If your past achievements didn't make you meaningfully happier, don't expect your future achievements to make you happier. Remember that thing you s… - James Clear

I rarely have good ideas.

To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It's slow, but it works.

You can either be a genius or you can be patient.

When one worldview dominates your thinking, you'll try to explain every problem you face through that worldview. Read widely and realize there are many answers.

I can guarantee that if you manage to start a habit and keep sticking to it, there will be days when you feel like quitting. When you start a business, there will be days when you don't feel like showing up. When you're at the gym, there will be sets that you don't feel like finishing. When it's time to write, there will be days that you don't feel like typing. But stepping up when it's annoying or painful or draining to do so, that's what makes the difference between a professional and an amateur.