You don't always get to choose the load, but you can choose how to carry it. - James Clear

The hard way is rarely harder in terms of daily effort, but it is often harder psychologically.

It requires:

– thinking long-term
– removing limiting beliefs
– avoiding the lure of status and approval
– trusting that small things will lead to big things

It's a mental battle.

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.

A quick and easy tip for building habits that last:

Pick a standard time and place to do it.

It's easier to wake up knowing "I exercise at 4pm" than to decide each time when to fit a habit into your day.

If it's already decided, all you need to do is show up.