How we spend our days…
Thank you @JamesClear for these quotes on the importance of forming good habits.
QUOTES ON HABITS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
As I was researching and writing Atomic Habits, I discovered many quotes on habits and human behavior. In this thread, I’m going to share some of my favorites.
“All the greatest returns in life are delayed. Your efforts aren’t wasted, they’re just a part of a greater, unrealized potential.” – James Clear?
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ―Annie Dillard
“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” —F.M. Alexander
“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.” ―Anthony Trollope
“Knowledge and productivity are like compound interest.” —Richard Hamming
“Compounding is mankind’s greatest invention.” —Albert Einstein
“If you do enough small things right, big things can happen.” —John Wooden
“Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” —Lao Tzu
“Three elements must converge at the same moment for a behavior to occur: Motivation, Ability, and Trigger. When a behavior does not occur, at least one of those three elements is missing.” —BJ Fogg (@bjfogg)
“Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).” —Stephen Covey
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” ―Karen Lamb
“Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by little.” ―Plutarch
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.” —Octavia Butler
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” —John C. Maxwell