Priyanka

Priyanka asked Gretchen Rubin:

Hi Gretchen - I'm a super fan! When you quit law for writing, did you have any reservations or fears? How did you make it easy for yourself to take the big leap?

Gretchen Rubin Thanks so much for being a Super-Fan! (For anyone else who wants to join the Super-Fans, sign up here: http://eepurl.com/nYHon)
It took me a long time to make the switch from law to writing, but it was made easier because I had an idea for a book that I desperately wanted to write (and was already writing, in fact), my sister was a professional writer, so I had that model; and everyone in my family was very supportive of me taking a big risk. At one point, I thought, "I'd rather fail as a writer than succeed as a lawyer," so I knew I had to give writing a shot.

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Linh Dieu

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I know that working with other people makes us happier than being alone. But i feel that i donot have close friends near me. Being alone is a kind of happiness?

Blair Bieser

Blair Bieser asked Gretchen Rubin:

Would you talk about how to be friends with a Rebel? You said you have a few. It seems to me like everything you might do to be a good friend to them is going to make them feel like you're placing an outer expectation on them, and they're going to resist it.

Blair Bieser

Blair Bieser asked Gretchen Rubin:

A psychologist I know says if clients' conscious minds could solve their problems, they wouldn't come to him. So he focuses on their subconscious minds. For example, people's conscious minds can know flying is safe, but their subconscious minds can be so afraid they won't get on an airplane. Will your new book talk about the role the subconscious mind plays in forming good habits and breaking bad ones?

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