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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WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
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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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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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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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You need to know who you want to be.
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With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.
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What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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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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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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It’s the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.
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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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