Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
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Often, the more reliably you perform a task, the less likely it is for someone to notice that you're doing it and to feel grateful and to feel any impulse to help or to take a turn.
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I'm constantly on the hunt for insights about happiness or ideas about how to be happier - which probably makes me a somewhat tiresome companion at times.
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I read a lot, all the time, but often I read books for research, or because they're interesting to me in some way, even if they aren't exactly 'pleasurable.'
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A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to write a novel might resolve to write one sentence each day. Or a person who wants to start running might resolve to run for one minute.
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You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to someone who will appreciate it more.
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One of my most important 'Secrets of Adulthood': Outer order contributes to inner calm.
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In 'Happier at Home,' I write a lot about my struggle to create an unhurried atmosphere at home.
If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.
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I love cunning containers as much as anyone, but I've found that if I get rid of everything I don't need, I often don't need a container at all.
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I always feel calmer when I exercise. In fact, that's probably the main reason I exercise.
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Growing up in Kansas City, I was always neat, the teacher's pet, know-it-all type.
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An enormous amount of ingenuity and creativity goes into commercials, and they can be fascinating if you pay attention.
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When I became obsessed with Winston Churchill, I wrote a book about Churchill. What a joy it was to write that book!
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They say that people teach what they need to learn. By adopting the role of happiness teacher, if only for myself, I was trying to find the method to conquer my particular faults and limitations.