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The author Gretchen Rubin decided to override her “ought to” self when she said, “I’ve come to a point where I’d rather fail as a writer than succeed as a lawyer, and I need to try and fail or try and succeed, but I need to do it.”
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
novelty lovers may do better with a series of short-term activities—thirty-day challenges, for instances—instead of trying to create an enduring, automatic habit.
Gretchen Rubin • Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
You don’t need to keep celebrating the same habit forever.
BJ PhD Fogg • Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything
Eric Best’s questions: Did you make yourself better today? Did you make someone else better today?
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential
balance is something you should seek over the course of your life, not your day,
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Self-measurement brings self-awareness, and self-awareness strengthens our self-control.
Gretchen Rubin • Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
“Order is Heaven’s first law,” wrote Alexander Pope, and one thing that has surprised me is the significance of clutter to happiness. While positive-psychology researchers rarely address
Gretchen Rubin • Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life
Small and consistent victories compound over time.