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Gretchen Craft Rubin was editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal. She clerked on the Supreme Court under Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and served as counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. An adjunct professor at Yale, she currently lives in Manhattan. (Publisher Provided) Gretchen Rubin started her mostra altro career in law and was clerking for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor when she realized she wanted to be a writer. She writes on the linked subjects of habits, happiness, and human nature on her daily blog as well as in books. Her books include Happier at Home, The Happiness Project, and Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Gretchen Rubin

Forty Ways to Look at JFK (2005) 36 copie

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Looking for a way to make a change for the better? Start by picking up this book. Gretchen Rubin uses her chatty, personal approach to address the topic of habits, just as she did with happiness in her two most recent books (note: if you didn't like the tone or style of those books, you won't like this one either).

Lately much as been written about how we exert control over ourselves (I'm thinking in particular of "The Power of Habit", and "Willpower", among others). While many books provide ample scientific background about why we do what we do (or don't do what we should) without providing an action plan, Rubin lays out practical steps for creating and sustaining habits based on one's personality type. She includes a quiz to help the reader self-identify his/her likely pattern of behavior (upholder, questioner, rebel, or obliger).

Rubin discusses the human nature of managing only what we monitor, the necessity of accountability in establishing good habits, and why convenience is worth the cost if positive habits are a result.
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jj24 | 48 altre recensioni | May 27, 2024 |
Von allem etwas und deshalb nichts so richtig. Als "Anfängerbuch" vielleicht geeignet, mir waren zu viele Floskeln und Allgemeinplätze drin.
Sie startet viele Abschnitte mit Anweisungen ("tu dies, mach das"), um dann zu erzählen wie es ihr damit ging. Davon abgesehen dass sie ein ziemlich privilegiertes Leben führt, fand ich diesen Wechsel auch irritierend. Entweder ist es ein Ratgeber oder ein Erfahrungsbericht. Dieses Buch will beides sein und ist deshalb beides nur halb... 2,5 Sterne, aufgerundet auf 3.… (altro)
 
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Katzenkindliest | 178 altre recensioni | Apr 23, 2024 |
Returned to library. Will revisit just didn't have the time to read and think about it right now.
 
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hmonkeyreads | 178 altre recensioni | Jan 25, 2024 |

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