Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
JAMES CLEARThe only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.
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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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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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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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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 only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. 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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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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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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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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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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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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Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
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