Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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.
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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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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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You need to know who you want to be.
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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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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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At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.
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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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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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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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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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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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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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