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Gretchen Rubin Quotes
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Potato-chip news’ is news that’s repetitive, requires little effort to absorb, and is consumable in massive quantities: true crime, natural disasters, political punditry, celebrity gossip, sports gossip, or endless photographs of beautiful houses, food, or clothes. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn’t make a difference. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
For notes related to books I’m writing, I’ve wondered whether I should organize my notes better, but I do find that the action or scrolling through them and seeing odd juxtapositions of ideas helps to stimulate my own ideas and creativity. I worry that if I kept the notes in a highly-structured way, I might lose some of these benefits. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
I’d always vaguely expected to outgrow my limitations. One day, I’d stop twisting my hair, and wearing running shoes all the time, and eating exactly the same food every day. I’d remember my friends’ birthdays, I’d learn Photoshop, I wouldn’t let my daughter watch TV during breakfast. I’d read Shakespeare. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Each week, I post a video about some ‘Pigeon of Discontent’ raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to find the ‘Bluebird of Happiness,’ we’re also plagued by those small but pesky ‘Pigeons of Discontent.’ (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
One thing that makes me very happy is to have a complicated idea and to feel that I’ve expressed myself clearly. I remember writing the ending to ‘Happier at Home.’ I wrote the entire book to build to that ending ‘now is now,’ and what I had to say was very abstract, and yet I felt satisfied that I managed to say what I wanted to say. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Upholders may struggle in situations where expectations aren’t clear or the rules aren’t established. They may feel compelled to meet expectations, even ones that seem pointless. They may feel uneasy when they know they’re breaking the rules, even unnecessary rules, unless they work out a powerful justification to do so. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
I have a terrible memory of my own past. I can barely remember my childhood. I have few memories from college and law school - though once I got married, I got the advantage of being able to consult my husband’s memory. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Children’s literature is one of my joys, and it’s also my mental comfort food (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
In general, religious people seem to be happier than non-religious people - under various definitions of religiosity, such as church attendance or professed spiritual beliefs. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree - that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Don’t keep excessive amounts of anything. Those glass vases that come from florists. Those ketchup packets that come with take-out food. A house with two adults probably doesn’t need fifteen mismatched souvenir coffee cups. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
When life was taking its ordinary course, it was hard to remember what really mattered (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
In ‘Happier at Home,’ I write a lot about my struggle to create an unhurried atmosphere at home. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
During my study of happiness, I noticed something that surprised me: I often learn more from one person’s highly idiosyncratic experiences than I do from sources that detail universal principles or cite up-to-date studies. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
The 20-minute walk I take is better than the 3-mile run I never start. Having people over for take-out is better than never having people to an elegant dinner party. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
When you’re doing a job that benefits other people, it’s easy to assume that they feel conscious of the fact that you’re doing this work - that they should feel grateful, and that they should and do feel guilty about not helping you. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
It’s so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from writing my biography of Winston Churchill - that short, strong words work better. I am ever-vigilant against the passive and against jargon, both of which are so insidious. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Spending hours stressed out in front of the TV isn’t the same as volunteering or donating. Feeling a high level of personal distress makes people feel agitated and emotionally drained, to the point that they lack the energy or detachment to help - or the energy to manage themselves. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Habit allows us to go from ‘before’ to ‘after,’ to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious - and rightly so - for its ability to direct our actions, even against our will; but by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
I’m a compulsive note-taker, and I used to feel self-conscious about pulling out my little notebook and taking notes during a casual conversation. Then I noticed that people really seemed to enjoy it; the fact that I was taking notes made their remarks seem particularly insightful or valuable. Now I don’t hold myself back. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves. If you make a person feel smart and insightful, that person will enjoy your company. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Studies show that aggressively expressing anger doesn’t relieve anger but amplifies it. On the other hand, not expressing anger often allows it to disappear without leaving ugly traces. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
Many people keep photos in their homes, in their office, or in their wallet, and happy families tend to display large numbers of photos at home. In ‘Happier at Home,’ I write about my ‘shrine to my family’ made of photographs. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)
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. (Gretchen Rubin Quotes)