Optimists win in the long-run because their miscalculation … - James Clear

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Optimists win in the long-run because their miscalculation of how long it will take or how likely it is to succeed motivates them to give it a try.

If you knew how hard it would be and how long it would take in the beginning then you might not try in the first place.

You can't guarantee success, but you can guarantee failure: never try.

James Clear

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James Clear (born 1986) is an American writer and public speaker known for Self-improvement.

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It doesn't take much to feel good again.

In order to improve for good, you need to solve problems at the systems level. Fix the inputs and the outputs will fix themselves.

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Optimists win in the long-run because their miscalculation of how long it will take or how likely it is to succeed motivates them to give it a try. … - James Clear

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