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How to Change Your Life
Focus On Habits, Not Goals
It's ok to have goals, but obsessing over them is often counterproductive because, in reality, achieving a goal isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
Create a system of healthy habits for the most important parts of your life.
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Do Something
The simplest way to get out of a stuck mindset is to do something, anything.
Action is the biggest Motivation. Stop procrastinating and start engaging with the world.Pay the Costs
Recognize that everything you do has a cost decide if you're willing to pay it. Freebies and shortcuts do not work in the long run.
Ask yourself not what you want, but what you're willing to suffer for.
No One Really Cares
Few people actually care about you. Because you’re not as special as you think and also, most people are too concerned with themselves.
Use this piece of knowledge to liberate yourself and do what you want.
Focus On Habits, Not Goals
It's ok to have goals, but obsessing over them is often counterproductive because, in reality, achieving a goal isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
Create a system of healthy habits for the most important parts of your life.
Figure Out Who You Are
Self-awareness is extremely beneficial to start to change your life.
There's no way to change your life in a meaningful way if you don't know what you want to change about yourself in the first place.
Focus On Fewer Things
To live a more meaningful life, focus on fewer things, and get good at them, as we have a finite number of days.
Stop Trying so Hard
Just be grateful for what you have, and enjoy simple things.
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Decide what habits are worth it
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To find your why, your reason to change, just ask yourself this: “Will habit x improve the quality of my life?” Answer that. And then, adopt habits that bring you closer to the things you want in life.
Focus on one habit at a time
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