Posts Tagged ‘happinessproject’

Rethink Your Workspace

Gretchen Rubin is back with her Wednesday helpful idea. This time, it’s a quiz to see if your workspace is driving you nuts. Based on her readings from within the book, A PATTERN LANGUAGE, Gretchen identifies a bunch of things that will ensure you have a workspace that you consider peaceful. Here are a few:

there’s a wall behind you (so no one can sneak up behind you).
there’s a

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September 20 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: happinessproject, homeoffice, office, workspace | 1 comment»

Tips on How to Be Happy- from 1625

I don’t know. I’m staring at Gretchen Rubin’s picture, and I swear, she doesn’t look to be much over 26 years old. So how, then, do you explain this? Gretchen has tips on how to be happy that were written — wait for it — in 1625. So either: a.) Gretchen uses some VERY powerful health remedies, or b.) she dug up something really great to share with us… » Continue

September 6 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: francis+bacon, happiness, happinessproject, howto, tips | 2 comments»

Get Your Sweetheart to Do Chores Without Nagging

Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project has an excellent list of tips for getting that special someone in your lives to do chores without resorting to nagging. I have a hunch, this will be a much-printed and distributed article.

Here’s a smattering:

Have clear assignments. I always call repairmen; the Big Man always empties the Diaper Genie.
Every once in a while, do your sweetheart’s task, for a treat. This kind

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August 23 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: chores, couples, gretchin+rubin, happinessproject, motivation, relationship | no comments»

Tips for Eating Better

Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project is weighing in with her Wednesday Tips series. This week she’s here to help us eat better. Here’s a sampler platter:
Paradoxically, studies show that over time, people who diet tend to gain more weight than people who don’t diet. Here are some non-dieting tips for eating better that have worked for me:1. To have a tastier salad without adding calories—yes, this sounds… » Continue

June 14 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: fitness, hack, happinessproject, health, Lifestyle, nutrition, tips | 1 comment»

Make Conversation

Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project has a nice take on making conversation. One reason I like it is that I tend to talk about conversations from the point of view of someone who’s not especially shy. Gretchen self-admits her shyness (and her boredom) with social conversation situations, and she gives you ideas.

If, like me, out of shyness or boredom, you sometimes find yourself making several trips to the bathroom during… » Continue

June 7 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: Communication, conversation, discussion, gretchenrubin, happinessproject | 3 comments»