“Both money and health contribute to happiness mostly in the negative; the lack of them brings much more unhappiness than possessing them… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
In general, religious people seem to be happier than non-religious people - under various definitions of "religiosity," such as church attendance or… — Gretchen Rubin Attendance Copy Share Image
As goofy as it sounds, I try to sing in the morning. It's hard both to sing and to maintain a grouchy… — Gretchen Rubin Audience 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 Drawn Copy Share Image
Turns out that people who try new things, go new places, learn new skills, etc. are happier. This can be tough, because… — Gretchen Rubin Challenges Copy Share Image
“One of life’s small pleasures is to return something to its proper place;” — Gretchen Rubin Life Copy Share Image
“The very words we choose to characterize our habits can make them seem more or less appealing. "Engagement time sounds more interesting… — Gretchen Rubin Habits Copy Share Image
“It’s easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making… — Gretchen Rubin Bed Copy Share Image
I'm a creature of routine, and I hate feeling incompetent, so I avoided novelty and challenge. Making an effort to push myself… — Gretchen Rubin Avoided Copy Share Image
We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we… — Gretchen Rubin Able Copy Share Image
A blog is something that, everyday there's a new thing and that's part of the fun of it, you're just constantly moving… — Gretchen Rubin Blogs Copy Share Image
“The words of the writer Colette had haunted me for years: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized… — Gretchen Rubin Life Copy Share Image
I'm a compulsive note-taker, and I used to feel self-conscious about pulling out my little notebook and taking notes during a casual… — Gretchen Rubin About 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 had everything I could possibly want -- yet I was failing to appreciate it. Bogged down in petty complaints and passing… — Gretchen Rubin Appreciation Copy Share Image
Kennedy was president for only 1,037 days, but during his short tenure, he achieved much. At the Cold War's most dangerous hour,… — Gretchen Rubin Achieved Copy Share Image
“If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.” — Gretchen Rubin Discipline Copy Share Image
There's a kind of magical thinking about these kinds of things. Throw away those bad photos before the "magic" attaches to them,… — Gretchen Rubin Kind Copy Share Image
Getting control of stuff makes people feel like they have more control over their lives - maybe irrationally, but it's one of… — Gretchen Rubin Feels Copy Share Image
No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past.… — Gretchen Rubin Apart Copy Share Image
It's so easy to wish that we'd made an effort in the past, so that we'd happily be enjoying the benefit now,… — Gretchen Rubin Benefits Copy Share Image
Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about [them], I… — Gretchen Rubin Enjoy Copy Share Image
