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 CLEAROnce your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
More James Clear Quotes
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You get what you repeat.
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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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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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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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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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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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When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.
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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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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.
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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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The problem with a goals-first mentality is that you’re continually putting happiness off until the next milestone.
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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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