By Gretchen Rubin
Unbelievable as this is, the year 2011 is half over. If you've joined the 2011 Happiness Challenge, how are you doing?
If you've managed successfully to keep even one resolution, give yourself a big gold star. It's hard to make change; it takes mindfulness, self-knowledge, and self-mastery. I'm often surprised by how hard it is to make even a change that's pleasant, like my resolutions to Read more or to Jump. Why is it so hard to push myself to do something that I like doing? And yet it is.
Have you followed any resolutions that have made a particular difference to your happiness? I’m always so curious to hear what people have tried, and what has worked. For instance, to my surprise, one of the resolutions I most often hear mentioned is…Make your bed! This is such a... More...
