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The biggest waste of time is to do well something that we need not do at all.
Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food.
Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon.
If I give more to myself, I can ask more from myself. Self-regard isn't selfish.
Growing up in Kansas City, I was always neat, the teacher's pet, know-it-all type.
One of the most important lessons of childhood is discovering what you like to do.
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: Most decisions don't require extensive research.
Behind our unremarkable front door waits the little world of our making - our home.
Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally.
One of my most important 'Secrets of Adulthood': Outer order contributes to inner calm.
Embrace good smells. No cost, no calories, no energy, no time - a quick hit of pleasure.
I always feel calmer when I exercise. In fact, that's probably the main reason I exercise.
Happiness comes not from having more, not from having less, but from wanting what you have.
Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness
I'm a person who's fine saying 'No.' I like saying to myself, "no gossiping," "no nagging."
If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.
Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity.
Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.
In 'Happier at Home,' I write a lot about my struggle to create an unhurried atmosphere at home.
He is my fate. He's my soul mate. He pervades my whole existence. So, of course, I often ignore him.
I have a passion for children's literature. Young adult literature. I love it. I've always loved it.
I'm always trying to figure out ways to keep hold of memories. My one-sentence journal, for instance.
Happy people make people happy, but I can’t make someone be happy, and no one else can make me happy.
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different.
It's true that people do assume that people who are critical are smarter than people who are uncritical.
The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good
We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period.
I do better with routines and predictability. I don't react well when there's a sudden change in the schedule.
I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasnt going to change unless I made it change.
Give warm greetings and farewells. I was surprised by how much this resolution changed the atmosphere of my home.
I'm doing a lot of speaking and talking about habits, which is this subject that obsesses me. That's a lot of fun.
Nothing,' wrote Tolstoy, 'can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.
You really have to begin by figuring out what kind of person you are. The tip is to really take a look at yourself.
When I became obsessed with Winston Churchill, I wrote a book about Churchill. What a joy it was to write that book!
If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make me happy.
An enormous amount of ingenuity and creativity goes into commercials, and they can be fascinating if you pay attention.
One of my 'Secrets of Adulthood' is: Somewhere, keep an empty shelf. I know where my empty shelf is, and I treasure it.
The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.
There are no do overs and some things just aren't going to happen. It is a little sad but you just have to embrace what is
One of the great joys of falling in love is the feeling that the most extraordinary person in the entire world has chosen you.
The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making the bed.
[S]tudies show that one of the best ways to lift your mood is to engineer an easy success, such as tackling a long-delayed chore.
For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions.
The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.
The First Splendid Truth: To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.
People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.
You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to someone who will appreciate it more.
I have a lucky perfume. I love beautiful smells, but I save one of my favorite perfumes to wear only when I feel like I need some extra luck.
To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory.
While television is a good servant, it's a bad master. It can swallow up huge quantities of our lives without much happiness bang for the buck.