Second Splendid Truth One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“one Secret of Adulthood is “Never start a sentence with the words ‘No offense’”? “And” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
One of the findings that really interests me is that, although we think we ACT because of the way we FEEL, we often FEEL… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves.… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
During my study of happiness, I noticed something that surprised me: I often learn more from one person's highly idiosyncratic experiences than I do… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn… — 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 world to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“I started thinking more about music. I thought I'd accepted the fact that, as part of "Being Gretchen," I didn't really like music, but… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“The pleasure of doing the same thing, in the same way, every day, shouldn't be overlooked. The things I do every day take on… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
