Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
JAMES CLEARYou should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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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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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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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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But perhaps the best way to measure your progress is with a habit tracker.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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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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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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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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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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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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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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