Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
For notes related to books I'm writing, I've wondered whether I should organize my notes better, but I do find that the… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Some kind of clutter is difficult - letting go of things with sentimental value, sifting through papers - but some clutter I… — 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
In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
My writing tends to become very dense, so I have to keep some cushion. Sometimes, words that seem superfluous are actually essential… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Most people enjoy 'potato-chip news' from time to time - to track a presidential election or the Oscars. However, some are particularly… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I read a lot, all the time, but often I read books for research, or because they're interesting to me in some… — 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
