James Clear

And you can be the victim, but I don't know that it ever benefits you to play the victim, to accept that role. Bad things can happen to you, but that doesn't mean you have to start to identify as someone who is worthy of them or someone who is, you know, it's inevitable for that to be part of your story.

And so the more that you can like cut the judgment out of it, cut the guilt out of it, the story, the narrative piece and take that away and just accept the event for what it is and move on to the next instance. I think probably the better off you'll be.

And so the more that you can like cut the judgment out of it, cut the guilt out of it, the story, the narrative piece and take that away and just accept the event for what it is and move on to the next instance. I think probably the better off you'll be.

Rapid course correction is probably a deeply applicable lesson for many areas of life. The world is complex and situations evolve. Life is dynamic. It's not static. Your preferences also evolve. What you optimize for or want is different today than it was 10 years ago and probably will be different five years from now or 10 years from now.

Rapid course correction is probably a deeply applicable lesson for many areas of life. The world is complex and situations evolve. Life is dynamic. It's not static. Your preferences also evolve. What you optimize for or want is different today than it was 10 years ago and probably will be different five years from now or 10 years from now.

And given that many changing dynamics, it's not possible for someone to predict the optimal course of action. And even if you could, it is very unlikely that it will remain the optimal course of action. Given that things are going to be changing, you're going to be off course at some point.

And given that many changing dynamics, it's not possible for someone to predict the optimal course of action. And even if you could, it is very unlikely that it will remain the optimal course of action. Given that things are going to be changing, you're going to be off course at some point.

And the ability to correct for that and to correct for that quickly, I mean, it might be one of the all optimal life skills. The ability to assess where you are in the moment, see what the next step is going to be, keep in mind where you ultimately want to go, and then correct as needed is possibly the path to like living a great life.

And the ability to correct for that and to correct for that quickly, I mean, it might be one of the all optimal life skills. The ability to assess where you are in the moment, see what the next step is going to be, keep in mind where you ultimately want to go, and then correct as needed is possibly the path to like living a great life.

I heard recently this, I thought it was a great little framework, which is A, B, Z. It came from Sean Puri. He's an entrepreneur. And basically he said, you need to know your A, B, Zs. A is where you are right now. It's like the truth of the situation, the reality. B is your next step. And Z is where you want to go. Ultimately, it's where you want to end up.

I heard recently this, I thought it was a great little framework, which is A, B, Z. It came from Sean Puri. He's an entrepreneur. And basically he said, you need to know your A, B, Zs. A is where you are right now. It's like the truth of the situation, the reality. B is your next step. And Z is where you want to go. Ultimately, it's where you want to end up.

And I think the key, this is me talking now, not him. For me, the key is working backwards. It's knowing Z first, knowing what you're optimizing for, and then jumping back to A and being honest about the situation. What is the truth of the situation? What are the resources I have? The skills I have? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? What's reality say? But

And I think the key, this is me talking now, not him. For me, the key is working backwards. It's knowing Z first, knowing what you're optimizing for, and then jumping back to A and being honest about the situation. What is the truth of the situation? What are the resources I have? The skills I have? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? What's reality say? But

And then knowing that I wanna head towards Z and knowing honestly where I am today, what's the next step? I actually don't need to know C through Y right now. I don't need to have the whole thing planned out perfectly, but I do need to make sure that my next step is directionally correct. If it is, then you can just keep running that A, B, Z process over and over again until you finally get there.

And then knowing that I wanna head towards Z and knowing honestly where I am today, what's the next step? I actually don't need to know C through Y right now. I don't need to have the whole thing planned out perfectly, but I do need to make sure that my next step is directionally correct. If it is, then you can just keep running that A, B, Z process over and over again until you finally get there.

The only thing I'll add to that, which I like Annie's framework, and I think working backwards is it's a really powerful thing, particularly if... You can not be your own bottleneck in the process. The phrase I like is work backwards from magic. What would the magical outcome be? What would the ideal outcome be? And then let me work backwards from that.

The only thing I'll add to that, which I like Annie's framework, and I think working backwards is it's a really powerful thing, particularly if... You can not be your own bottleneck in the process. The phrase I like is work backwards from magic. What would the magical outcome be? What would the ideal outcome be? And then let me work backwards from that.

And a lot of people have trouble with that brainstorming part of the process because they think, well, if it's unrealistic, why would I even try? And the point is like, listen, there's way too early for that. Most people become their own bottleneck long before reality prevents them from doing it. Which is kind of this great irony.

And a lot of people have trouble with that brainstorming part of the process because they think, well, if it's unrealistic, why would I even try? And the point is like, listen, there's way too early for that. Most people become their own bottleneck long before reality prevents them from doing it. Which is kind of this great irony.

We're like, oh, you know, why would I attempt this like super impossible thing? And it's like, well, the world hasn't even told you it's impossible yet. You have. I think work backwards from the magical outcome. But my key is I want to be very clear about where I'm going, but very flexible about how I get there. I don't need it to happen.