James Clear is a fascinating guy, the author of the best-selling book Atomic Habits. I loved the book. I’m a fan of his BLOG and his work. I trust that you will enjoy these quotes and find use for them in your new year. Here’s my favorite quote from Clear: “Before you discover what you love: fewer commitments, more experiments. After you discover what you love: fewer experiments, more commitments.”

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“Arguably, the most important skill is controlling your attention. This goes beyond merely avoiding distractions. The deeper skill is finding the highest and best use for your time, given what is important to you. More than anything else, controlling your attention is about being able to figure out what you should be working on and identifying what truly moves the needle.”

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“I recently found a box filled with notes I wrote to myself years ago.
I like this one:
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.”

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“We want solutions, but what we really need are attitudes.
You don’t need abs, but rather an attitude of training.
You don’t need the answer, but rather an attitude of curiosity.
You don’t need an easier life, but rather an attitude of perseverance.
Attitude precedes outcome.”

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“Most of the time, you don’t need more information, you need more courage.”

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“A valuable skill in life is to be larger than the situation.
When you’re feeling stressed or rattled, the situation is consuming you. It feels bigger and more important than it needs to be. This is when your emotions are likely to get the best of you.
But when you are larger than the situation, you can mentally “step outside and above it.”
Yes, there are problems to be solved. Yes, you need to take action. But the chaos is happening externally and you are still in the driver’s seat internally. You’re in control of the moment,
the moment is not in control of you.”

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“Your relationships will rarely be healthier than your self-esteem.”

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“At some point, you will have to learn to let go.
There is an endless list of obligations and expectations, desires and ambitions, and worries and fears that will always be ready to insert themselves between you and the feeling of peace.
If you never learn to let them go, there will never be enough.”

Go in Peace, Chuck