Men 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 CLEARTrue long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement.
More James Clear Quotes
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The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
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Perseverance, 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.
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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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.
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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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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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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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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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Being specific about what you want and how you will achieve it helps you say no to things that derail progress, distract your attention, and pull you off course.
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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
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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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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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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.
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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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Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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