“Feeling right” is about living the life that’s right for you—in occupation, location, marital status, and so on. It’s also about virtue:… — Gretchen Rubin Character Copy Share Image
To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall… — Gretchen Rubin Anticipate Copy Share Image
One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make… — Gretchen Rubin Body Copy Share Image
“Sprinters are pleased with their work product, because sprinting is how they do their best work. Procrastinators aren’t pleased with their work… — Gretchen Rubin Better job Copy Share Image
“by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.” — Gretchen Rubin Habits Copy Share Image
I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time… — Gretchen Rubin Computer Copy Share Image
For quotes, I have one document for general quotes; the other for happiness-related quotes, which I use for the 'Moment of Happiness,'… — Gretchen Rubin Daily Copy Share Image
You really have to begin by figuring out what kind of person you are. The tip is to really take a look… — Gretchen Rubin Kind Copy Share Image
Keeping a habit, in the smallest way, protects and strengthens it. I write every day, even if it's just a sentence, to… — Gretchen Rubin Daily Copy Share Image
One thing that makes me very happy is to have a complicated idea and to feel that I've expressed myself clearly. I… — Gretchen Rubin Abstract Copy Share Image
“Epicurus wrote, “We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about not going… — Gretchen Rubin Enjoy Copy Share Image
[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate--temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility--and made… — Gretchen Rubin Character Copy Share Image
“In fact, in what’s known as “rosy prospection,” anticipation of happiness is sometimes greater than the happiness actually experienced.” — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time saying to myself, "Well, is that really what I like to do? Is that really something… — Gretchen Rubin Letting go Copy Share Image
One of my most important 'Secrets of Adulthood': Outer order contributes to inner calm. — Gretchen Rubin Adulthood Copy Share Image
What I found is, really, you always have to begin by nailing what is true about you, because something that works very… — Gretchen Rubin Found Copy Share Image
'Potato-chip news' is news that's repetitive, requires little effort to absorb, and is consumable in massive quantities: true crime, natural disasters, political… — Gretchen Rubin Absorb Copy Share Image
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different. — Gretchen Rubin Although Copy Share Image
“A willingness to be pleased requires modesty and even innocence--easy to deride as mawkish and sentimental.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
What's fun for other people may not be fun for you- and vice versa. — Gretchen Rubin Fun Copy Share Image
“Another study suggested that getting one extra hour of sleep each night would do more for a person's happiness than getting a… — Gretchen Rubin Education Copy Share Image
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