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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.

James Clear

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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Motion Object Start Stay Time
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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Habit Improvement Interest
Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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Fundamental Habit Improvement Live Ourselves
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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Attraction Easy Myself Satisfaction Work
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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Action Failure Goodness Habit Identity Yourself
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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Encouragement Feeling Habit Need Yourself
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Fall Goal Level Rise System Yourself
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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Accomplishment End Goal Improvement Thinking True
Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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Fight Habit Maintain Pride Yourself
I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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Habit Oneself Start Writing
Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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Environment Motivational Place
Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Identity Reflection Yourself
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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Action Goal Happiness Rule Strong Yourself
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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Born Education Genius Training
Being 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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Achievement Attention Course Distract Help Specific Yourself
The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.
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Boredom End Excellence Fall In Love Fascinate Yourself

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