When you can't win by being better, you can win by being di… - James Clear

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When you can't win by being better, you can win by being different. By combining your skills, you reduce the level of competition, which makes it easier to stand out. You can shortcut the need for a genetic advantage (or for years of practice) by rewriting the rules. A good player works hard to win the game everyone else is playing. A great player creates a new game that favors their strengths and avoids their weaknesses.

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

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When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.

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Something I heard recently and I've tried to adopt whenever possible:

“Whoever has the most fun, wins.”

You do it because it’s who you are and it feels good to be you. The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through. Incentives can start a habit. Identity sustains a habit.

You always hold the rights to your effort, but never to your results.

Results are entitled to no one. At best, they are on loan and must be renewed each day.

All you own is the right to try.

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