--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Gretchen Rubin" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Gretchen Rubin. Plus more from Gretchen Rubin and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/gretchen-rubin-867_choices_if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-differen_2439983.png" --- > [If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-different-from-the-way-i-truly-am-i-m/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/gretchen-rubin-867_choices_if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-differen_2439983.png) > [If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. Self-regard isn't selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-i-give-more-to-myself-i-can-ask-more-from-myself-self-regard-isn-t/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/gretchen-rubin-867_asks_if-i-give-more-to-myself-i-can-ask-more_956143.png) > [There's also something about your bed; it's sort of a symbol of yourself and of your marriage, if you're married. Making your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/there-s-also-something-about-your-bed-it-s-sort-of-a-symbol-of/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/gretchen-rubin-867_bed_there-s-also-something-about-your-bed-it_2325977.jpg) > [If you always use your stapler in one place, keep it there, instead of thinking that all the office supplies should go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-always-use-your-stapler-in-one-place-keep-it-there-instead-of/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/gretchen-rubin-867_house_if-you-always-use-your-stapler-in-one-pl_2523269.jpg) > [Often, if there's something that I want to do, but somehow can't get myself to do, it's because I don't have clarity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/often-if-there-s-something-that-i-want-to-do-but-somehow-can-t-get/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/gretchen-rubin-867_also_often-if-there-s-something-that-i-want-t_809639.png) > [Sometimes I think it's easier to think about being happier, for what ever that means to you then worrying about what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/sometimes-i-think-it-s-easier-to-think-about-being-happier-for-what/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/gretchen-rubin-867_easier_sometimes-i-think-it-s-easier-to-think-a_1632994.jpg) > [When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/when-we-don-t-get-any-treats-we-feel-depleted-resentful-and-angry-and/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/gretchen-rubin-867_angry_when-we-don-t-get-any-treats-we-feel-dep_1405548.png) > [If you're a night person you can barely get out of bed in time to get to work or get your kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-re-a-night-person-you-can-barely-get-out-of-bed-in-time-to-get/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/340/gretchen-rubin-867_bed_if-you-re-a-night-person-you-can-barely_2296678.png) > [Turns out that people who try new things, go new places, learn new skills, etc. are happier. This can be tough, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things-go-new-places-learn-new/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/gretchen-rubin-867_challenges_turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things_2763755.png) > [Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling angry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-low-i-deliberately-act-cheery/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/gretchen-rubin-867_action_feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-l_999439.png) > [I think the big myth about habits, and happiness too, is that there's somehow a magic "one size fits all" solution. That,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-think-the-big-myth-about-habits-and-happiness-too-is-that-there-s/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ce/gretchen-rubin-867_bigs_i-think-the-big-myth-about-habits-and-ha_1795127.png) > [We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-tend-to-overestimate-what-we-can-do-in-a-short-period-and/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/gretchen-rubin-867_beats_we-tend-to-overestimate-what-we-can-do-i_1075555.jpg) > [If you want to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful, try to act as if you did feel that way. "Fake it 'till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-want-to-feel-safe-healthy-and-hopeful-try-to-act-as-if-you-did/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/gretchen-rubin-867_fake_if-you-want-to-feel-safe-healthy-and-hop_1944203.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Gretchen Rubin > [“Second Splendid Truth One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/second-splendid-truth-one-of-the-best-ways-to-make-yourself-happy-is/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/knowing-what-you-admire-in-others-is-a-wonderful-mirror-into-your/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/being-taken-for-granted-is-an-unpleasant-but-sincere-form-of-praise/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“one Secret of Adulthood is “Never start a sentence with the words ‘No offense’”? “And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/one-secret-of-adulthood-is-never-start-a-sentence-with-the-words-no/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [One of the findings that really interests me is that, although we think we ACT because of the way we FEEL, we often FEEL…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/one-of-the-findings-that-really-interests-me-is-that-although-we/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/we-all-want-to-get-along-well-with-other-people-and-one-way-to-do/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/during-my-study-of-happiness-i-noticed-something-that-surprised-me-i/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/there-is-a-preppy-wabi-sabi-to-soft-faded-khakis-and-cotton-shirts/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“There are times in the lives of most of us,” observed William Edward Hartpole Lecky, “when we would have given all the world to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/there-are-times-in-the-lives-of-most-of-us-observed-william-edward/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-started-thinking-more-about-music-i-thought-i-d-accepted-the-fact/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-you-ve-had-something-for-more-than-six-months-and-it-s-still-not/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/the-pleasure-of-doing-the-same-thing-in-the-same-way-every-day/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [Although we often assume that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. By pushing myself to act happier, I make myself feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/although-we-often-assume-that-feelings-inspire-actions-in-fact/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [I love finding - or inventing - ways to categorize people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/i-love-finding-or-inventing-ways-to-categorize-people/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) > [“After someone's death, how strange to see the value drain away from his or her possessions; useful objects such as clothes, or dish towels,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/after-someone-s-death-how-strange-to-see-the-value-drain-away-from/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/gretchen-rubin/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Gretchen Rubin", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make me happy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-different-from-the-way-i-truly-am-i-m/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/gretchen-rubin-867_choices_if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-differen_2439983.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/gretchen-rubin-867_choices_if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-differen_2439983.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/gretchen-rubin-867_choices_if-i-pretend-to-myself-that-i-m-differen_2439983.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make…” — Gretchen Rubin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. 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This can be tough, because novelty and challenge also bring frustration and irritation - but if you can push through that, novelty and challenge can bring enormous happiness rewards.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things-go-new-places-learn-new/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/gretchen-rubin-867_challenges_turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things_2763755.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/gretchen-rubin-867_challenges_turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things_2763755.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/gretchen-rubin-867_challenges_turns-out-that-people-who-try-new-things_2763755.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Turns out that people who try new things, go new places, learn new skills, etc. are happier. 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This strategy is uncannily effective.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gretchen Rubin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-low-i-deliberately-act-cheery/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/gretchen-rubin-867_action_feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-l_999439.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/gretchen-rubin-867_action_feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-l_999439.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/gretchen-rubin-867_action_feelings-follow-actions-if-i-m-feeling-l_999439.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Feelings follow actions. 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