Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.
CHARLES DUHIGGThere’s something really powerful about groups and shared experiences. People might be skeptical about their ability to change if they’re by themselves, but a group will convince them to suspend disbelief. A community creates belief.
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If you dress a new something in old habits, it’s easier for the public to accept it.
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Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.
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The Golden Rule of Habit Change: You can’t extinguish a bad habit, you can only change it.
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If you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they’ll prove you right.
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Hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it.
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What studies say the number one best way to start an exercise habit is to give yourself a reward that you genuinely enjoy.
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Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.
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The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders.
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Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.
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If you believe you can change – if you make it a habit – the change becomes real.
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The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.
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When people have a willpower failure, it’s because they haven’t anticipated a situation that’s going to come along.
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This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.
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Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.
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Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.
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