One of the most critical skills in life—and yet never taught in school—is choosing where to direct your attention. After graduation, the valedictori… - James Clear

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One of the most critical skills in life—and yet never taught in school—is choosing where to direct your attention.

After graduation, the valedictorian will often get lapped by “average” people who better invest their time.

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About James Clear

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

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Here’s the powerful part: there are many different ways to address the same underlying motive. One person might learn to reduce stress by smoking a cigarette. Another person learns to ease their anxiety by going for a run. Your current habits are not necessarily the best way to solve the problems you face; they are just the methods you learned to use. Once you associate a solution with the problem you need to solve, you keep coming back to it.

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