One of the most valuable skills in life is being able to see another person's perspective. If you're going to someone's house, think about how it mi… - James Clear

Whenever you see an overnight success, your eyes deceive you.

What you are witnessing is the hour of opportunity unleashing the potential energy of previous choices. It was not one decision, but the accumulated power of all that came before.

The fuse was lit on a loaded cannon.

Emotions drive behavior. Every decision is an emotional decision at some level. Whatever your logical reasons are for taking action, you only feel compelled to act on them because of emotion. In fact, people with damage to emotional centers of the brain can list many reasons for taking action but still will not act because they do not have emotions to drive them. This is why craving comes before response. The feeling comes first, and then the behavior.

Too often, we fall into an all-or-nothing cycle with our habits.

The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can't do something perfectly, then you shouldn't do it at all.