Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.
The less energy you spend on trivial choices, the more you can spend it on what really matters.
The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.
The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
When a habit is easy, you are more likely to be successful. When you are successful, you are more likely to feel satisfied.
Our environment determines the suitability of our genes and the utility of your natural talents.
It’s not always about what happens during the workout. It’s about being the type of person who doesn’t miss workouts.
The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through.
The world has changed much in recent years, but human nature has changed little.
Pleasure teaches your brain that a behavior is worth remembering and repeating.
Sometimes success is less about making good habits easy and more about making bad habits hard.
Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.
You don’t need to map out every feature of a new habit. You just need to practice it.
The people with the best self-control are typically the ones who need to use it the least.
No behavior happens in isolation. Each action becomes a cue that triggers the next behavior.
Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity.
The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
Everything is impermanent. Life is constantly changing, so you need to periodically check in to see if you old habits and beliefs are still serving you.
There have been a lot of sets that I haven’t felt like finishing, but I’ve never regretted doing the workout.