When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
JAMES CLEARRedesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
More James Clear Quotes
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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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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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How can I make it obvious? How can I make it attractive? How can I make it easy? How can I make it satisfying?
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.
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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.
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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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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my 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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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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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 the compound interest of self-improvement
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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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