We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
JAMES CLEARIt’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behavior. You have a new goal and a new plan, but you haven’t changed who you are.
More James Clear Quotes
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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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You do it because it’s who you are and it feels good to be you. The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through.
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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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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
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A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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It’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behavior. You have a new goal and a new plan, but you haven’t changed who you are.
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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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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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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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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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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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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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