Made an impact on me
“Your life is purchased by where you spend your attention.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: Pushing yourself, listening, and a simple rule for life and work
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“School requires you to learn about things after the answer has already been decided.
Life requires you to learn about things while the answer is in the process of being decided.”
Life requires you to learn about things while the answer is in the process of being decided.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On eliminating clutter, reinventing yourself, and unity | James Clear
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“Where to focus:
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Teaching, Mastery, and Working on Important Problems | James Clear
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“Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential:
– Trying to please everyone
– Imitating the desires of others
– Chasing status without questioning why
– Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone
– Dividing your attention between too many projects”
– Trying to please everyone
– Imitating the desires of others
– Chasing status without questioning why
– Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone
– Dividing your attention between too many projects”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Fulfilling Your Potential, Self-Esteem, and the Power of Books | James Clear
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“Broad ideas influence more people.
Specific ideas influence people more.”
Specific ideas influence people more.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On blame, the purpose of education, and compounding choices
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“The secret to winning is learning how to lose.
That is, learning to bounce back from failure and disappointment—undeterred—and continuing to steadily march toward your potential.
Your response to failure determines your capacity for success.”
That is, learning to bounce back from failure and disappointment—undeterred—and continuing to steadily march toward your potential.
Your response to failure determines your capacity for success.”
3-2-1: On the Best Exercise, the Secret to Winning, and Dealing With Disappointment | James Clear
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“The best exercise for gaining strength is not missing workouts.”
3-2-1: On the Best Exercise, the Secret to Winning, and Dealing With Disappointment | James Clear
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“Every skill you have today was once unknown to you.
The human brain is a learning machine. Stick with it.”
The human brain is a learning machine. Stick with it.”
3-2-1: On the Best Exercise, the Secret to Winning, and Dealing With Disappointment | James Clear
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“If you genuinely care about the goal, you’ll focus on the system.”
3-2-1: On social skills, gratitude, and making life count
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“Successes are revised mistakes.”
3-2-1: On social skills, gratitude, and making life count
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