Gretchen Rubin

I do. I go to the Met every day that I'm in New York City, except Wednesday when it's closed.

I do. I go to the Met every day that I'm in New York City, except Wednesday when it's closed.

And the gala's coming up. I always forget and go anyway. But this year, I'm like, I'm not going to forget. The first Monday in May.

And the gala's coming up. I always forget and go anyway. But this year, I'm like, I'm not going to forget. The first Monday in May.

And the gala's coming up. I always forget and go anyway. But this year, I'm like, I'm not going to forget. The first Monday in May.

Well, a couple strands came together. First of all, my daughters, you know, I'm going into the empty nest phase, which I am rebranding as the open door because I don't like the term empty nest. And so I wanted to write down kind of the lessons that I had learned through time and experience, usually the hard way.

Well, a couple strands came together. First of all, my daughters, you know, I'm going into the empty nest phase, which I am rebranding as the open door because I don't like the term empty nest. And so I wanted to write down kind of the lessons that I had learned through time and experience, usually the hard way.

Well, a couple strands came together. First of all, my daughters, you know, I'm going into the empty nest phase, which I am rebranding as the open door because I don't like the term empty nest. And so I wanted to write down kind of the lessons that I had learned through time and experience, usually the hard way.

to give my daughters, to try to spare them some of the suffering or frustration or procrastination that I had gone through. And then also I wanted to write it down for myself because I feel like I keep learning the same lessons over and over and over, like something that can be done at any time is often done at no time. I have to remind myself of that constantly.

to give my daughters, to try to spare them some of the suffering or frustration or procrastination that I had gone through. And then also I wanted to write it down for myself because I feel like I keep learning the same lessons over and over and over, like something that can be done at any time is often done at no time. I have to remind myself of that constantly.

to give my daughters, to try to spare them some of the suffering or frustration or procrastination that I had gone through. And then also I wanted to write it down for myself because I feel like I keep learning the same lessons over and over and over, like something that can be done at any time is often done at no time. I have to remind myself of that constantly.

And so I wanted to write these down in a collection. But I also have, for a very long time, as you noticed, been very attracted to this form of the aphorism. Now, the word aphorism does not appear on the cover of the book because nobody knows what an aphorism is. And an aphorism is a general observation about human nature that's made in a very succinct way.

And so I wanted to write these down in a collection. But I also have, for a very long time, as you noticed, been very attracted to this form of the aphorism. Now, the word aphorism does not appear on the cover of the book because nobody knows what an aphorism is. And an aphorism is a general observation about human nature that's made in a very succinct way.

And so I wanted to write these down in a collection. But I also have, for a very long time, as you noticed, been very attracted to this form of the aphorism. Now, the word aphorism does not appear on the cover of the book because nobody knows what an aphorism is. And an aphorism is a general observation about human nature that's made in a very succinct way.

And it's attributed to a particular person. So this is different from a proverb. So a proverb is something like, a stumble may prevent a fall. Or here's one of my favorites. Sailors fear fire more than water. This is folk wisdom that's floating around. We don't attribute it to a particular person. If it's an aphorism, it's like Mark Twain said it, Warren Buffet said it, Oscar Wilde said it.

And it's attributed to a particular person. So this is different from a proverb. So a proverb is something like, a stumble may prevent a fall. Or here's one of my favorites. Sailors fear fire more than water. This is folk wisdom that's floating around. We don't attribute it to a particular person. If it's an aphorism, it's like Mark Twain said it, Warren Buffet said it, Oscar Wilde said it.

And it's attributed to a particular person. So this is different from a proverb. So a proverb is something like, a stumble may prevent a fall. Or here's one of my favorites. Sailors fear fire more than water. This is folk wisdom that's floating around. We don't attribute it to a particular person. If it's an aphorism, it's like Mark Twain said it, Warren Buffet said it, Oscar Wilde said it.

And so these are my secrets of adulthood. So they're aphorisms because they're attributed to me. And then I really wanted to embrace this very ancient literary form where you're really trying to distill big ideas into a very, very short form. And it's hard to be concise. It forces you to be very clear in your thinking. And I often would think of that line, I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter.

And so these are my secrets of adulthood. So they're aphorisms because they're attributed to me. And then I really wanted to embrace this very ancient literary form where you're really trying to distill big ideas into a very, very short form. And it's hard to be concise. It forces you to be very clear in your thinking. And I often would think of that line, I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter.

And so these are my secrets of adulthood. So they're aphorisms because they're attributed to me. And then I really wanted to embrace this very ancient literary form where you're really trying to distill big ideas into a very, very short form. And it's hard to be concise. It forces you to be very clear in your thinking. And I often would think of that line, I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter.