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.
JAMES CLEARBecoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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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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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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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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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
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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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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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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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The problem with a goals-first mentality is that you’re continually putting happiness off until the next milestone.
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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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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