Slow Gains

Simplifying your options immediately makes you better because it’s so much easier to do the right thing when you’re not surrounded by the extra things. The simplest way to improve is to eliminate your distractions.

Today, Aurelius is perhaps best known for his collection of essays called Meditations. Although we don’t know many details about Marcus’ day-to-day life, Meditations offers a glimpse into his mind, his habits, and his approach to life.The very act of writing Meditations, which took him at least 10 years, is evidence to his commitment to habit, consistency, and improvement.

You don’t have to build everything you want today, but you do have to find a way to lay another brick.

When you have a goal — whether it’s starting a business or eating healthier or traveling the world — it’s easy to look at someone who is already doing it and then try to reverse engineer their strategy.

It is important to think that the things you do each day are not burdens—they are opportunities. So often, the things we view as work are actually the reward.

I felt like an amateur when I started writing publicly. It doesn’t make you weak or weird or unqualified. It’s normal. Keep pushing. Don’t chalk things up to “just a dream.”

Decades of research have discovered that willpower is not something you have or don’t have, but rather it is a resource that can be used up and restored.

The difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

It is important to think that the things you do each day are not burdens they are opportunities. So often, the things we view as work are actually the reward.

Dr. Seuss took the bet and won. The result was a little book called Green Eggs and Ham. Since publication, Green Eggs and Ham has sold more than 200 million copies, making it the most popular of Seuss’s works and one of the best-selling children’s books in history.
Here’s what we can learn from Dr. Seuss.

Developing skills that are as good as your taste comes down to habits. The ability to “fight your way through” hinges on your consistency to show up and do the work. Can you build the habits required to make small improvements day after day?

Living a healthy life is about much more than just diet and exercise. Don’t forget about the 10 areas above because they play a significant role in your health and happiness.

In many cases it’s not a better diet or a new workout program, it’s one of these areas that might be impacting your health and happiness without you even realizing it.

If you completely ignored your goals and focused on this one thing would you get better results?