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.

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"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

Awareness

"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

Awareness

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

- James Clear

Personal Growth

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

- James Clear

Personal Growth

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

- James Clear

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"Tuesday is a day to finish what’s left undone on Monday and prepare for what’s coming on Wednesday."

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"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow just as well."

- Mark Twain

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"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."

- Bruce Lee

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"We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things."

- Herb Kelleher

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"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."

- Dale Carnegie

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