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Move over, Marie Kondo: America’s foremost guru on happiness is coming for your tidy principles. - The Washington Post

Wishing I had a Rubin to help me make sense of my belongings … I find myself inevitably inspired. - Red

Declutter your way to happiness [with] self-help guru Gretchen Rubin - Good Housekeeping

Gretchen Rubin is a type-A personality who doesn’t eat sugar or carbs, who has bashed out biographies of Churchill and probably bakes gluten-free cupcakes in her sleep. In short, she is the kind of person I should hate, but her books are bestsellers for a reason: they are excellent distillations of small, practical changes we can make to feel more on track with our lives … I loved the question “Are you furnishing a fantasy?” - in other words, are you keeping hold of the treadmill in the hope that one day you will be the kind of person who runs on it? Er … - Telegraph

Try a productive power hour, sort that clutter, find a place for everything and - honestly - you will feel like you can take on the world … or save it - Grazia

Every one of her recommendations is a gem … Even better, her explanations (and rationales, if necessary) are short, personal, humorous and occasionally pointed - Booklist

Gretchen Rubin gets to the heart of a surprisingly simple - yet life-altering - fact. - Read It Forward

Delivers a shot of peace before you even read a page … If you’ve been looking for a quick spark of inspiration to get going on improving your space - both inner and outer - this is the place to start. - The Epoch Times

Gretchen Rubin is one of the most influential writers on the subjects of habits, happiness, and human nature.

She’s the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before and The Happiness Project. A member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100, Rubin has an enormous following, in print and online; her books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, in more than 35 languages; and on her popular daily blog, she reports on her adventures in pursuit of habits and happiness. She also has an award-winning podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.

She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.