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The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It’s the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.

James Clear

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In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption
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Consumption Creation Fact Leadership Oneself Possession
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Fall Goal Level Rise System Yourself
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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Born Education Genius Training
You need to know who you want to be.
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Identity Personality Yourself
Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
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Culture Expectation Habit Normal People Surround Yourself
Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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Authentic Direction Feeling Genuine Head Right Yourself
People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
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Close Effort Limitation People Rare
Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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Change Improvement Live People Right Time Wait
Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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Inspirational Life Professional Schedule
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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Action Goal Happiness Rule Strong Yourself
We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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Group Habit Imitation Myself Particular Powerful
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.
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Action Belief Build Evidence Identity Person Transformation Type Vote Yourself
Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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Fight Habit Maintain Pride Yourself
A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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Better Goal Improvement Result System Yourself
Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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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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