We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good… — 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
Try to never say 'yes' on the phone; instead, say, 'I'll get back to you.' When you're actually speaking to someone, the… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
When you're doing a job that benefits other people, it's easy to assume that they feel conscious of the fact that you're… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It's geometrically perfect. It's tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful… — Gretchen Rubin 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 Copy Share Image
Often, the more reliably you perform a task, the less likely it is for someone to notice that you're doing it and… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
A person with 'oppositional conversational style' is a person who, in conversation, disagrees with and corrects whatever you say. He or she… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Watching TV is companionable: you share an experience, you can comment on the action here and there for a bit of conversation...… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Like most people, I have several pet subjects - that may or may not be interesting to other people. Don't get me… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
An enormous amount of ingenuity and creativity goes into commercials, and they can be fascinating if you pay attention. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
When accepting a responsibility, imagine that it's something that you'll have to do next week. That way you don't agree to something… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
If you'd like to watch less television, try putting the remote away in a very inconvenient place and making yourself put it… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I've found that I snack less and concentrate better when I chew on a plastic stirrer - the kind that you get… — Gretchen Rubin 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 Copy Share Image
One thing I wish I could tell my younger self: take photos of everyday life, not special occasions; later, that's what will… — 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
