There's No Such Thing as a Fresh Start
Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. That’s the counterintuitive thing about improvement. We think we need to change our results, but the results are not the problem. What we really need to change are the systems that cause those results. When you solve problems at the results level, you only solve them temporarily. In order to i
... See moreJames Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. That’s the counterintuitive thing about improvement. We think we need to change our results, but the results are not the problem. What we really need to change are the systems that cause those results. When you solve problems at the results level, you only solve them temporarily. In order to i
... See moreClear, James • Atomic Habits: The life-changing million copy bestseller
Of course, change is certainly possible, but it is only sustainable within a fairly narrow window.
James Clear • The Paradox of Behavior Change
It’s no use trying to find the “perfect place” where a note or file belongs. There isn’t one. The whole system is constantly shifting and changing in sync with your constantly changing life.