James Clear, Author at Rebelle Society

Do More of What Already Works.

There are many examples of behaviors, big and small, that have the opportunity to drive progress in our lives if we just did them with more consistency. Flossing every day. Never missing workouts. Performing fundamental business tasks each day, not just when you have time. Apologizing more ...

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Add More Gratitude to Your Life.

Gratitude is an interesting concept. It’s one of those qualities that everyone accepts you should do, but that we rarely talk about how to do. It’s sort of like saying you should live in the moment. It’s easy advice to give, but you’ll rarely hear people explain how they actually live in the moment.

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The Goal Is Not the Point: Choose a Path and then Walk It.

The goal is your direction, not your destination. The goal is a mission that you are on, a path that you follow. Whatever comes from that path -- whatever treasure you happen to find along this journey -- well, that’s just fine. It is the commitment to walking the path that matters.

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Your First Choice Is Rarely the Optimal Choice: 5 Lessons on Being Wrong.

Think of the first person you dated. Would this person have been the best choice for your life partner? Go even further back, and imagine the first person you had a crush on. Finding a great partner is complicated, and expecting yourself to get it right on the first try is unreasonable. It’s ...

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Zanshin: Learning the Art of Attention and Focus from a Legendary Samurai Archer.

'Zanshin' is a word used commonly throughout Japanese martial arts to refer to a state of relaxed alertness. Literally translated, 'zanshin' means 'the mind with no remainder'. In other words, the mind completely focused on action and fixated on the task at hand. 'Zanshin' is being constantly ...

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Stop Thinking and Start Doing: The Power of Practicing More.

It can be easy to assume that the gap between where you are now and where you want to be in the future is caused by a lack of knowledge. This is why we buy courses on how to start a business or how to lose weight fast or how to learn a new language in three months. We assume that if we knew ...

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How to Make Decisions in an Imperfect World.

During the 10-year period from 1905 to 1915, Einstein developed the general theory of relativity, which is one of the most important ideas in modern physics. Einstein’s theory has held up remarkably well over time. For example, general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves, ...

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Because: The Word That Drives Our Senseless Habits.

The reasons that we use to guide our behavior are just stories that we tell ourselves. Sometimes, those stories are true and accurate. We all have reasons for why now isn’t the right time for that bold move, why we slip up on habits that we say are important to us, and yes, why we do favors for ...

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The Myth of Multitasking: Why Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work.

Multitasking forces you to pay a mental price each time you interrupt one task and jump to another. In psychology terms, this mental price is called the switching cost. Switching cost is the disruption in performance that we experience when we switch our attention from one task to another.

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The 5 Triggers That Make New Habits Stick.

There are five primary ways that a new habit can be triggered. If you understand each of them, then you can select the right one for the particular habit that you are working on. Here’s what you need to know about each trigger.

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