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In today’s uncertain environment, breadth of perspective trumps depth of knowledge.

Vikram Mansharamani • All Hail the Generalist

The hallmark of the fool is that he borrows fleeting pleasures, at interest, from himself.

David Cain • The elegant secret to self-discipline

And in the modern workscape we desperately need people with the ability to see big picture solutions. That’s where being a polymath has certain advantages.

Harvard Business Review • In Defense of Polymaths

Consistency is essential for success in any area. There is no way to get around the fact that mastery requires a volume of work.

James Clear • Plan For Failure: Being Consistent Is Not the Same as Being Perfect

For example…Getting healthy — is eating junk food really a way to “treat yourself” and “enjoy the good stuff in life” … or are you telling yourself a story that isn't really true?

James Clear • The Crime Your Brain Commits Against You

The boot camp idea is certainly superior in one way: its marketability. It’s an ideal selling proposition—you’ll pay a lot now, yes, but reap great benefits ever after. Just get to the end of a short, painful “cost” phase and then enjoy your improved self. Temporary sacrifice, enduring benefit. It’s the same angle used to sell us luxury vehicles... See more

David Cain • Two Ways To Get Better At Something

This idea of slightly adjusting your habits until behaviors and results that were once out of reach become your new normal is a concept I like to call “habit creep.”

James Clear • The Proven, Reasonable and Totally Unsexy Secret to Success

For example, if you smoke when you get stressed, then it's a bad plan to “just stop smoking” when that happens. Instead, you should come up with a different way to deal with stress and insert that new behavior instead of having a cigarette.

James Clear • How to Break a Bad Habit and Replace It With a Good One

Opinion | Stop Resisting Change

nytimes.com

Behavior Change and

"To thrive in our lifetimes — and not just survive — we need to transform our relationship with change, leaving behind rigidity and resistance in favor of a new nimbleness, a means of viewing more of what life throws at us as something to participate in, rather than fight. We are always shaping and being shaped by change, often at the very same time."