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The biggest barrier to positive change at any level – individual, team, society – is identity conflict.
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Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
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The more you repeat a behavior, the more you reinforce the identity associated with that behavior.
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Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits. It’s a two-way street.
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Identity change is the North Star of habit change.
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You have the power to change your beliefs about yourself. Your identity is not set in stone. You have a choice in every moment.
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…remaining part of a group after achieving a goal is crucial to maintaining your habits. It’s friendship and community that embed a new identity and help behaviors last over the long run.
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…it is important to select short-term rewards that reinforce your identity rather than ones that conflict with it.
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The more a habit becomes part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through. Incentives can start a habit. Identity sustains a habit.
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