I began to realize that my results had very little to do with the goals I set and nearly everything to do with the systems I followed.
The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision.
(a.) Alt. of Atomical
Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it.
Habits seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous.
I know that if things were going to improve, I was the one responsible for making it happen.
Without reflection, we can make excuses, create rationalizations, and lie to ourselves.
People get so caught up in the fact that they have limits that they rarely exert the effort required to get close to them.
Even if you’re not the most naturally gifted, you can often win by being the best in a very narrow category.
The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all.
The costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
You have to standardize before you can optimize. You can’t improve a habit that doesn’t exist.
Distraction is a good thing because you need distractions to practice meditation.
The normal behavior of the tribe often overpowers the desired behavior of the individual.
I find that I often imitate the behavior of those around me without realizing it.
If you work in a job where everyone wears expensive suits, then you’ll be inclined to splurge on one as well.
We need to make our habits attractive because it is the expectation of a rewarding experience that motivates to act in the first place.
All habits serve you in some way – even the bad ones – which is why you repeat them.
Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits. It’s a two-way street.
If you keep casting the same votes you’ve always cast, you’re going to get the same results you’ve always had.
The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.