By Gretchen Rubin
Many of my happiness-project resolutions are meant to help me keep my vision wide. To counteract my impulse to work all the time, I push myself, with moderate success, to follow resolutions like Force myself to wander, Take time for projects, Read at whim, and Take notes without a purpose.
And my most important resolution, of course, is to Be Gretchen.
These resolutions have dramatically changed the way I react when I develop – as I sometimes do -- unusual interest in a new subject. Nowadays, I allow myself to follow a new passion as far as I want.
Sometimes, it’s true, I'm lucky enough to have been able to turn these passions into my work. When I became obsessed with Winston Churchill, I wrote a book about Churchill. What a joy it was to write that book! My preoccupation... More...
