It's hard to save poor early decisions with good late decisions. • It's hard to write a best-selling book if you chose an unpopular topic. • It's ha… - James Clear

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It's hard to save poor early decisions with good late decisions.

• It's hard to write a best-selling book if you chose an unpopular topic.
• It's hard to build a happy marriage if you married an unhappy person.
• It's hard to make money in real estate if you overpaid at the beginning.

Certainly, things can be improved by making good decisions along the way, but the effects of poor early decisions tend to linger.

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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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A principle for writing, investing, and life in general:

It is much easier to notice when something is working than to predict ahead of time if it will work.

Take action, make many small bets, and run lots of quick (but thoughtful) experiments. Then, double-down on the winners.

Research has shown that people who track their progress on goals like losing weight, quitting smoking, and lowering blood pressure are all more likely to improve than those who don’t. One study . . . found that those who kept a daily food log lost twice as much weight as those who did not. The mere act of tracking a behavior can spark the urge to change it.

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