Book Summary: Happier At Home
Happier at home by Gretchen Rubin is all about transforming your house. Helping you to make your house a reflection of your families needs. Happier at home is everything you’ll need to transform your house and family.
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Quotes:
It isn’t enough to love, we must prove it.
The pleasure of doing the same thing, in the same way, everyday, shouldn’t be overlooked.
Book Summary Notes: Happier At Home
- You need huge sweeping life changes to alter your everyday experiences. You can bring more ease, comfort, joy and cheerfulness into your life by making some simple changes in your house and life. You can find happiness in your daily routines.
- Creating a happier home is about adapting it to the needs of yourself and your family.
- First you need to figure out what makes you happy at home. You should also spend some time figuring out what makes you feel bad at home.
- Ask yourself how can you feel ‘right’ at home more often. How can you develop a lifestyle and routine that reinforces what you value.
- Nurture an atmosphere of growth at home as well. Develop strategies for constant small improvements around the house and in your life.
- Begin by sorting through your belongings with the goal of only keeping what has meaning and use to you. By keeping only the things that truly matter we can allow more room for new things to come into our lives. If you are keeping devices make sure you are comfortable and competent in their use.
- Things that matter the most should also be front and centre in your life. Set aside special places for things you hold dear, the author discusses setting aside space on the mantel for photos of family members.
- Having a happier family and relationships begins with becoming happy yourself and in the end no one but you, is responsible for your own happiness.
- Relationships often mirror what you put into them. Want more love and affection? Start to act that way. The same goes for any other emotion or act you may be craving.
- Another way to improve happiness is to consider removing people from your social circle that only cause unhappiness.
