Gretchen Rubin is an American author, podcaster, and public speaker. Rubin’s work focuses on finding and increasing happiness through habits and habit change.
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Habits are the invisible architecture of our lives. Rubin provides an analytical and scientific framework from which to understand these habits—as well as change them for good.
When someone (even yourself) gives you a rule to follow what do you do? Are you a Rebel, refusing to follow all directives? Or are you more of an Obliger who will respond to outer rules, but so much to inner rules? In this 99U talk, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin shares the four personality...
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.
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What if you could change your life without really changing your life? On the outside, Gretchen Rubin had it all—a good marriage, healthy children and a successful career—but she knew something was missing.
Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin counts on these "fundamental habits" to help promote bigger changes.
Holidays can be tough. Some people love them; some people dread them.
The days are long, but the years are short.
Gretchen Rubin had the kind of life that could very well make others jealous. She was married to the love of her life and raising two daughters. She lived and worked in New York, her favorite city.
In the context of a happy life, a messy desk or a crowded wardrobe is a trivial problem—yet Gretchen Rubin found that getting control of our stuff makes us feel more in control of our lives.
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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.
