A difficult lesson to learn: Your most persistent distractions will seem justified to you. - James Clear

Life is a series of seasons, and what works in one season may not work in the next.

What season are you in right now? What habits does that season require?

A simple strategy that will save you so many headaches: don't care about winning trivial arguments.

Did someone say something you don't agree with? Smile, nod, and move on to more important things.

Life is short. Learning to not care about having the last word will save you so much time.

But the point is not to do one thing. The point is to master the habit of showing up. The truth is, a habit must be established before it can be improved. If you can’t learn the basic skill of showing up, then you have little hope of mastering the finer details. Instead of trying to engineer a perfect habit from the start, do the easy thing on a more consistent basis. You have to standardize before you can optimize. As you master the art of showing up, the first two minutes simply become a ritual at the beginning of a larger routine. This is not merely a hack to make habits easier but actually the ideal way to master a difficult skill. The more you ritualize the beginning of a process, the more likely it becomes that you can slip into the state of deep focus that is required to do great things. By doing the same warm-up before every workout, you make it easier to get into a state of peak performance. By following the same creative ritual, you make it easier to get into the hard work of creating. By developing a consistent power-down habit, you make it easier to get to bed at a reasonable time each night.