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You don’t have to build the habits everyone tells you to build. Choose the habit that best suits you, not the one that is most popular.
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Once a habit has been established… it’s important to continue to advance in small ways. The little improvements and new challenges keep you engaged.
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If you’re already interested in a habit, working on challenges of just manageable difficulty is a good way to keep things interesting.
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Habits create the foundation for mastery.
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…habits are the backbone of any pursuit of excellence.
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The upside of habits is that we can do things without thinking. The downside of habits is that you get used to doing things a certain way and stop paying attention to little errors.
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Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery. What you need is a combination of automatic habits and deliberate practice. Habits + Deliberate Practice = Mastery.
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Mastery is the process of narrowing your focus to a tiny element of success… and then using this new habit as the foundation to advance to the next frontier of your development.
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Each habit unlocks the next level of performance. It’s an endless cycle.
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Reflection and review enables the long-term improvement of all habits because it makes you aware of your mistakes and helps you consider possible paths for improvement.
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