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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.

James Clear

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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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Habit Oneself Start Writing
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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Habit Improvement Interest
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
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
Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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Consumption Design World Yourself
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
The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
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Hurt Work Yourself
Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Identity Reflection Yourself
What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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Principle Stand Value Yourself
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
Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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Authentic Direction Feeling Genuine Head Right Yourself
The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.
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Boredom End Excellence Fall In Love Fascinate Yourself
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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Born Education Genius Training
Put another way, the costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
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Bad Cost Future Goodness Habit Present
You need to know who you want to be.
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Identity Personality Yourself
You get what you repeat.
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Habit Inspirational One Liner Repeat Yourself

A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.

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