The Best of the Happiness Project Blog Quotes

“You’re not happy unless you think you’re happy.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“The days are long, but the years are short...”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life, and a significant element of happiness. If we have habits that work for us, we’re much more likely to be happy, healthy, productive, and creative.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Just taking one drifting step can you set you in a course that’s very hard to stop.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Frankl observed, “In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.” *”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Maintain a big stack. I find that I read much more when I have a pile waiting for me. Right now, I have to admit, my stack is so big that it’s a bit alarming, but I’ll get it down to a more reasonable size before too long.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“You hate your destination so much you want to postpone showing up for as long as possible.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“when we give more to ourselves, we can ask more of ourselves.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Sprinters are pleased with their work product, because sprinting is how they do their best work. Procrastinators aren’t pleased with their work product; they know they could’ve done a better job if they’d allowed themselves more time.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“It’s a very unsettling and interesting exercise to think about the people in my life and to imagine myself in a minor, supporting role. How do I fit into their fates? Am I helping?”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Happy people make people happy, but I can’t make someone be happy, and No one else can make me happy.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“Whenever I start a new book, I think, “This is the most interesting subject of all time. It’s sad, I’ll never enjoy writing another book as much as I enjoy this one.” Every time, I’m convinced. And then I change my mind when I start the next book.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More

“I feel unsettled at any time when I’m not writing. And I mean that. There’s a sense of peace, and of being in the right place, that I experience only when I’m writing.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Best of the Happiness Project Blog: Ten Years of Happiness, Good Habits, and More