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“My Experience Is What I Agree To Attend To.”

“My experience is what I agree to attend to. Only those items which I notice shape my mind.” –William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol.1 * Sign up for the Moment of Happiness, and every weekday morning, you’ll get a happiness quotation in your email inbox. Sign up here, or email me at gretchenrubin1 at gmail dot com.


“Nothing So Fatiguing as the Eternal Hanging On of an Uncompleted Task.”

“Nothing [is] so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” –William James * I always find a lot of interesting and beautiful material on Swiss Miss. Curation! * Is your book group reading The Happiness Project? I’ve prepared a one-page discussion guide for book groups, as well as a guide tailored for church groups, spirituality book groups, …