Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
JAMES CLEARIn short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
More James Clear Quotes
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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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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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You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.
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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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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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We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them.
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A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
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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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Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.
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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.
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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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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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