At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.
JAMES CLEARAt some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.
JAMES CLEARThe first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It’s the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.
JAMES CLEARWe all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
JAMES CLEARPerseverance, grit, and willpower are essential to success, but the way to improve these qualities is not by wishing you were a more disciplined person, but by creating a more disciplined environment.
JAMES CLEARBut perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
JAMES CLEARYou get what you repeat.
JAMES CLEARA very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
JAMES CLEARThe purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
JAMES CLEARMen are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
JAMES CLEARYou need to know who you want to be.
JAMES CLEARI didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
JAMES CLEARPeople get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
JAMES CLEARRedesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
JAMES CLEARA genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
JAMES CLEARAt some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.
JAMES CLEARYour behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
JAMES CLEAR