Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
JAMES CLEAROnce your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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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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Habits are the compound interest of self-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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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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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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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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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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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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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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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption
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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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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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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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Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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