How I talk about a new habit, even to myself, affects the implementation of the habit. With the right mindset and a clear vision “Why do I want to implement a new habit?”, it will become much easier and successful.

Habits are regular practices or routines that define our whole life and the outcomes we achieve; therefore, they are the concept of self-improvement.

Small habit changes can produce outsized effects that improve or degrade quality of life.

Good habits yield positive results over the long term. Bad habits only bring short-term gain.

Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because I don’t want to change, but because I have the wrong system for change.

My habits are intertwined with my personal identity.

If I want to break a bad habit it is useful to use a commitment device, this is a preventative measure to limits future actions.

All my outcomes are a delayed reaction to my long-standing habits. If I want to change my outcomes, I need to change my habits.

A new habit is more likely to become ingrained if it’s easy, hence start with very small first steps and establish them.

Environments can be designed to better support good habits or establish new habits.

Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if I’m willing to stick with them.

If I want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on my system instead.

The most effective way to change my habits is to focus not on what I want to achieve, but on who I wish to become.

The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are 1. make it obvious 2. make it attractive 3. make it easy 4 make it satisfying

My environment is the invisible hand that shapes my behavior.

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Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.

A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy until they die.

In Bosnia, the case was there were white, blond-haired, blue-eyed Muslims who were being slaughtered and identified as Muslims. That really touched me.

It is odd how learned persons fail to see that new terms and definitions are apt to mean new doubts and litigation.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

Allowing the U.N. into Iraq will demonstrate to the Iraqis that the international community as a whole is committed to bringing stability and safety to their country.

My roommate and my boyfriend, they both know I am compulsive and controlling.

Life can be dramatic and funny all in the same day.

I've been focused on the West Coast economy and being a banker and lending in these markets.

Banks need to have large shareholders on the board that have a direct interest in their performance.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

Academy Awards don't really solve anything.

You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?

I definitely don't Google my name.

It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research.

History takes time. History makes memory.

It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.

I've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.

When people go to work they shouldnt have to leave their hearts at home.

There was a time when all that mattered was that you were in a good movie.

I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore - she teaches me to dance.