James Clear

"Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts. Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume. And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed. Choose better inputs. Get better outputs."

- James Clear

"One sign you haven’t done enough reading is if you find yourself agreeing with whatever book you read last. At first, it’s easy to be swayed by any reasonable argument. Once you’ve read a lot, you can see that even the best arguments have limitations."

- James Clear

"Your focus should be on becoming a type of person you want to be, not a specific goal."

- James Clear

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."

- James Clear

"You do not rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems."

- James Clear

"I accumulated small but consistent habits that ultimately led to results that were unimaginable when I started."

- James Clear

"Read books that are relevant to what you want to achieve and reading will never seem boring."

- James Clear

"The desire to belong often overpowers the desire to improve."

- James Clear

"Many people undermine success in the long-term by optimizing for status in the short-term."

- James Clear

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."

- James Clear

"Your 1st blog post will be bad, but your 1000th will be great. Your 1st workout will be weak, but your 1000th will be strong. Your 1st meditation will be scattered, but your 1000th will be focused. Put in your reps."

- James Clear

"Before you dream about the view from the summit, ask yourself if you’re willing to keep your head down, focus on the path, and spend your life walking up the side of a very big hill."

- James Clear

"​​The bad days are more important than the good days. If you write or exercise or meditate or cook when you don’t feel like it, then you maintain the habit. And if you maintain the habit, then all you need is time."

- James Clear

"The bad days are more important than the good days. If you write or exercise or meditate or cook when you don’t feel like it, then you maintain the habit. And if you maintain the habit, then all you need is time."

- James Clear

"Reading can teach you the best of what others already know. Reflection can teach you the best of what only you can know."

- James Clear

"Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."

- James Clear

"The more time you spend complaining about what you deserve, the less time you have to focus on what you can create. Focus on what you can control."

- James Clear

""Reading can teach you the best of what others already know. Reflection can teach you the best of what only you can know.""

- James Clear

""Read books that are relevant to what you want to achieve and reading will never seem boring.""

- James Clear

""Books are more likely to change minds than conversations.""

- James Clear

""One sign you haven’t done enough reading is if you find yourself agreeing with whatever book you read last.""

- James Clear

"Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self."

- James Clear

"The only way to achieve mastery is through practice."

- James Clear

"Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results. [...] Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."

- James Clear

"Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results. […] Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."

- James Clear

"Real wealth is about freedom."

- James Clear

"A recipe for getting more out of what you read: start more books. Quit most of them. Read the great ones twice."

- James Clear

"Books are more likely to change minds than conversations."

- James Clear

"When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous self-control, it turns out those individuals aren't all that different from those who are struggling. Instead, 'disciplined' people are better at structuring their lives in a way that does not require heroic willpower and self-control. In other words, they spend less time in tempting situations. The people with the best self-control are typically the ones who need to use it the least. It's easier to practice self-restraint when you don't have to use it very often."

- James Clear