“We all know the secret of dieting...it's the application that's challenging. p 7” — Gretchen Rubin Non fiction Copy Share Image
“The opposite of happiness is unhappiness, not depression.” — Gretchen Rubin Depression Copy Share Image
Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big… — Gretchen Rubin Big Copy Share Image
“When it comes to fake food, I’m like Samuel Johnson, who remarked, “Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be… — Gretchen Rubin Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“As Michel de Montaigne observed, "The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations… — Gretchen Rubin Nonfiction Copy Share Image
Nothing,' wrote Tolstoy, 'can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness. — Gretchen Rubin Beautiful 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
I really work on paying attention to the clues my self is giving myself. For instance, I think of myself in the… — Gretchen Rubin Attention Copy Share Image
“I wasn't sure how to answer. Could I tell him that one Secret of Adulthood is "Never start a sentence with the… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
There are no do overs and some things just aren't going to happen. It is a little sad but you just have… — Gretchen Rubin Embrace Copy Share Image
If you're impatient while waiting for the bus, tell yourself you're doing 'Bus waiting meditation.' If you're standing in a slow line… — Gretchen Rubin Bus Copy Share Image
Spending hours stressed out in front of the TV isn't the same as volunteering or donating. Feeling a high level of personal… — Gretchen Rubin Detachment Copy Share Image
“When it comes to fake food, I’m like Samuel Johnson, who remarked, "Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance would be… — Gretchen Rubin Samuel Johnson 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… — Gretchen Rubin Feelings Copy Share Image
What I found is, really, you always have to begin by nailing what is true about you, because something that works very… — Gretchen Rubin Found Copy Share Image
“I knew I wouldn't discover happiness in a faraway place or in unusual circumstances; it was right here, right now— as in… — Gretchen Rubin Backyard Copy Share Image
Take the perspective of a journalist or scientist. Really study what's around you. What are people wearing, what do the interiors of… — Gretchen Rubin Almost Copy Share Image
Happiness is hard because it's very subjective. I know the people that seem happiest to me, but whether they are actually -… — 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 Bed 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 Beats 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
“My home should calm me and energize me. It should be a comforting, quiet refuge and a place of excitement and possibility.… — Gretchen Rubin Home 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
“For work: I bought some pens. Normally, I used makeshift pens, the kind of unsatisfactory implements that somehow materialized in my bag… — Gretchen Rubin Money well spent Copy Share Image
