We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.
JAMES CLEARSome people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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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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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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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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Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
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In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption
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Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.
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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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Perseverance, grit, and willpower are essential to success, but the way to improve these qualities is not by wishing you were a more disciplined person, but by creating a more disciplined environment.
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Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.
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Research has shown that once a person believes in a particular aspect of their identity, they are more likely to act in alignment with that belief.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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