The Happiness Project Quotes

“Happiness,” wrote Yeats, “is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“Money. It’s a good servant but a bad master.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“eliminating clutter would cut down the amount of housework in the average home by 40 percent.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“getting one extra hour of sleep each night would do more for a person’s daily happiness than getting a $60,000 raise.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“They’re perceived to be more friendly, warmer, and even more physically attractive. A study showed that students who were happy as college freshmen were earning more money in their midthirties—without any wealth advantage to start. Being happy can make a big difference in your work life.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“Happiness,” wrote Yeats, “is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” Contemporary researchers make the same argument: that it isn’t goal attainment but the process of striving after goals—that is, growth—that brings happiness.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“But perhaps the most acute sense of happiness from writing was the happiness of expressing a very complicated idea - the kind of idea that takes hundreds of pages to capture.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“My research had revealed that challenge and novelty are key elements to happiness. The brain is stimulated by surprise, and successfully dealing with an unexpected situation gives a powerful sense of satisfaction.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“We all know the secret of dieting - eat better, eat less, exercise more - it's the application that's challenging.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“People have an inborn disposition that's set within a certain range, but they can boost themselves to the top of their happiness range or push themselves down to the bottom of their happiness range by their actions.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project