AtomicHabits
Buy time, not status.
Feedback loops are what make systems dynamic. Without feedback, a system does the same thing over and over. Understand them, respect them, and use them wisely.
— Source: The Great Mental Models v3: Systems and Mathematics
— Source: The Great Mental Models v3: Systems and Mathematics
The willingness to figure things out as you go is often the only difference between those who achieve difficult things and those who never begin.
As Picasso observed, "To know what you are going to draw, you have to begin drawing."
As Picasso observed, "To know what you are going to draw, you have to begin drawing."
"Don't let the hope of finding a better way prevent you from starting down the best path you know of right now. This day won't come again."
"Today might be the best chance you have to take action.
The longer you wait, the more deeply embedded you get in your current lifestyle. Your habits solidify. Your beliefs harden. You get comfortable.
It will never be easy, but it may also never be easier than it is right now."
The longer you wait, the more deeply embedded you get in your current lifestyle. Your habits solidify. Your beliefs harden. You get comfortable.
It will never be easy, but it may also never be easier than it is right now."
3-2-1: On finding the best way to do something, how timing shapes communication, and making unreasonable requests
What truly separates people isn’t some magical talent, but an almost irrational commitment to pushing through pain that would break most people.
That hotel wasn’t inevitable. No success is. Paying the price doesn’t guarantee success. Determination is necessary but not sufficient. You can sacrifice everything and still fail. The world is littered wit... See more
That hotel wasn’t inevitable. No success is. Paying the price doesn’t guarantee success. Determination is necessary but not sufficient. You can sacrifice everything and still fail. The world is littered wit... See more
Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy.
Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder.
Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder.
Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder.
Easy has a cost."
Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder.
Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder.
Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder.
Easy has a cost."
“Work hard on what comes easily.”
James Clear - 3-2-1 Thursday Newsletter • 3-2-1: On taking lots of shots, the power of concentration, and savoring the path to success
When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves.