What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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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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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The problem with a goals-first mentality is that you’re continually putting happiness off until the next milestone.
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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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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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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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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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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Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
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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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