James Clear

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A simple rule that makes life easier: Always strive to give value before you ask for value. 4 Sept
Opportunities shrink or expand in proportion to your enthusiasm. 3 Sept
Education teaches you to analyze. Entrepreneurship teaches you to create. The educated mindset is great at dissecting and criticizing. What did Shakespeare mea… 1 Sept
A Monday morning question for you: I'm not usually awake from 5am to 6am, but when I am I tend to enjoy it. Start the day slow. Watch the sunrise. Get a few th… 31 Aug
You can cold email nearly anyone, but nearly everyone overlooks how powerful it can be. Sending one email each week that feels like a stretch can change your l… 28 Aug
Long-term thinking changes short-term actions. Spend a little time today doing things that will benefit you in ten years. 27 Aug
Improvement is a battle that must be fought each day anew. Your next workout doesn't care how strong your last one was. Your next essay doesn't care how popula… 25 Aug
A Monday morning question for you: Look back ten years and you can probably identify a few blind spots or mistaken beliefs you held at the time. Now, fast forw… 24 Aug
I split problems into two groups: muddy puddles and leaky ceilings. Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone.… 21 Aug
The measure of a life is not what you consume, but what you contribute. Spend less time owning, consuming, taking. Spend more time giving, creating, making. 20 Aug
To learn, wander. To achieve, focus. 18 Aug
A Monday morning question for you: If you wait, will it get easier, or will you just be older? 17 Aug
Being curious and excited can take you far, especially over the long arc of a life. The person who is a voracious lifelong learner will figure it out eventuall… 13 Aug
A Monday morning question for you: Are the results you are expecting aligned with the habits you are following each day? 10 Aug
Focus on the things you are for, not the things you are against. Many people spend large chunks of their day thinking about what they hate. They are always tel… 7 Aug
Clarity isn't about knowing what you want to do with your life, it's about knowing what you want to do this week. You don't need to have it all figured out. Yo… 6 Aug
When I go into a situation, I try to keep a mindset of baseline optimism. - When starting the day: It's going to be a good day. - When meeting someone new: I'm… 4 Aug
Four questions that can tell you a lot: 1. When you wake up, do you expect the day to have many joys or many frustrations? 2. When presented with an opportunit… 31 Jul
Large, sweeping changes often sound good in theory, but the faster you try to change your life, the more likely you are to backslide. Real change is inch by in… 30 Jul
When Breath Becomes Air 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Manual for Living 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
Meditations 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
A Brief History of Time 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
The War of Art: Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link
This is Water 31 Dec 2015 Recommendsaffiliate link