Imran Yussuff
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Imran Yussuff
"I understand there's a guy inside me who wants to lay in bed, smoke weed all day, and watch cartoons and old movies. My whole life is a series of stratagems to avoid, and outwit, that guy.”
— Anthony Bourdain
You aren’t only in a battle for your time against your friends, family, colleagues and community. You are battling against the worst version of yourself.
"Too often the need to make money (urgent) wins out over the desire to build something we’re proud of (important). Too often the urge to find a way to lose twenty pounds in six weeks (urgent) wins out over becoming the type of person who doesn't miss workouts (important). Too often the craving to be noticed or appreciated (urgent) wins out over the... See more
James Clear • Are You Living an Urgent Life or an Important Life?
Sociology professor Daniel Chambliss, who spent years researching the qualities of elite swimmers, on what creates excellence: "Excellence is mundane. Superlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then are fitted together
... See more“How did you accomplish that?”
“Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.”
“Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the bottleneck to achieving results, the discomfort of growth, and friendship
"Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way. Professionals know what is important to them and work towards it with purpose, amateurs get pulled off course by the urgencies of life." - James Clear
James Clear • The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs
Habits and
"Clarity is the elimination of mental clutter. Agility is the elimination of physical clutter. Tranquility is the elimination of spiritual clutter."
James Clear
James Clear put it this way: “People follow incentives, not advice.”
Morgan Housel • Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
“There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap.”
James Dyson
Winston Churchill hit the nail on the head when he said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”