Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Craft Rubin is an American author, blogger and speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
strong keys people
One of the things that you see ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree on is that strong relationships are a key to happiness, maybe the key to happiness. People who have more strong relationships in their lives just feel happier.
waiting ovaries
Time waits for no ovary.
practice important elements
Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single more important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.
procrastination form dangerous
Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.
opportunity succeed sometimes
Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity
happy-life order play
I realize that in a happy life, making your bed should play a very small part, I don't know why this is so helpful to people getting started on a happiness project, but for some reason, making your bed - it's concrete, it's manageable. There's a big difference between having a bed that's unmade and a bed that's made. That little bit of outer order in people's lives seem to help them get started. So, that's a very small thing that you can do.
happy-life foundation i-can
I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature.
littles embrace happens
There are no do overs and some things just aren't going to happen. It is a little sad but you just have to embrace what is
saying-no nagging fine
I'm a person who's fine saying 'No.' I like saying to myself, "no gossiping," "no nagging."
memories grief acceptance
We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness has four stages. To eke out the most happiness from an experience we must: anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory.
people creative research
Contemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier, and healthier. Happy people make better friends, colleagues, and citizens.
mean self comfort
When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave comfort - and grab that comfort wherever we can, even if it means breaking good habits.
believe people heaven
People in religions that teach that believers in other faiths are condemned, for example, tend to have lower life satisfaction. People who believe in heaven and hell tend to be less happy than those believe only in heaven.
feel-good feels
Do good, feel good; feel good, do good.