“Over the long run, the unglamorous habit of frequency fosters both productivity and creativity.”
"Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big flashing signs that something needs to change."
- Gretchen Rubin
Awareness
"Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change."
- Gretchen Rubin
Awareness
"I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn’t sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time–but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was ‘productive.’ Time spent with my family and friends was never wasted."
- Gretchen Rubin
Balance
"One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good."
- Gretchen Rubin
Happiness
"Don’t let 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."
- Gretchen Rubin
Motivation
"Tuesday is a day to finish what’s left undone on Monday and prepare for what’s coming on Wednesday."
Productivity
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow just as well."
- Mark Twain
Productivity
"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."
- Bruce Lee
Productivity
"We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things."
- Herb Kelleher
Productivity
"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."
- Dale Carnegie
Productivity