James Clear Quotes

Two of the key questions in life: How do I grow? How do I manage risk?

You need to do both if you wish to survive and excel.

If you…

1) develop a bias for moving fast
2) consistently ask, "What's the real goal here and is there a better way to accomplish it?"

… you can accomplish a lot in one life.

Try to disprove your best loved ideas.

Beginner = ignorant simplicity

Intermediate = functional complexity

Advanced = profound simplicity

Decide the type of person you want to be. Prove it to yourself with small wins.

It's only work if you would rather be doing something else.

Find a way to carve a career out of what you already want to do.

When talent is lacking, habit will often suffice.

When you finally break through the Plateau of Latent Potential, people will call it an overnight success. The outside world only sees the most dramatic event rather than all that preceded it. But you know that it’s the work you did long ago — when it seemed that you weren’t making any progress — that makes the jump today possible.

Save more money than you think you need. Life is unexpected and your future tastes will likely be more expensive. Not worrying about money tomorrow is worth more than whatever you could buy today.

At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.

Think about self-control less as the quality of a person and more as the quality of a place. There are some places and situations that lean toward lower self-control and others that lean toward higher self-control. Self-control is about your context as much as your character. Put yourself in good positions.

Clarity isn't about knowing what you want to do with your life, it's about knowing what you want to do this week.

You don't need to have it all figured out. You just need to know your next step.

Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.

Good choices create opportunities. Good habits make the most of them.

Redesign your life so the actions that matter most are also the actions that are easiest to do.