Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
JAMES CLEARIn 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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The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
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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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Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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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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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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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The problem with a goals-first mentality is that you’re continually putting happiness off until the next milestone.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.
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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
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