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.
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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Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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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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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.
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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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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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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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