James Clear

James Clear (born 1986) is an American writer and public speaker known for Self-improvement.

James Clear in 2010

Quotes

Atomic Habits (2018)

• Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become
  • When writing on the importance of making progress gradually.

• Breakthrough moments are often the result of many previous actions, which build up the potential required to unleash a major change
  • When writing on the power of compounding effect.

• Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become
  • The need to pay attention to our inner identity by focusing on beliefs, assumptions, and values.

• Your actions reveal how badly you want something. If you keep saying something is a priority but you never act on it, then you don’t really want it. It’s time to have an honest conversation with yourself. Your actions reveal your true motivations.
  • Speaking on how actions have a voice that communicates the desire we have for something.

• It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.
  • Speaking on the dire need for small improvements.

• I knew that if things were going to improve, I was the one responsible for making it happen
  • Speaking on taking responsibility for ourselves.

• Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
  • Speaking on importance of little improvements.