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People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.
Gretchen Rubin
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Gretchen Rubin
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: December 14
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Kansas City
Missouri
Gretchen Craft Rubin
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A 'treat' is different from a 'reward', which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it. Treats give us greater vitality, which boosts self-control, which helps us maintain our healthy habits.
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Focus not on doing less or doing more but on doing what you value.
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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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Turn off your email turn off your phone disconnect from the Internet figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.
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One of the great joys of falling in love is the feeling that the most extraordinary person in the entire world has chosen you.
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I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.
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Creativity arises from a constant churn of ideas, and one of the easiest ways to encourage that fertile froth is to keep your mind engaged with your project. When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.
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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
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Forbearance is a form of generosity.
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I used to be very disciplined about only buying three books ahead of what I was reading, but my husband corrupted me, and now I'm dozens ahead of myself!
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