From Peter Bevelin's "All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there." My Favorite Quotes from Bevelin's Book: "This modern generation, which has gotten so good at doing two or three things at once- multi-tasking, aided by electronic devices- I'll...
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Motivation is overrated. Changing your environment in more important to form a habit.
From James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" Motivation Is Overrated. Changing your Environment Is More Important to Form a Habit. "When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous self-control, it turns out those individuals aren’t all that different from...
To keep up a habit, you must make a habit contract or have an accountability partner.
From James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" To keep up a habit, you must make a habit contract. "Thankfully, there is a straightforward way to add an immediate cost to any bad habit: create a habit contract." (p. 207) "A habit contract is a verbal or written agreement in...
You must track your habits to see if you are making progress
From James Clear "Atomic Habits" You Must Track Your Habits to See if You Are Making Progress! "Making progress is satisfying, and visual measures—like moving paper clips or hairpins or marbles—provide clear evidence of your progress. As a result, they reinforce your...
To overcome a bad habit, make it impractical to do the habit.
By James Clear "Atomic Habits" "The best way to break a bad habit is to make it impractical to do. Increase the friction until you don’t even have the option to act." "Sometimes success is less about making good habits easy and more about making bad habits hard." (p....
To start a new habit, you must make it very very easy.
From James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" To Start a New Habit, You Must Make It Very Very Easy. "If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection. You don’t need to map out every feature of a new habit. You just need to practice it."...
To form a new habit, you must write down the exact time and location of your new habit.
From James Clear "Atomic Habits" To from a new habit, you must write down the exact time and location of your new habit. "Hundreds of studies have shown that implementation intentions are effective for sticking to our goals, whether it’s writing down the exact time...
To form a habit, you must give yourself a reward.
From James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" To Form a Habit, You Must Give Yourself a Award (a Dopamine hit). "In the beginning, you need a reason to stay on track. This is why immediate rewards are essential. They keep you excited while the delayed rewards accumulate in...
Use a Habit Tracker to help you keep up your habit
From James Clear's book "Atomic Habits" Why Should I Use a Habit Tracker? "Making progress is satisfying, and visual measures—like moving paper clips or hairpins or marbles—provide clear evidence of your progress. As a result, they reinforce your behavior and add a...
My favorite Quotes from the Book Grit
From Angela Duckworth's "Grit" My Favorite Quotes From the Book Grit. "In sum, no matter the domain, the highly successful had a kind of ferocious determination that played out in two ways. First, these exemplars were unusually resilient and hardworking. Second, they...