
Saved by Margaret Leigh
Newsletter Atomic Habits
Saved by Margaret Leigh
"What appears to be a rapid shift is often preceded by a gradual process. Our results gradually explode or vanish thanks to the small habits we repeat each day.
What radical change are you slowly marching toward? An incremental explosion or an incremental vanishing?"
"It's hard to build momentum if you're dividing your attention."
"The most invisible form of wasted time is doing a good job on an unimportant task."
When you're living a good day, what is one habit that tends to be part of that day? Can you find time for that habit today?
"Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something. There are no artists, athletes, entrepreneurs,
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How can I improve the energy of the situations I am involved in today?
You may not control the outcome, but you can influence it.
"It only takes five minutes to break the cycle.
Five minutes of exercise and you are back on the path. Five minutes of writing and the manuscript is moving forward again. Five minutes of conversation and the relationship is restored.
It doesn't take much to feel good again."
What is something you would be proud to fail on, if you had the courage to attempt it?
"If you feel resistance before you begin, it's usually procrastination and you need to get started.
If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments."