Some Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

9 Some quotes by Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin’s reflections on “some” are practical and habit‑focused. These nine brief statements let you quickly sense her everyday‑wisdom style.

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I read a lot, all the time, but often I read books for research, or because they're interesting to me in some…

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My writing tends to become very dense, so I have to keep some cushion. Sometimes, words that seem superfluous are actually essential…

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In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite…

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I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I…

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Some kind of clutter is difficult - letting go of things with sentimental value, sifting through papers - but some clutter I…

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Each week, I post a video about some 'Pigeon of Discontent' raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to…

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Most people enjoy 'potato-chip news' from time to time - to track a presidential election or the Oscars. However, some are particularly…

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Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours…

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For notes related to books I'm writing, I've wondered whether I should organize my notes better, but I do find that the…

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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…

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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…

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“There are times in the lives of most of us,” observed William Edward Hartpole Lecky, “when we would have given all the world to…

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“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…

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If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.

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“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…

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Although we often assume that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. By pushing myself to act happier, I make myself feel…

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I love finding - or inventing - ways to categorize people.

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“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,…

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