James Clear
speaker
1,852 appearances
7 recordings
7 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 12 May
James Clear’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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How much money is in the bank account?
What's the current stock price?
What are the quarterly earnings?
We have all these measurements, all these metrics for determining our current position.
And then if the position isn't what we wanted it to be, if the number isn't what we like, then we get frustrated or we feel guilty or we start to judge ourselves.
And you hear people say things like this all the time.
I've been running for a month.
Why can't I see a change in my body?
Our team has been meeting every Friday for the last six months.
We still haven't shipped this feature.
And that's when the frustration starts to build.
And so it is not actually about your current position.
What instead it is about is your current trajectory.
Am I getting 1% better or 1% worse?
So I don't think there's one answer.
I think there are many.
But first thing is, yes, you're right.
Many people think what they lack is motivation, but what they really lack is clarity.
You know, you feel like, oh, I just need to get more motivated.
But what you really need to know is what is the most important thing?
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