Stephan
asked
Gretchen Rubin:
I’m so excited for this book! I’ve loved your other work, and I feel like you have such a talent for putting big truths into words. Did writing your Secrets of Adulthood change the way you think about these lessons, or did you already have them all clear in your mind?
Gretchen Rubin
Aww, thanks so much for the kind words. It's great to hear that my work strikes a chord with you. I found that the effort to put my ideas into a succinct and elegant (I hope) form really clarified my thinking. For me, writing is the way I arrive at my own conclusions, so this kind of exacting structure helped me think more clearly. Plus it was very fun to distill, think of better word choices, etc. My favorite part of writing is editing, and a book of aphorisms requires a tremendous amount of editing.
More Answered Questions
A Goodreads user
asked
Gretchen Rubin:
I'm a super fan who has recently started wondering about my future. Will I be able to do everything I wanted to do? How can I die with no (big) regrets?
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more