Quotes by James Clear

If you know where you want to go in life, people tend to help or get out of the way.Both of those are useful.

Progress is a journey, not a destination.

The key to success is starting before you are ready.

Develop an attitude of gratitude.

Focusing on happiness makes you less happy. Focusing on progress makes you happier.

The greatest constraint to creativity is the belief that things have to be the way they are.

Creativity is the ability to connect existing ideas in new ways.

Make it easier to do what you should and harder to do what you shouldn't.

Habits are the key to overcoming willpower depletion.

Reduce the friction that prevents you from taking action.

Distraction is the thief of time.

Goals get you started, systems keep you going.

What you pay attention to becomes your reality.

Tiny changes, repeated, become remarkable results.

Every action you take is a form of learning.

You cannot outperform your environment.

Make the habit attractive, make it easy, make it immediate.

Motivation is the gas, habit is the engine.

Atomic habits are small changes that repeat.

Your habits are an outward manifestation of your identity.

It's easier to be in shape if you never get out of shape.

It's so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.

The secret to getting results that last is to never stop making improvements.

Every time you eat a salad or do a workout, you are a little bit healthier. Every time you choose to read, you are a little bit smarter.

You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.

Success is never guaranteed, but improvement is always possible.

Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.

The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life challenges you.

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.