Happiness: "You Bring Your Own Weather To The Picnic." by Gretchen Rubin

Happiness: "You Bring Your Own Weather To The Picnic."

Gretchen Rubin

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Work harder to appreciate your ordinary day. by Gretchen Rubin

Work harder to appreciate your ordinary day.

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What I found is, really, you always have to begin by nailing what is true about you, because something that works very well for someone else might not work for you at all.

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When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought to bear on a supreme challenge, and with his unshakable optimism, his heroic vision, and above all, his splendid speeches, Churchill roused the spirit of the British people.

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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.

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Look for happiness under your own roof. by Gretchen Rubin

Look for happiness under your own roof.

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If you're a night person you can barely get out of bed in time to get to work or get your kids off to school. You're at your most productive and creative much later in the day, and for you, something like getting up early to go for a run is not going to set you up for success because you're not a morning person.

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Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful, and tough to please...It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.

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Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. by Gretchen Rubin

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasnt going to change unless I made it change.

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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.

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Guard your children's free time - from you. by Gretchen Rubin

Guard your children's free time - from you.

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Now is now. Here is my treasure. by Gretchen Rubin

Now is now. Here is my treasure.

Step by step, you make your way forward. That’s why practices such as daily writing exercises or keeping a daily blog can be so helpful. You see yourself do the work, which shows you that you can do the work. Progress is reassuring and inspiring; panic and then despair set in when you find yourself getting nothing done day after day. One of the painful ironies of work life is that the anxiety of procrastination often makes people even less likely to buckle down in the future.

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I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literatur... by Gretchen Rubin

I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.

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We are happy when we are growing. by Gretchen Rubin

We are happy when we are growing.

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.

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You can choose what you do, you cant choose what you like to do. by Gretchen Rubin

You can choose what you do, you cant choose what you like to do.

Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about not going to the opera or pretending that I want to attend a foreign policy lecture, I have more time for the things that I truly enjoy.

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I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our own interests.

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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.

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