James Clear

And sometimes I mentioned this and people resist a little bit, you know, but I had this reader, this guy named Mitch mentioned in Atomic Habits, and he started going to the gym. And he's lost over 100 pounds now, kept it off for more than a decade. And when he first started going for the first six weeks, he had this strange little rule where he wasn't allowed to stay for longer than five minutes.

And sometimes I mentioned this and people resist a little bit, you know, but I had this reader, this guy named Mitch mentioned in Atomic Habits, and he started going to the gym. And he's lost over 100 pounds now, kept it off for more than a decade. And when he first started going for the first six weeks, he had this strange little rule where he wasn't allowed to stay for longer than five minutes.

And sometimes I mentioned this and people resist a little bit, you know, but I had this reader, this guy named Mitch mentioned in Atomic Habits, and he started going to the gym. And he's lost over 100 pounds now, kept it off for more than a decade. And when he first started going for the first six weeks, he had this strange little rule where he wasn't allowed to stay for longer than five minutes.

So get in the car, drive to the gym, get out, do half an exercise, get back in the car, drive home. And it sounds ridiculous. You know, it sounds silly, like this is obviously not going to work. But what you realize is he was mastering the art of showing up. And this is this deep truth about habits that people often overlook, which is a habit must be established before it can be improved.

So get in the car, drive to the gym, get out, do half an exercise, get back in the car, drive home. And it sounds ridiculous. You know, it sounds silly, like this is obviously not going to work. But what you realize is he was mastering the art of showing up. And this is this deep truth about habits that people often overlook, which is a habit must be established before it can be improved.

So get in the car, drive to the gym, get out, do half an exercise, get back in the car, drive home. And it sounds ridiculous. You know, it sounds silly, like this is obviously not going to work. But what you realize is he was mastering the art of showing up. And this is this deep truth about habits that people often overlook, which is a habit must be established before it can be improved.

You know, it has to become the standard in your life before you can scale it up and turn it into something more. You need to standardize before you optimize. So I'm reminded of that quote from Ed Latimore, where he says the heaviest weight at the gym is the front door. Like there are a lot of things in life that are like that.

You know, it has to become the standard in your life before you can scale it up and turn it into something more. You need to standardize before you optimize. So I'm reminded of that quote from Ed Latimore, where he says the heaviest weight at the gym is the front door. Like there are a lot of things in life that are like that.

You know, it has to become the standard in your life before you can scale it up and turn it into something more. You need to standardize before you optimize. So I'm reminded of that quote from Ed Latimore, where he says the heaviest weight at the gym is the front door. Like there are a lot of things in life that are like that.

So think about the big 10 year vision, scale it down to the next hour or five minutes or two. few minutes, make it as small as possible, cast some little vote, make some little action today that moves you toward that big picture view that you have for the future.

So think about the big 10 year vision, scale it down to the next hour or five minutes or two. few minutes, make it as small as possible, cast some little vote, make some little action today that moves you toward that big picture view that you have for the future.

So think about the big 10 year vision, scale it down to the next hour or five minutes or two. few minutes, make it as small as possible, cast some little vote, make some little action today that moves you toward that big picture view that you have for the future.