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 Activities Copy Share Image
Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon. — Gretchen Rubin Creativity Copy Share Image
Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself… — Gretchen Rubin Also Copy Share Image
“Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.” Activities that contribute to long-term happiness don’t always make me feel good in the short… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought… — Gretchen Rubin Above Copy Share Image
One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists, given its emphasis in popular culture, is… — Gretchen Rubin About Copy Share Image
It's about living in the moment and appreciating the smallest things. Surrounding yourself with the things that inspire you and letting go… — Gretchen Rubin Appreciate 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 Actually 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
“I realized that for my own part, I was much more likely to take risks, reach out to others, and expose myself… — Gretchen Rubin Failure Copy Share Image
We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and… — Gretchen Rubin Allow Copy Share Image
If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make… — Gretchen Rubin Choices Copy Share Image
People often assume that the same approach will work for everyone, that the same habits will work for everyone, and that everyone… — Gretchen Rubin Appetite 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 Apartment Copy Share Image
“Although people sometimes assume that the happy are self-absorbed and complacent, just the opposite is true. In general, happiness doesn't make people… — Gretchen Rubin Altruism Copy Share Image
Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally. — Gretchen Rubin Authentic happiness Copy Share Image
“Studies show that in a phenomenon called “emotional contagion,” we unconsciously catch emotions from other people—whether good moods or bad ones. Taking… — Gretchen Rubin 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
“It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.” — Gretchen Rubin Freedom Copy Share Image
