Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.
JAMES CLEARYou 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.
More James Clear Quotes
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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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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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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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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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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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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.
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Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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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.
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The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
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Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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