We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
JAMES CLEARHow can I make it obvious? How can I make it attractive? How can I make it easy? How can I make it satisfying?
More James Clear Quotes
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When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running.
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As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It’s the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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You don’t have to build the habits everyone tells you to build. Choose the habit that best suits you, not the one that is most popular.
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Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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The problem with a goals-first mentality is that you’re continually putting happiness off until the next milestone.
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