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Erin
Erin asked Gretchen Rubin:

How important do you think it is to have a set amount of time dedicated to a Happiness Project? You've obviously done two, both different amounts of time...did it make a difference? Do you think it'd be harder or easier if the time frame was shorter or longer?

Gretchen Rubin Well, I tell the story of what happened within a certain amount of time, but in reality my happiness projects have never ended. Most of the things I tried I still continue to do -- because they make me happier. Sometimes it's helpful to set aside a certain amount of time for special focus -- and shorter or longer, whatever seems right to you -- but for both happiness and habits, usually the important things we want to do FOREVER. Which can sometimes be a little intimidating!
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Jodie
Jodie asked Gretchen Rubin:

Hi. I'm currently trying to find happiness and so I recently ordered your book the happiness project and I'm about to start reading it. Is there anything you think I should know before reading it?

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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?

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.

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