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.
JAMES CLEAREvery action you take is a vote for the type of person 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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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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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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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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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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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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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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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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Being specific about what you want and how you will achieve it helps you say no to things that derail progress, distract your attention, and pull you off course.
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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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