At some point it comes down to who can handle the boredom of training every day, doing the same lifts over and over and over.
JAMES CLEARHabits reduce cognitive load and free up mental capacity, so you can allocate your attention to other tasks.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.
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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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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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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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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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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.
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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.
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People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
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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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Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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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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Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
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We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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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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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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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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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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Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.
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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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Put another way, the costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
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