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James Clear Newsletter Archive
Poet Lucille Clifto n on emphasizing joy over status:
“One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.”
“One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On patience, vision, and emphasizing joy
Author Elizabeth Gilbert on time management:
“If you’ve reached a certain age then you know what works for you. You should know by this point in your life what time of day you’re ‘good' — like what time of day is your brain at its best. Because the reality is we all get, maybe, two good hours a day where we actually feel awake and alert.
“And the big... See more
“If you’ve reached a certain age then you know what works for you. You should know by this point in your life what time of day you’re ‘good' — like what time of day is your brain at its best. Because the reality is we all get, maybe, two good hours a day where we actually feel awake and alert.
“And the big... See more
jamesclear.com • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (November 14, 2019) | James Clear
“I’d estimate at least half of my frustrations with others are actually frustrations with myself for failing to set clear boundaries and stand by them.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On clear boundaries, handling criticism, and the importance of quality
“People generally have more control over their actions than their feelings.
But we can influence our feelings by taking action.
Take one small step. Move the body first and the mind will follow.”
But we can influence our feelings by taking action.
Take one small step. Move the body first and the mind will follow.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Hate as a Defense Mechanism, Reciprocity, and Consistency | James Clear
When people hesitate to give honest feedback on an idea, draft, or performance, I ask for a 0-10 score. No one ever says 10. Then I ask how I can get closer to a 10. It motivates them to start coaching me—and motivates me to be coachable. I want to learn how to close the gap.
Adam Grant • Tweet
“Successes are revised mistakes.”
3-2-1: On social skills, gratitude, and making life count
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the... See more
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the... See more
Samuel Ullman Museum | UAB
All companies that grow really big do so in only one way: people recommend the product or service to other people.
What this means is that if you want to be a great company some day, you have to eventually build something so good that people will recommend it to their friends--in fact, so good that they want to be the first one to recommend it to th... See more
What this means is that if you want to be a great company some day, you have to eventually build something so good that people will recommend it to their friends--in fact, so good that they want to be the first one to recommend it to th... See more
Sam Altman • The Only Way to Grow Huge
Tim Grover was the athletic trainer used by Michael Jordan (and many elite NBA players). Here he is describing the three things he asks of every player:
“I don't care how much you can lift, how fast you can run, how many pull-ups you can do, or whether you can hit a three while blindfolded. There are only three things I ask of every client... Show u... See more
“I don't care how much you can lift, how fast you can run, how many pull-ups you can do, or whether you can hit a three while blindfolded. There are only three things I ask of every client... Show u... See more