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
JAMES CLEARYou don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
More James Clear Quotes
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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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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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Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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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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Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
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WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones?
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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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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We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
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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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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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