Don't Drift. Make Decisions w/ Gretchen Rubin

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 10 a.m.

Drift is the decision you make by not deciding, or by making a decision that unleashes consequences for which you don’t take responsibility.

Signs you are drifting through life:
- Thinking “This situation can’t go on,” but then it does go on.
- Complaining a lot about a situation without working to find ways to make it better.
- Hoping that some catastrophe or upheaval will arise to blow up a situation, e.g., fantasizing that you’ll break your leg or be transferred to another city.
- Feeling that other people or processes are moving events forward, and you’re being passively carried along.
- Getting the urge to do or have something because the people around you are doing it or want it.

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humor and clarity, in a way that’s accessible to a wide audience.

She’s been interviewed by Oprah, eaten dinner with Daniel Kahneman, walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama, had her work written up in a medical journal, been the subject of a “The Talk of the Town” piece in The New Yorker magazine, and been an answer on the game show Jeopardy!

She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Four Tendencies and Better Than Before. Her book The Happiness Project has sold more than one million copies, been published in more than thirty languages, and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, including at #1.

In her books, she draws from cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from popular culture, and her own experiences to explore how we can make our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative.


- https://gretchenrubin.com/

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