Habits eliminate the need for self-control.
Eliminating clutter would cut down the amount of housework in the average home by 40 percent.
By mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.
When we try to form a new habit, we set an expectation for ourselves. Therefore, it’s crucial to understand how we respond to expectations.
When life was taking its ordinary course, it was hard to remember what really mattered.
When I focus on the way men or husbands generally behave, I start to lump Jamie along with half of humanity. I find myself feeling angry or annoyed with Jamie for things he hasn't even done.
What am I waiting for? What would I do if I weren’t scared? What steps would make things easier? What would I do if I had all the time and money in the world? If I were looking back at...
We all must pay, but we can choose that for which we pay.
Waiting fifteen minutes proved effective against my growing checking habit.
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends.
There is no love; there are only proofs of love. Whatever love I might feel in my heart, others will see only my actions.
The opposite of happiness is unhappiness, not depression.
The Strategy of Scheduling is a powerful weapon against procrastination. Because of tomorrow logic, we tend to feel confident that we’ll be productive and virtuous—tomorrow. (The word procrastinate co...
Siblings Without Rivalry and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk.
Self-measurement brings self-awareness, and self-awareness strengthens our self-control.
Research suggests that when we have conflicting goals, we don’t manage ourselves well. We become anxious and paralyzed, and we often end up doing nothing.
Research shows that the more elements make up your identity, the less threatening it is when any one element is threatened.
One study estimated that for every hour of interrupted sleep during the previous night, people wasted 8.4 minutes in online puttering
One regrets the loss even of one’s worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one’s personality. —OSCAR WILDE
One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy; One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.