Whenever we are unsure how to act, we look to the group to guide our behavior.
It is emotion that allows you to mark things as good, bad, or indifferent.
The more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long term goals.
I try to remind myself of a simple rule: never miss twice.
The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows.
If you want to be truly great, selecting the right place to focus is crucial.
At some point, you need to make sure you’re playing the right game for your skillset.
A good player works hard to win the game everyone else is playing. A great player creates a new game that favors their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
Professionals take action even when the mood isn’t right. They might not enjoy it, but they find a way to put the reps in.
The more pride you have in a particular aspect of your identity, the more motivated you’ll be to maintain the habits associated with it.
The primary reason the brain remembers the past is to better predict what will work in the future.
People who don’t have their habits handled are often the ones with the least amount of freedom.
With enough practice, you can pick up on the cues that predicts certain outcomes without consciously thinking about it.
We underestimate how much our brains and bodies can do without thinking.
This is one of the most surprising insights about our habits: you don’t need to be aware of the cue for a habit to begin.
Distraction is a good thing because you need distractions to practice meditation.
If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection.
You don’t actually want the habit itself. What you really want is the outcome the habits delivers.
Lost days hurt you more than successful days help you.
The more immediate and more costly a mistake is, the faster you will learn from it.
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