Habits seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous.
Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it.
Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.
All big things come from small beginnings.
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 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 most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do.
If you keep casting the same votes you’ve always cast, you’re going to get the same results you’ve always had.
All habits serve you in some way – even the bad ones – which is why you repeat them.
We often say yes to little requests because we are not clear enough about what we need to be doing instead.
We need to make our habits attractive because it is the expectation of a rewarding experience that motivates to act in the first place.
If you work in a job where everyone wears expensive suits, then you’ll be inclined to splurge on one as well.
Distraction is a good thing because you need distractions to practice meditation.
When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.
The best way to break a bad habit is to make it impractical to do.
The most effective form of motivation is progress.
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.
If you want to be truly great, selecting the right place to focus is crucial.
In theory, you can enjoy almost anything. In practice, you are more likely to enjoy the things that come easily to you.
When a habit is easy, you are more likely to be successful. When you are successful, you are more likely to feel satisfied.
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