We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
JAMES CLEARI didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
More James Clear Quotes
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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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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Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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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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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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 get what you repeat.
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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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We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
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It’s hard to change your habits if you never change the underlying beliefs that led to your past behavior. You have a new goal and a new plan, but you haven’t changed who you are.
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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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