Chase Jarvis Photography: Gretchen Rubin: Think about milestones, not finish lines

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several blockbuster NYT bestsellers (Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier At Home) which have sold millions of copies worldwide. If you notice a common theme of “happiness,” that’s because Gretchen is one of the world’s foremost “happiness experts.” I love this term because it says something very important yet rarely said, which is that happiness is largely a choice – that it’s not random but the product of a series of deliberate decisions that happen within a proven framework and lead to a happier life. Today on the podcast, Gretchen talks about her concept of “drift.” Drift is what happens when we take the path of least resistance, which avoids friction in the short term but often leads to unhappiness in the long term She also gets into several of her “personality frameworks” like obliger, upholder, rebel, questioner. You’ll likely recognize yourself in some of these and learn from what she says about each of them We talk about accountability, which is a super, super powerful (and often underutilized) tool for getting results out of yourself. Gretchen says something really insightful on this: “A lot of people who are frustrated with themselves just need […]

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