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  • Habits are compound interest in the process of self-improvement. getting 1% better every day contributes to big long term progress.
  • you did not reach the target level. you fall on the system level

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forget the goal, focus on the system

forget the goal, focus on the system

  • If you are a coach, your goal may be to win. your system consists of recruiting players, setting up assistant coaches, and doing coach training

To get better results, forget your goals instead focus on your system.

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<ol><li><em>result</em></li><l...

  1. result
  2. Proces
  3. Identity

our first mistake is trying to change something but the wrong target. To understand what I mean, you can think of it like the layers in an onion.

  • The first layer composes your result. ...

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1% better every day

1% better every day

1% worse every day for a year. 0.99³⁶⁵=00.03

1% better every day for a year. 1.01³⁶⁵=37.78

  • Habits are compound interest in self-improvement

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  • The third and deepest layer is changing your identity. This layer is concerned with changing beliefs: your view of the world, your self-image, your judgment of yourself and others, most of the beliefs, assumptions, and tendencies you hold are linked to this layer....

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Massive success is possible only through massive action, that's not true. It's the tiny improvements (hard to notice), that create incredible change.

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Consistency Is The Key

Consistency Is The Key

• 1% progress – make progress and move forward daily, no matter how small.

• Consistency – do the action daily – each and every day – and see your effort compound over time.

• Persistence – stick with it beyond the initial high and choose it again and again, despite c...

Conclusion

Conclusion

  • The holy grail of habit change is not a single 1 percent improvement, but a thousand of them. It’s a bunch of atomic habits stacking up, each one a fundamental unit of the overall system.
  •  One positive change like meditating for one minute or reading one page each day is unlikely to ...

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