Get enough exercise and sleep: Sounds trivial, but it's not. You may have the urge to work 24/7, to skip the gym and to stay up late to get a few more things done. That's short-sighted. Exercise and sleep are critical to having the physical and mental energy necessary to meet a challenge.
Gretchen RubinPeople feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.
Gretchen RubinReading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me makes me want to figure things out.
Gretchen RubinContemporary research shows that happy people are more altruistic, more productive, more helpful, more likable, more creative, more resilient, more interested in others, friendlier, and healthier. Happy people make better friends, colleagues, and citizens.
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