Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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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True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement.
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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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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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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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Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
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Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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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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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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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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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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Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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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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