black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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 Clear

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
JAMES CLEAR

Consumption Creation Fact Leadership Oneself Possession
We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
JAMES CLEAR

Deal Habit Live Ourselves Quality Run
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 CLEAR

Fall In Love Permission Product Run Satisfaction Wait Yourself
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Born Death Discipline Man Soft
But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
JAMES CLEAR

Best Habit Measurement Progress Way
With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.
JAMES CLEAR

Achievement Focus Habit Identity Result
Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
JAMES CLEAR

Inspirational Life Professional Schedule
Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
JAMES CLEAR

Culture Expectation Habit Normal People Surround Yourself
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
JAMES CLEAR

Born Education Genius Training
You need to know who you want to be.
JAMES CLEAR

Identity Personality Yourself
People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
JAMES CLEAR

Close Effort Limitation People Rare
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.
JAMES CLEAR

Change Form Practice Preparation Yourself
Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
JAMES CLEAR

Identity Reflection Yourself
A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
JAMES CLEAR

Habit Performance Regular
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
JAMES CLEAR

Game Goal Play Purpose Win
In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
JAMES CLEAR

Areas Destiny Determination Opportunity

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More James Clear Quotes