Top 15 James Clear Quotes

Exceptional people are rare. When you find someone wonderful, invest in them.

-When you find a great employee, pay them well.

-When you find a great friend, prioritize the relationship.

-When you find a great spouse, out-love them each day.

Relationships are probably the most important part of life. Take care of the great ones.

If the path is crowded, differentiate.

If the path is empty, validate.

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

There are many recipes for success. There is no single way to win. But nearly all recipes include two ingredients: curiosity and drive.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.

When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running.

The ultimate form of optimization is elimination.

Nothing is more effective than removing the ineffective.

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement

When things don't go well it's easy to wonder, "Why me?" It's easy to point fingers. It's easy to wallow in frustration or defeat.

But it is also easy to ask, "What is this teaching me?"

You can't remove the frustrations from life, but you can always try to come out a little wiser on the other side.

All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow. The task of breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a powerful oak within us. And the task of building a good habit is like cultivating a delicate flower one day at a time.

Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.

Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.