3-2-1: On Building Habits That Last and the Link Between Success and Failure | James Clear

■ There are three levels of change: outcome change, process change, and identity change. ■ The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become. ■ Your identity emerges out of your habits. Every action is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. ■ Becoming the best version

“Those that succeed build lives first and résumés second. When they stare in the mirror, they don’t see just a professional; they see a parent, a spouse, a friend, and a member of the community.”43

Similarly, a slight change in your daily habits can guide your life to a very different destination. Making a choice that is 1 percent better or 1 percent worse seems insignificant in the moment, but over the span of moments that make up a lifetime these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be. Success is the produ