James Clear

If you do not actively choose a better way, then society, culture, and the general inertia of life will push you into a worse way. The default is distraction, not improvement.

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"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus."

You don’t have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you’re naturally suited for.

The best way to handle pressure is to apply it.

What if you played the game like you were always on offense?

Roman scholar and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero on the value of making numerous attempts:

“For who is there who, shooting all day, will not sometimes hit the mark?”

The key is to enjoy hanging out on the edge. That is, you find it interesting to attempt things one step beyond where you are right now. It could be the edge of your ability or the edge of your knowledge or the edge of your network.

If you reach — but just a little — and you do it every week, then you’ll take on challenges that are manageable enough... See more

rain hard and focus on what you can control.

You can lose yourself one small compromise at a time.

You can transform yourself one small win at a time.

How does this action feed the next? How does this project make the next project easier?