Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity — Gretchen Rubin Clean slate Copy Share Image
Happiness comes not from having more, not from having less, but from wanting what you have. — Gretchen Rubin Funny 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 Copy Share Image
[S]tudies show that one of the best ways to lift your mood is to engineer an easy success, such as tackling a… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I'm a person who's fine saying 'No.' I like saying to myself, "no gossiping," "no nagging." — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of… — Gretchen Rubin Attachment Copy Share Image
One of my 'Secrets of Adulthood' is: Somewhere, keep an empty shelf. I know where my empty shelf is, and I treasure… — Gretchen Rubin Adulthood Copy Share Image
I'm constantly on the hunt for insights about happiness or ideas about how to be happier - which probably makes me a… — Gretchen Rubin 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 Copy Share Image
... one flaw throws the loveliness of [everything else] into focus. I remember reading that Shakers deliberately introduced a mistake into the… — Gretchen Rubin Flaw Copy Share Image
Think about what kind of person you are and shape your habits, and your happiness, to show what's true about you instead… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life, and a significant element of happiness. If we have habits that work for us,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“couldn’t just jump into this happiness project. I had a lot to learn before I was ready for my year to begin.… — Gretchen Rubin Different ideas Copy Share Image
People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their… — Gretchen Rubin Animal Copy Share Image
“...perhaps the most acute source of happiness from writing was the happiness of expressing a very complicated idea–the kind of idea that… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective. — Gretchen Rubin 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
“When I focus on the way "men" or "husbands" generally behave, I start to lump Jamie along with half of humanity. I… — Gretchen Rubin Angry 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
“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
A 'treat' is different from a 'reward,' which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
It's hard to avoid 'unconscious overclaiming.' In unconscious overclaiming, we unconsciously overestimate our contributions relative to others. This makes sense, because we're… — Gretchen Rubin 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
In 'Before and After,' I identify the sixteen strategies that we can use to make or break our habits. Some are quite… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Second Splendid Truth One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best… — Gretchen Rubin Happiness Copy Share Image
Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours… — Gretchen Rubin Business Copy Share Image
“Hugging relieves stress, boosts feelings of closeness, and even squelches pain. In one study, people assigned to give five hugs each day… — Gretchen Rubin 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 Copy Share Image
If you want to feel safe, healthy, and hopeful, try to act as if you did feel that way. "Fake it 'till… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“While some more passive forms of leisure, such as watching TV or surfing the Internet, are fun in the short term, over… — Gretchen Rubin Internet Copy Share Image
“There are times in the lives of most of us,” observed William Edward Hartpole Lecky, “when we would have given all the… — Gretchen Rubin Life 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
A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to… — Gretchen Rubin Accomplishments 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 Copy Share Image
“The most important piece of writing advice: Have something to say. Whenever I have trouble writing, it’s because I’m trying to write… — GRETCHEN RUBIN Writer 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
A book is a better way to develop a complicated idea, or to tell a big story and to show how ideas… — Gretchen Rubin Better way Copy Share Image
“People have an inborn disposition that's set within a certain range, but they can boost themselves to the top of their happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“As I turned the key and pushed open the front door, as I crossed the threshold, I thought how breathtaking, how fleeting,… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
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