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Gretchen Rubin
Personal blog · happiness-project.comhealthproductivity
Gretchen Rubin's personal blog at happiness-project.com covers health and productivity. Since 2008, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “Are You a Moderator or an Abstainer?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Read insights and observations about how to become happier and change your habits. Gretchen Rubin shares ideas from her own Happiness Project.
Most-linked posts?
- Are You a Moderator or an Abstainer?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-02-15
What Hacker News says?
- oz · 2012-11-07
This is the age-old debate of maximizers vs satisficers: http://happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2006/06/are_y... In a nutshell, Dustin is a maximizer. Regarding flatware, my views have changed as I've grown older (I'm 26). A few years ago, I didn't care. Now, for some reason, I always reach for a specific knife/fork combo: I like the weight (most are too light for me), the balance between the handle and the…
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on “The Best” Submitted Making Yourself Likable as a story · 48 points
HN discussionhttp://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/05/t...
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on “Remind HN: Today (9th of May) is Mother's Day in US”Submitted Seven Tips for Making Good Conversation with a Stranger. as a story · 39 points
HN discussionThis seems to be very personal: some people are "moderators" while others are "abstainers". If you want to change a habit, any habit, it helps to know which category you belong to. http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2009/01/q...
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on “Snacking Hierarchy”Submitted Finish The Projects You’ve Started as a story · 19 points
HN discussionUnfortunately, you might be less happy as a result: http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2009/08/m...
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on “Untidy beds may keep us healthy”Submitted Happiness and the "expensive-gym-membership effect" as a story · 16 points
HN discussionDoesn't look too much like your ordinary fluffy-self-help from my initial glances. I agree. And you might be interested in the author's c.v. ( http://www.happiness-project.com/about.html ): ABOUT ME I'm Gretchen Rubin. I started out as a lawyer. At Yale Law School, I was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal and won a writing prize. I went on to clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. I ha…
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on “The Happiness Project - Making Yourself Happier”Submitted Ever Been Stuck in an “I’m Right; You’re Wrong” Conversation? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionthis lady has some good ideas... http://www.happiness-project.com/
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on “a thread”Submitted Having Trouble Getting Yourself To Write? Here are some tips as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Thirteen tips for dealing with a really lousy day as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are You a Moderator or an Abstainer? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are you a satisficer or a maximizer? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted “Little Things” to Boost Your Happiness at Work as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Happiness Myths as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Schedule Time for Play as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Eight Tips for Feeling More Energetic as a story · 1 points
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