Gretchen Rubin

But what's the best way or what's the right way or just what's the most efficient way? And I could never find a way to answer that question to people's satisfaction until finally I started saying, well, what's the best way to cook an egg? And people would always look at me very puzzled and they would say, well, it depends on how you like to eat your eggs.

And then some people would say, well, I don't even like eggs. You know, like, oh, I escaped this whole, you know, the whole premise of your question. And I'm like, that's right. There's no one best way to cook an egg. Because everybody has it. It feels different. Everybody has a different view. So there can be no one right way.

And then some people would say, well, I don't even like eggs. You know, like, oh, I escaped this whole, you know, the whole premise of your question. And I'm like, that's right. There's no one best way to cook an egg. Because everybody has it. It feels different. Everybody has a different view. So there can be no one right way.

And then some people would say, well, I don't even like eggs. You know, like, oh, I escaped this whole, you know, the whole premise of your question. And I'm like, that's right. There's no one best way to cook an egg. Because everybody has it. It feels different. Everybody has a different view. So there can be no one right way.

Well, one that has many people who have seen the book have quoted back to me is we care for many people we don't particularly care for. People are sort of like, oh, yeah, I get that. We care for somebody, even though we don't particularly care for them. And there's sort of a paradox there. And the form of the aphorism often will embrace the paradox as a way to make a point.

Well, one that has many people who have seen the book have quoted back to me is we care for many people we don't particularly care for. People are sort of like, oh, yeah, I get that. We care for somebody, even though we don't particularly care for them. And there's sort of a paradox there. And the form of the aphorism often will embrace the paradox as a way to make a point.

Well, one that has many people who have seen the book have quoted back to me is we care for many people we don't particularly care for. People are sort of like, oh, yeah, I get that. We care for somebody, even though we don't particularly care for them. And there's sort of a paradox there. And the form of the aphorism often will embrace the paradox as a way to make a point.

Another one that I think, and some of these are literally true and then also metaphorically true. So one that I like is the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. And I learned this from when I strained my back because they said, oh, well, you know, your back hurts and you think it's your back that you've injured, but actually it's your hip flexor or something like that.

Another one that I think, and some of these are literally true and then also metaphorically true. So one that I like is the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. And I learned this from when I strained my back because they said, oh, well, you know, your back hurts and you think it's your back that you've injured, but actually it's your hip flexor or something like that.

Another one that I think, and some of these are literally true and then also metaphorically true. So one that I like is the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. And I learned this from when I strained my back because they said, oh, well, you know, your back hurts and you think it's your back that you've injured, but actually it's your hip flexor or something like that.

So the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. But I think that's also true in life where often we say, oh, well, um, You know, I need to switch careers, but in fact, it's my marriage that's in trouble or something like that. You know, sometimes what we identify as the pain point isn't actually the place that needs to be fixed.

So the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. But I think that's also true in life where often we say, oh, well, um, You know, I need to switch careers, but in fact, it's my marriage that's in trouble or something like that. You know, sometimes what we identify as the pain point isn't actually the place that needs to be fixed.

So the place that hurts isn't always the place that's injured. But I think that's also true in life where often we say, oh, well, um, You know, I need to switch careers, but in fact, it's my marriage that's in trouble or something like that. You know, sometimes what we identify as the pain point isn't actually the place that needs to be fixed.

Yes, that is so true. And it's very helpful when you're just dreading something that's on your to-do list. Just think, in five years, I will not remember this. But it's also true about remembering how to appreciate the present as well, that it feels like it's now and it will be this way forever.

Yes, that is so true. And it's very helpful when you're just dreading something that's on your to-do list. Just think, in five years, I will not remember this. But it's also true about remembering how to appreciate the present as well, that it feels like it's now and it will be this way forever.

Yes, that is so true. And it's very helpful when you're just dreading something that's on your to-do list. Just think, in five years, I will not remember this. But it's also true about remembering how to appreciate the present as well, that it feels like it's now and it will be this way forever.

But I remember when my children were young and it just annoyed me to have a stroller right by our front door. It just... There was no other place to put it. It just looked terrible. It just bugged me so much to have that stroller. I thought we'd have a stroller by our front door forever. Then looking back, I thought, that now is a long time ago.

But I remember when my children were young and it just annoyed me to have a stroller right by our front door. It just... There was no other place to put it. It just looked terrible. It just bugged me so much to have that stroller. I thought we'd have a stroller by our front door forever. Then looking back, I thought, that now is a long time ago.

But I remember when my children were young and it just annoyed me to have a stroller right by our front door. It just... There was no other place to put it. It just looked terrible. It just bugged me so much to have that stroller. I thought we'd have a stroller by our front door forever. Then looking back, I thought, that now is a long time ago.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. It's very, yeah. Yeah. Pick another one. This is a good thing to remind ourselves of, yeah.