If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
JAMES CLEARGetting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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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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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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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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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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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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Habits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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You need to know who you want to be.
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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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I didn’t start out as a writer. I became one through my habits.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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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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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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