Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
taken complaining praise
Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.
september january
September is the other January.
goal waiting future-happiness
When I find myself focusing overmuch on the anticipated future happiness of arriving at a certain goal, I remind myself to 'Enjoy now'. If I can enjoy the present, I don't need to count on the happiness that is (or isn't) waiting for me in the future".
decision secret research
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: Most decisions don't require extensive research.
inspiration strikes
When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.
memories best-memories
The things that go wrong often make the best memories.
life happiness beautiful
Nothing,' wrote Tolstoy, 'can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.
inspirational motivational life-changing
What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.
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.