A lack of self-awareness is poison. Reflection and review is the antidote.
JAMES CLEARYou need to know who you want to be.
More James Clear Quotes
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Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
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We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate 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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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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Habits are the compound interest of self-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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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. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running.
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The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
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You need to know who you want to be.
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Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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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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Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.
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