The Happiness Project

A chronicle of my attempts to test-drive every tip, principle and scientific study that promotes happiness.
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"We Are What We Repeatedly Do..."

Words of the wise...
Published on February 1, 2010 by Gretchen Rubin in The Happiness Project

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Aristotle

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
--Aristotle

* If you're starting a happiness project, you might like to use the Happiness Project Toolbox -- a companion site that offers eight free tools to track resolutions, keep an inspiration board, keep a one-sentence journal, record your Secrets of Adulthood, etc. It's a lot of fun.



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Gretchen Rubin is the author of The Happiness Project, a book and a blog about her adventures learning to be happier.

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