I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being… — Gretchen Rubin Ambitious Copy Share Image
Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it… — Gretchen Rubin Authentic happiness Copy Share Image
One reason that challenge brings happiness is that it allows you to expand your self - definition. You become larger. Suddenly you… — Gretchen Rubin Amount Copy Share Image
One of the things that surprised me the most is how often we assume that because something's fun for someone else, it… — Gretchen Rubin Assuming 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 Accepting Copy Share Image
Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination. — Gretchen Rubin Dangerous Copy Share Image
The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good — Gretchen Rubin Absence 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
“Behind our unremarkable front door waits the little world of our own making, a place of safety, exploration, comfort, and love.” — Gretchen Rubin Front door 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
“you have to do that kind of work for yourself. If you do it for other people, you end up wanting them… — Gretchen Rubin Work For Yourself Copy Share Image
“My research had revealed that challenge and novelty are key elements to happiness. The brain is stimulated by surprise, and successfully dealing… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined.… — Gretchen Rubin Answers Copy Share Image
I'm doing a lot of speaking and talking about habits, which is this subject that obsesses me. That's a lot of fun. — Gretchen Rubin Fun 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 Can do Copy Share Image
For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions. — Gretchen Rubin Another Copy Share Image
The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as… — Gretchen Rubin Clutter Copy Share Image
They say that people teach what they need to learn. By adopting the role of happiness teacher, if only for myself, I… — Gretchen Rubin Adopting Copy Share Image
If you're a night person you can barely get out of bed in time to get to work or get your kids… — Gretchen Rubin Bed Copy Share Image
I have a terrible memory of my own past. I can barely remember my childhood. I have few memories from college and… — Gretchen Rubin Able Copy Share Image
The 20-minute walk I take is better than the 3-mile run I never start. Having people over for take-out is better than… — Gretchen Rubin Dinner Copy Share Image
It was time to expect more of myself. Yet as I thought about happiness, I kept running up against paradoxes. I wanted… — Gretchen Rubin Accepting Copy Share Image
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… — Gretchen Rubin Bed Copy Share Image
