People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
JAMES CLEARUntil you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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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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A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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With outcome-based habits, the focus is on what you want to achieve. With identity-based habits, the focus is on who you wish to become.
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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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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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 purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
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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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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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