black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

At 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 Clear

I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
JAMES CLEAR

Habit Oneself Start Writing
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
JAMES CLEAR

Habit Improvement Interest
Put another way, the costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
JAMES CLEAR

Bad Cost Future Goodness Habit Present
Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
JAMES CLEAR

Action Design Easy Life Yourself
We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
JAMES CLEAR

Group Habit Imitation Myself Particular Powerful
Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
JAMES CLEAR

Consumption Design World Yourself
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Action Belief Build Evidence Identity Person Transformation Type Vote Yourself
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
JAMES CLEAR

Game Goal Play Purpose Win
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Fall In Love Permission Product Run Satisfaction Wait Yourself
We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
JAMES CLEAR

Deal Habit Live Ourselves Quality Run
Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
JAMES CLEAR

Environment Motivational Place
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Fall In Love Happiness Permission Process Product Wait
Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
JAMES CLEAR

Culture Expectation Habit Normal People Surround Yourself
If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
JAMES CLEAR

Better Goal Improvement Result System Yourself
Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
JAMES CLEAR

Best Direction Goal Goodness Progress System
True 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.
JAMES CLEAR

Accomplishment End Goal Improvement Thinking True

At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More James Clear Quotes