Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
make-me-happy
Self-knowledge makes me happy.
focus values
Focus not on doing less or doing more but on doing what you value.
sleep parenting feet
Say “no” only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy tea set? Okay. Sleep with your head at the foot of the bed? Fine. Samuel Johnson said, “All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle.
views uncomfortable-feeling feelings
I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time - but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was "productive." Time spent with my family and friends was never wasted.
book reading writing
Reading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me makes me want to figure things out.
happiness mma people
One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.
loneliness happy-life play
Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change.
writing make-me-happy
Writing makes me happy.
letting-go attitude struggle
It's about living in the moment and appreciating the smallest things. Surrounding yourself with the things that inspire you and letting go of the obsessions that want to take over your mind. It is a daily struggle sometimes and hard work but happiness begins with your own attitude and how you look at the world.
self knowing mirrors
Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.
everyday architecture invisible
Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life.
make-me-happy
Relationships make me happy.
tact offense sentences
Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.
order sometimes accepting
When I thought about why I was sometimes reluctant to push myself, I realized that it was because I was afraid of failure - but in order to have more success, I needed to be willing to accept more failure.