To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right.
Gretchen RubinHappiness," wrote Yeats, "is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing." Contemporary researchers make the same argument: that it isn't goal attainment but the process of striving after goals-that is, growth-that brings happiness.
Gretchen RubinI can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.
Gretchen RubinAccept myself; expect more from myself.
Gretchen RubinStudies show that in a phenomenon called "emotional contagion," we unconsciously catch emotions from other people--whether good moods or bad ones. Taking the time to be silly means that we're infecting one another with good cheer, and people who enjoy silliness are one third more likely to be happy.
Gretchen RubinUse it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
Gretchen RubinWhat you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while.
Gretchen RubinAnother study suggested that getting one extra hour of sleep each night would do more for a person's happiness than getting a $60,000 raise.
Gretchen RubinStudies show that each common interest between people boosts the chances of a lasting relationship and also brings about a 2 percent increase in life satisfaction.
Gretchen RubinOf course it's not enough to sit around wanting to be happy; you must make the effort to take steps toward happiness by acting with more love, finding work you enjoy, and all the rest. But for me, asking myself whether I was happy had been a crucial step toward cultivating my happiness more wisely through my actions. Also, only through recognizing my happiness did I really appreciate it. Happiness depends partly on external circumstances, and it also depends on how you view those circumstances.
-Gretchen Rubin
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