I needed to change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar. — Gretchen Rubin Change Copy Share Image
I love taxonomies, categories, ways of dividing people into groups. — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“What you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while.” — Gretchen Rubin Everyday Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability. — Gretchen Rubin Ability Copy Share Image
When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly. — Gretchen Rubin Inspiration Copy Share Image
What's fun for other people may not be fun for you- and vice versa. — Gretchen Rubin Fun Copy Share Image
“I wasn't sure how to answer. Could I tell him that one Secret of Adulthood is "Never start a sentence with the… — Gretchen Rubin Secret Copy Share Image
There are no do overs and some things just aren't going to happen. It is a little sad but you just have… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I really work on paying attention to the clues my self is giving myself. For instance, I think of myself in the… — Gretchen Rubin Attention Copy Share Image
“Think about appearances. I wanted my apartment to be less cluttered, and also to look less cluttered.” — Gretchen Rubin 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 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 Copy Share Image
“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
I read a lot, all the time, but often I read books for research, or because they're interesting to me in some… — Gretchen Rubin 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 Copy Share Image
Get enough exercise and sleep: Sounds trivial, but it's not. You may have the urge to work 24/7, to skip the gym… — Gretchen Rubin Challenges 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 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
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
I am living my real life, this is it. Now is now, and if I waited to be happier, waited to have… — Gretchen Rubin Chance 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… — Gretchen Rubin Cite Copy Share Image
What I've also noticed is the term happiness, or happy is intimidating to some people. Some people deny that it's even possible… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
According to current research, in the determination of a person's level of happiness, genetics accounts for about 50 percent; life circumstances, such… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“My home is a place of unconditional belonging, which is part of its pleasure, part of its pain—as Robert Frost wrote, home… — Gretchen Rubin Belonging Copy Share Image
“Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness; a review of research by the… — Gretchen Rubin Community service Copy Share Image
“A study of workers in various industries showed that their job satisfaction was less tied to their salaries than to how their… — Gretchen Rubin Education 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… — Gretchen Rubin Music Copy Share Image
Step by step, you make your way forward. That’s why practices such as daily writing exercises or keeping a daily blog can… — Gretchen Rubin Anxiety 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
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity,… — Gretchen Rubin Belief Copy Share Image
“I'd always vaguely expected to outgrown my limitations.” — Gretchen Rubin Limitations Copy Share Image
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: Most decisions don't require extensive research. — Gretchen Rubin Adulthood Copy Share Image
“One of life’s small pleasures is to return something to its proper place;” — Gretchen Rubin Life Copy Share Image
