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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Questioners are often puzzled by others’ willingness to act without sound reasons.”

251. “Questioners are often puzzled by others’ willingness to act without sound reasons.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Surprise stimulates the brain, and research shows that people who do new things and visit new places – even something as modest as a trip to a new restaurant – tend to be happier.”

252. “Surprise stimulates the brain, and research shows that people who do new things and visit new places – even something as modest as a trip to a new restaurant – tend to be happier.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Rebels often seek out careers that give them the flexibility to choose their work, set their own schedules, and avoid having to answer to other people.”

253. “Rebels often seek out careers that give them the flexibility to choose their work, set their own schedules, and avoid having to answer to other people.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “This interest in pattern and surprise gives us our love of both familiarity and novelty. When we experience something familiar – a song, a favorite snack, an episode of The Office – our brains process it more easily, which may make us like it more. Nevertheless, to enjoy ourselves, we usually try something new. Novelty is more work but also more interesting, which is why new forms of music, art, and fashion catch our attention.”

254. “This interest in pattern and surprise gives us our love of both familiarity and novelty. When we experience something familiar – a song, a favorite snack, an episode of The Office – our brains process it more easily, which may make us like it more. Nevertheless, to enjoy ourselves, we usually try something new. Novelty is more work but also more interesting, which is why new forms of music, art, and fashion catch our attention.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “If I had to describe myself using only one word it would be “doesn’t follow directions.”

255. “If I had to describe myself using only one word it would be “doesn’t follow directions.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “The main purpose of laughter is to bind people together; it’s a social sound that’s meant to be heard by others, to create engagement. We’re far more likely to laugh when we’re with other people, and when we’re with friends rather than with strangers.”

256. “The main purpose of laughter is to bind people together; it’s a social sound that’s meant to be heard by others, to create engagement. We’re far more likely to laugh when we’re with other people, and when we’re with friends rather than with strangers.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “The harder the push, the greater the Rebel push-back. I laughed when a Rebel friend told me, ‘No one can tell me to do anything. I recently got an email saying “Please read” in the subject line, and I immediately deleted it.”

257. “The harder the push, the greater the Rebel push-back. I laughed when a Rebel friend told me, ‘No one can tell me to do anything. I recently got an email saying “Please read” in the subject line, and I immediately deleted it.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Laughter can make us happier, and it can also make us healthier. It stimulates the heart, lungs, and muscles; cools down the stress response; helps us stay alert; improves the immune function; and relieves pain.”

258. “Laughter can make us happier, and it can also make us healthier. It stimulates the heart, lungs, and muscles; cools down the stress response; helps us stay alert; improves the immune function; and relieves pain.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “See something once – really see it – and it never looks the same again.”

259. “See something once – really see it – and it never looks the same again.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “If you need to buy things to store things, perhaps you have too many things.”

260. “If you need to buy things to store things, perhaps you have too many things.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Just taking one drifting step can you set you in a course that’s very hard to stop.”

261. “Just taking one drifting step can you set you in a course that’s very hard to stop.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.”

262. “It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Remind the Obliger that saying no allows him or her to say yes to work that’s more important.”

263. “Remind the Obliger that saying no allows him or her to say yes to work that’s more important.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “The simple, decisive question was: “How do you respond to expectations?”

264. “The simple, decisive question was: “How do you respond to expectations?”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “When we consider our own Tendency, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for us, and when we consider other people’s Tendencies, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for them.”

265. “When we consider our own Tendency, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for us, and when we consider other people’s Tendencies, we can create circumstances and messages that will work best for them.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “I was always telling myself, “Keep it simple.” But as Albert Einstein pointed out, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

266. “I was always telling myself, “Keep it simple.” But as Albert Einstein pointed out, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Over the years, I’ve learned that it’s important that we give ourselves treats – which may sound self-indulgent or frivolous, but it’s not. When we give more to ourselves, we can ask more from ourselves. Treats help us to stick to challenging goals, resist unhealthy temptations, and shrug off small irritations. When we don’t get any treats, we can begin to feel burned-out, depleted, and resentful.”

267. “Over the years, I’ve learned that it’s important that we give ourselves treats – which may sound self-indulgent or frivolous, but it’s not. When we give more to ourselves, we can ask more from ourselves. Treats help us to stick to challenging goals, resist unhealthy temptations, and shrug off small irritations. When we don’t get any treats, we can begin to feel burned-out, depleted, and resentful.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “Once I’ve cleared away the things I don’t need, use, or love, my surroundings reveal to me, and to others, the things that matter most to me. Careful curation means that my space and my possessions reflect my truest identity.”

268. “Once I’ve cleared away the things I don’t need, use, or love, my surroundings reveal to me, and to others, the things that matter most to me. Careful curation means that my space and my possessions reflect my truest identity.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.”

269. “If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “I agree with writer Gertrude Stein: “Anything one does every day is important and imposing.” I love repetition. Doing the same thing over and over makes me feel grounded in my life and makes my actions feel more meaningful.”

270. “I agree with writer Gertrude Stein: “Anything one does every day is important and imposing.” I love repetition. Doing the same thing over and over makes me feel grounded in my life and makes my actions feel more meaningful.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “As I listened to this exchange, suddenly I realized that the word listen was just a rearrangement of the word silent – remarkably apt.”

271. “As I listened to this exchange, suddenly I realized that the word listen was just a rearrangement of the word silent – remarkably apt.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “A happy home wasn’t a place that I could furnish, but an attitude of mind I must develop.”

272. “A happy home wasn’t a place that I could furnish, but an attitude of mind I must develop.”

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Gretchen Rubin Quote: “For instance, studies show that when mothers listen without offering advice or criticism while their children explain solutions to problems, the children markedly improve their problem-solving ability.”

273. “For instance, studies show that when mothers listen without offering advice or criticism while their children explain solutions to problems, the children markedly improve their problem-solving ability.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin Quote: “When I think of myself in the third person, many things become clearer.”

274. “When I think of myself in the third person, many things become clearer.”

— Gretchen Rubin

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