James Clear Quotes

At some point, you will have to learn to let go.

There is an endless list of obligations and expectations, desires and ambitions, and worries and fears that will always be ready to insert themselves between you and the feeling of peace.

If you never learn to let them go, there will never be enough.

What are you doing today that will benefit you in a decade?

True behavior change is identity change. You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity. Anyone can convince themselves to visit the gym or eat healthy once or twice, but if you don’t shift the belief behind the behavior, then it is hard to stick with long-term changes. Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.

Sometimes a habit will be hard to remember and you’ll need to make it obvious. Other times you won’t feel like starting and you’ll need to make it attractive. In many cases, you may find that a habit will be too difficult and you’ll need to make it easy. And sometimes, you won’t feel like sticking with it and you’ll need to make it satisfying.

Three simple ways to get more of what you want in life:

1) Be kind and pleasant to others.
2) Ask for what you want.
3) Follow up.

Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.

The longer I live, the more I notice how valuable it is to do one simple thing: be kind.

– When someone does a good job, tell them.
– When someone makes a mistake, forgive them.
– When someone tells you their problems, listen.

Being kind barely costs a thing. You'll hardly remember you did it, but the other person may never forget that you did.

Doing the right thing is easy. After all, when your behavior and your identity are fully aligned, you are no longer pursuing behavior change. You are simply acting like the type of person you already believe yourself to be.

Don't wait to start writing until you have something to say. Start writing so you can find out what you have to say.

You first idea is rarely your best idea. It can take a lot of reps before you discover something worth keeping.

3 simple questions to improve your day.

At the beginning of the day:
“What am I optimizing for?”

During the day:
“What's the best small thing I can do right now?”

At the end of the day:
“Did I do my best?”

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

Many people care more about being right than being happy.

You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. You can also be the architect of it.

Practice is the price you pay today to be better tomorrow.

“When you say no, you are only saying no to one option.

When you say yes, you are saying no to every other option.

No is a decision.

Yes is a responsibility.

Be careful what (and who) you say yes to. It will shape your day, your career, your family, your life.”

Pair with: The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No