James Clear

And every day that goes by, you kind of dig the hole a little bit deeper. And so this idea that small habits can make an enormous difference, what it really is about is about emphasizing time. trajectory rather than position. You know, there's a lot of discussion about position in life. How much money is in your bank account? What's the current number on the scale? What's the stock price?

And every day that goes by, you kind of dig the hole a little bit deeper. And so this idea that small habits can make an enormous difference, what it really is about is about emphasizing time. trajectory rather than position. You know, there's a lot of discussion about position in life. How much money is in your bank account? What's the current number on the scale? What's the stock price?

and determine how far you're going to go and whether you're improving day in and day out. And so for all of those reasons, I like to refer to habits as the compound interest of self-improvement. You know, the same way that money multiplies with compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them across time.

and determine how far you're going to go and whether you're improving day in and day out. And so for all of those reasons, I like to refer to habits as the compound interest of self-improvement. You know, the same way that money multiplies with compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them across time.

and determine how far you're going to go and whether you're improving day in and day out. And so for all of those reasons, I like to refer to habits as the compound interest of self-improvement. You know, the same way that money multiplies with compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them across time.

and determine how far you're going to go and whether you're improving day in and day out. And so for all of those reasons, I like to refer to habits as the compound interest of self-improvement. You know, the same way that money multiplies with compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them across time.

and determine how far you're going to go and whether you're improving day in and day out. And so for all of those reasons, I like to refer to habits as the compound interest of self-improvement. You know, the same way that money multiplies with compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them across time.

What are the quarterly earnings? We have like all these ways of measuring your current position. And then if the measurement isn't what you wanted it to be or you haven't achieved what you set out to achieve, you kind of start judging yourself or feeling guilty for it or you feel bad about it. And what I'm encouraging is to say, listen, just for a minute,

What are the quarterly earnings? We have like all these ways of measuring your current position. And then if the measurement isn't what you wanted it to be or you haven't achieved what you set out to achieve, you kind of start judging yourself or feeling guilty for it or you feel bad about it. And what I'm encouraging is to say, listen, just for a minute,

What are the quarterly earnings? We have like all these ways of measuring your current position. And then if the measurement isn't what you wanted it to be or you haven't achieved what you set out to achieve, you kind of start judging yourself or feeling guilty for it or you feel bad about it. And what I'm encouraging is to say, listen, just for a minute,

What are the quarterly earnings? We have like all these ways of measuring your current position. And then if the measurement isn't what you wanted it to be or you haven't achieved what you set out to achieve, you kind of start judging yourself or feeling guilty for it or you feel bad about it. And what I'm encouraging is to say, listen, just for a minute,

What are the quarterly earnings? We have like all these ways of measuring your current position. And then if the measurement isn't what you wanted it to be or you haven't achieved what you set out to achieve, you kind of start judging yourself or feeling guilty for it or you feel bad about it. And what I'm encouraging is to say, listen, just for a minute,

Many of your outcomes in life, many of the results that we all so badly want to have, They're kind of like a lagging measure of the habits that precede them. So your bank account is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your reading and learning habits.

Many of your outcomes in life, many of the results that we all so badly want to have, They're kind of like a lagging measure of the habits that precede them. So your bank account is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your reading and learning habits.

Many of your outcomes in life, many of the results that we all so badly want to have, They're kind of like a lagging measure of the habits that precede them. So your bank account is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your reading and learning habits.

Many of your outcomes in life, many of the results that we all so badly want to have, They're kind of like a lagging measure of the habits that precede them. So your bank account is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your reading and learning habits.

Many of your outcomes in life, many of the results that we all so badly want to have, They're kind of like a lagging measure of the habits that precede them. So your bank account is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your reading and learning habits.

Let's stop worrying so much about our current position and instead focus a little bit more on our current trajectory. And this is why one of the key things I talk about in Atomic Habits is getting 1% better each day. Are you getting 1% better or 1% worse? Is the arrow pointed up and to the right or have you flatlined?

Let's stop worrying so much about our current position and instead focus a little bit more on our current trajectory. And this is why one of the key things I talk about in Atomic Habits is getting 1% better each day. Are you getting 1% better or 1% worse? Is the arrow pointed up and to the right or have you flatlined?

Let's stop worrying so much about our current position and instead focus a little bit more on our current trajectory. And this is why one of the key things I talk about in Atomic Habits is getting 1% better each day. Are you getting 1% better or 1% worse? Is the arrow pointed up and to the right or have you flatlined?