A Philosophy of Failure
Though I've been reading and writing about money for six years now, I still do stupid things sometimes. Last week I made another relatively un-interesting mistake, but one that's educational at the same time.
Though I've been reading and writing about money for six years now, I still do stupid things sometimes. Last week I made another relatively un-interesting mistake, but one that's educational at the same time.
Kathy Kaehler | Posted 05.15.2012
Lately, I have been receiving more and more comments on my website about what to do when one is in a rut.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.21.2012
I've just started trying to come up with a list of the bare minimum of things we should do every day to be happy and healthy.
Sam Sommers | Posted 01.30.2012
While we tend to view ourselves and others around us in terms of predictably consistent personality types, time and time again behavioral science demonstrates that how we think and what we do varies dramatically by simple situational considerations like where we are.
Rhoda P. Curtis | Posted 01.25.2012
Rituals demand attention to process as well as to affect. When we participate in a ritual, like going to a place of worship on a particular day, we make a commitment to join other people in a rite of passage.
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011
Learn the blessing and the curse of routine. Intend to let routine support you and intend to shake it up a bit by imagining something less routine.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011
We all know what it's like when our bodies fall out of synch with our normal routine. We can feel "off" and overly alert.
Posted 05.25.2011
Vice President Joe Biden delivered some very funny one-liners Wednesday night at the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner. While Biden ce...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011
Even if I feel like I had a day when I got nothing accomplished, I can comfort myself, as I climb into my smooth, tidy bed, "Well, at least I went for a walk. I ate an apple. I hugged my daughters."
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011
I have to admit that each time I watch a re-run of Sex and The City, I'm jealous of Carrie Bradshaw's friendships. The foxy quartet seems to have infinite time and opportunity to sit, talk, and laugh.
realsimple.com | Teri Cettina | Posted 11.17.2011
Your child can't sleep? Put bedtime bugaboos--and your kids--to rest with these expert solutions....
Paula Forman and Jeff Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011
The idea is to open yourself to experiences you have avoided in the past. You will see different things and meet different people and have different things to say.
Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.17.2011
Clarity is an important ingredient in feeling free to express yourself.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011
One of the challenges of writing is...writing. Here are some tips that I've found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page: 1...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011
Lately, I've been feeling a little stale. My routine, which I usually love so much, is starting to feel like a run on a hamster's wheel.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011
One of my Twelve Commandments is "Lighten up," and I have a lot of resolutions aimed at trying to be a more light-hearted parent: less nagging, more l...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011
I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...
Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011
Every morning for breakfast I have three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions, and mayonnaise, one omelet, a bowl of grits,...
J.D. Roth | Posted 04.11.2012