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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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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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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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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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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A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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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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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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Put another way, the costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
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People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
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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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Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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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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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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