Home / Quotes / Quote by Gretchen Rubin

Quote by Gretchen Rubin

“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Lower the bar. Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is better than fantasizing about spending a weekend cleaning out the basement.”

Author

Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin is a renowned American author and psychologist, born in 1966. Her work primarily focuses on personal habits, happiness, and self-improvement. Rubin's book 'The Happiness Project' has gained international acclaim, and through her research and practice, she helps readers explore how to achieve personal happiness. more

“Often, if there's something that I want to do, but somehow can't get myself to do, it's because I don't have clarity. This lack of clarity often arises from a feeling of ambivalence - I want to do something, but I don't want to do it; or I want one thing, but I also want something else that conflicts with it.”

Ifs Want Feelings One Thing Conflict Arise Clarity Want Something Ambivalence Authentic Happiness

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.”

Way Giving May Sometimes Helping Bigs Energy Interest Loses Habit Easier Majors Stress Transformation Excitement Minors Insignificant Authentic Happiness Major Change Under Stress

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“The biggest waste of time is to do well something that we need not do at all.”

Needs Wells Waste Wasting Time Authentic Happiness

Book:Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

Source: Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life

“Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally.”

Feels Paperwork Authentic Happiness

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It's geometrically perfect. It's tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful natural setting, or you can observe it in your backyard - or, in my case, in the trees lining New York City sidewalks, or in the clouds above skyscrapers.”