Gretchen Rubin

Wanted to be more
appreciative of her life
because she wasnt
happy.
The purpose for Gretchen
Rubin's experiment was to
expand her happiness.
Her experiment featured
twelve characteristics she
wanted to improve in a
year, each month she
focused on improving one
of those twelve qualities.
Rubin researched religious
and philosophical
material, psychological,
and pop cultural
materials.
Female who lives in New
York, married with
children. She started off
as a lawyer then became
a writer.

Similarities

Neither book gave the

outcome of their
experiment.
Both experiments are
to create a happier
life.
They both make it
clear that happiness
takes time.

Benjamin Franklin

He became aware that each time

he terminated a defect he found
another that would turn into a
habit.
He was more for moral perfection
His experiment consisted of
thirteen virtues and he focused on
each one of those virtues during a
week for a total of thirteen weeks.
His research only consisted of
writers who focused on moral
virtue.
Male that was a founding father, an
inventor, and a scientist who
studied electricity.