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.
JAMES CLEARAt 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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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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You need to know who you want to be.
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You get what you repeat.
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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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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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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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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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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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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What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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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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