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WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?

James Clear

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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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Hurt Work Yourself
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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Consumption Creation Fact Leadership Oneself Possession
We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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Group Habit Imitation Myself Particular Powerful
Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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Best Direction Goal Goodness Progress System
You do it because it’s who you are and it feels good to be you. The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through.
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Encouragement Feeling Habit Need Yourself
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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Culture Expectation Habit Normal People Surround Yourself
A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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Aware Cure Poison Reflection
Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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Goal Lose Winner
Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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Better Count Feeling Impact Run
Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Identity Reflection Yourself
You need to know who you want to be.
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Identity Personality Yourself
The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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Action Change Practice Way Work Yourself
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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Bad Cost Future Goodness Habit Present
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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Action Belief Build Evidence Identity Person Transformation Type Vote Yourself
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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Achievement Attention Course Distract Help Specific Yourself
You get what you repeat.
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Habit Inspirational One Liner Repeat Yourself

WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?

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