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James Clear
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James Clear
@JamesClear
Author of the #1 NYT bestseller Atomic Habits (atomichabits.com). I write about building good habits. Over 3 million people read my 3-2-1 newsletter.
Joined December 2010
- Most people need consistency more than they need intensity. Intensity: -run a marathon -write a book in 30 days -silent meditation retreat Consistency: -don't miss a workout for 2 years -write every week -daily silence Intensity makes a good story. Consistency makes progress.
- There are 4 types of wealth: 1. Financial wealth (money) 2. Social wealth (status) 3. Time wealth (freedom) 4. Physical wealth (health) Be wary of jobs that lure you in with 1 and 2, but rob you of 3 and 4.
- Habits that have a high rate of return in life: - sleep 8+ hours each day - lift weights 3x week - go for a walk each day - save at least 10 percent of your income - read every day - drink more water and less of everything else - leave your phone in another room while you work
- Just start. Start slow if you have to. Start small if you have to. Start privately if you have to. Just start.
- Habits that have a high rate of return in life: - sleeping 8+ hours each day - lifting weights 3x week - going for a walk each day - saving at least 10 percent of your income - reading every day - drinking more water and less of everything else - leaving your phone in another
- The ultimate list of biohacks and smart drugs: -Drink more water -Get 8 hours of sleep -Walk outside in the sun -Leave your phone on silent -Read a few pages each day -Eat more vegetables and greens -Don’t hang out with toxic people -Work on projects you care about
- When making plans, think big. When making progress, think small.
- 3 ideas to start your year: 1) You don't rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. 2) Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. 3) Decide the type of person you want to be. Prove it to yourself with small wins.
- Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy. Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder. Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder. Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder. Easy has a cost.
- Working on a problem reduces the fear of it. It’s hard to fear a problem when you are making progress on it—even if progress is imperfect and slow. Action relieves anxiety.
- Entrepreneur’s mind. Athlete’s body. Artist’s soul.
- Real wealth is not about money. Real wealth is: -not having to go to meetings -not having to spend time with jerks -not being locked into status games -not feeling like you have to say “yes” -not worrying about others claiming your time and energy Real wealth is about freedom.
- Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.