James Clear on Depression Quotes

"The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to learn to fall in love with the boredom."

"Your environment is often more powerful than your willpower. It is easier to change your surroundings than it is to change your mind."

"Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be."

"If you want better results, then forget about goals. Focus on your system instead."

"The feeling of progress is the greatest motivator. In the middle of a struggle, focus on the smallest possible increment of progress."

"Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way."

"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them."

"It’s better to do less than you hoped than nothing at all. No matter how small the action, it keeps the momentum alive."

"All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision."

"The most powerful way to change your identity is to change what you do."

"Decision fatigue leads to anxiety. Automate the small things."

"Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is rest. You cannot pour from an empty cup."

"When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different. By rethinking the game, you can find a way to play where the odds are in your favor."

"Anxiety is often the result of thinking about the future without a plan for the present."

"It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis."

"We often avoid taking action because we think we need a better plan, but what we really need is a lower barrier to entry."

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

"One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior."

"The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become."

"The best way to change your mind is to change your behavior."

"When you are struggling to start, use the Two-Minute Rule: 'When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.'"

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity."

"When you’re in a dark place, you don’t need a grand plan. You need a small win. The focus should be on starting, not on succeeding."

"The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom. We get bored with habits because they stop delighting us. The expectation becomes settled."

"Fix the input and the output will fix itself."

"The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity."

"Be the designer of your world and not just the consumer of it."

"The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader."

"The most effective way to reduce anxiety is to take action on the thing you are avoiding."

"Burnout is often the result of trying to solve the same problems with the same habits. To change the outcome, you must change the system."

"Motion makes you feel like you’re getting things done. But action is what actually produces a result."

"The quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits."

"Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior."