3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“Talent is a gift. Reliability is a choice.
But every family, team, and organization needs reliability just as much as they need talent.”
II.
“What we call luck is often not purely random, but rather the delayed byproduct of consistently putting yourself in good positions.”
III.
“Why is improvement hard?
Part of the issue is everyone wants to improve, but nobody wants to destroy. Change often requires destruction. Or, at least, unlearning.
Let's call it gentle elimination. You may have to leave little habits, update current beliefs, eliminate comfortable patterns. When you want better outcomes, your daily norms may need to change. The process of improvement is not just about adding things you like.
Sometimes habits and patterns belong to who you were, not who you are trying to be. If you'd like something better, then a routine you are comfortable with may have to die.”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
Poet Mikko Harvey reminds us that the chapters of life go fast and we don't get much time with the people we love:
“The number of hours we have together is actually not so large. Please linger near the door uncomfortably instead of just leaving. Please forget your scarf in my life and come back later for it.”
Source: For M
II.
A poem from W.H. Auden on courage and commitment:
“The sense of danger must not disappear:
The way is certainly both short and steep,
However gradual it looks from here;
Look if you like, but you will have to leap.”
Source: “Leap Before You Look” (December 1940)
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
Observing greatness can inspire us to be great ourselves. Noticing high-quality work can motivate us to improve our craft.
What do you keep near you because it is beautiful?
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
