Gretchen Rubin

Well, it's funny because I always think about them more as being auspicious days.

Well, it's funny because I always think about them more as being auspicious days.

Something like New Year's Day is kind of to me, it feels like an auspicious day.

Something like New Year's Day is kind of to me, it feels like an auspicious day.

It's a clean slate.

It's a clean slate.

Everybody has that feeling of starting over.

Everybody has that feeling of starting over.

But here's the thing.

But here's the thing.

People have very, in my observation, people have very mixed emotions about New Year's resolutions and very mixed attitudes.

People have very, in my observation, people have very mixed emotions about New Year's resolutions and very mixed attitudes.

And I talk about this in my book, Better Than Before, which is all about how we can make or break our habits.

And I talk about this in my book, Better Than Before, which is all about how we can make or break our habits.

But sort of in a nutshell, some people, they feel like January 1st is arbitrary.

But sort of in a nutshell, some people, they feel like January 1st is arbitrary.

They're like, if something's important to me, I'm going to do it when the time feels right.

They're like, if something's important to me, I'm going to do it when the time feels right.

I'm not going to wait for January 1st.

I'm not going to wait for January 1st.