Spiritually, I’d rather rely on my higher power than my own power. Motivationally, I’d rather rely on WHY power than willpower. And behaviorally, I’d rather outsource my willpower to a goal-enriching environment.

we judge ourselves and our character the same way other people judge us—by, as Ariely explains, “inferring who we are and what we’re like from our actions.”

I’ve studied a concept I call “the Point of No Return,” which is the moment it becomes easier to move toward your goals than to avoid them.

If you want to achieve something, you must first conceive and believe you can have that thing. Put more directly, you need to have faith in something that is currently intangible to you.

This is another reason implementation intentions are so crucial: You cannot actually overcome an addiction without replacing it with something else. The void must be filled.

As with all transformational experiences and relationships, the focus cannot be on yourself. Instead, you need to have an abundant mentality, where you generously and genuinely do all you can to help others.

the ideas you could come up with when collaborating with people from very diverse backgrounds and industries have the potential to completely alter the rules of what you’re doing.

The uncertainties about the situation are irrelevant. The difficult emotions you must face are no longer barriers.

Simply changing rooms every few hours or for varying tasks will do wonders.