It’s easy to train when you feel good, but it’s crucial to show up when you don’t feel like it – even if you do less than you hope.
Going to the gym for five minutes may not improve your performance, but it reaffirms your identity.
We repeat bad habits because they serve us in some way, and that makes them hard to abandon.
We’ll jump through a lot of hoops to avoid a little bit of immediate pain.
To be productive, the cost of procrastination must be greater than the cost of action.
Knowing that someone else is watching you can be a powerful motivator.
The secret to maximizing your odds of success is to choose the right field of competiton.
Our environment determines the suitability of our genes and the utility of your natural talents.
If you want to be truly great, selecting the right place to focus is crucial.
Genes do not determine your destiny; they determine your areas of opportunity.
Our deeply rooted preferences make certain behaviors easier for some people than for others.
You don’t have to build the habits that everyone tells you to build.
Choose the habit that best suits you, not the one that is the most popular.
In theory, you can enjoy almost anything. In practice, you are more likely to enjoy the things that come easily to you.
Pick the right habits and progress is easy. Pick the wrong habit and life is a struggle.
When a habit is easy, you are more likely to be successful. When you are successful, you are more likely to feel satisfied.
The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
Even if you’re not the most naturally gifted, you can often win by being the best in a very narrow category.
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.
If you find a more favorable environment, you can transform the situation from one where the odds are against you to one where they are in your favor.
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