Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
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.
relationship laughter eye
Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.
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.
weather picnics positive-marriage
Happiness: "You Bring Your Own Weather To The Picnic."
frustration skills irritation
Turns out that people who try new things, go new places, learn new skills, etc. are happier. This can be tough, because novelty and challenge also bring frustration and irritation - but if you can push through that, novelty and challenge can bring enormous happiness rewards.
happiness selfish discipline
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted, yet everyone takes the happy person for granted. No one is careful of his feelings or tries to keep his spirits high. He seems self-sufficient; he becomes a cushion for others. And because happiness seems unforced, that person usually gets no credit.
focus
Focus Not on Having Less or Having More, But on Wanting What You Have.
choices way different
If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make me happy.