WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
JAMES CLEARBeing 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.
More James Clear Quotes
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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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Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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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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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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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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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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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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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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