"Before you worry about how to win the game, figure out whether the game is worth winning." -@JamesClear

"Compete externally and you compare. Compete internally and you improve." -@JamesClear

"Ask yourself this question three times and try to refine and improve your answer each time: What do I really want?" -@JamesClear

"The rules: (1) know precisely what you want, (2) determine the cost of what it will take to get it, (3) don't bargain over the price." -@JamesClear

"Clarity is freedom. Know what is important to you and it will grant you the freedom to ignore everything else." -@JamesClear

"The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused)." -@JamesClear

"Even if you don't have all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want."

"Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it." -@JamesClear

"Boredom is a filter. Common ideas come before it. Uncommon ideas come after it. Sit with a project long enough to get bored with it, then sit a little more. The most useful insights bubble up after you get bored." -@JamesClear

"In many cases, what you hope to learn by reading books or listening to podcasts can only be learned by attempting what you fear. Some knowledge is only revealed through action." -@JamesClear

"The first minute of action is worth more than a year of perfect planning." -@JamesClear

"Carry an ambitious question with you each day and keep looking for answers." -@JamesClear

"Mastery requires lots of practice. But the more you practice something, the more boring and routine it becomes. Thus, an essential component of mastery is the ability to maintain your enthusiasm. The master continues to find the fundamentals interesting." -@JamesClear

"Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing. Same direction. Completely different energy." -@JamesClear

"Don't wait to start writing until you have something to say. Start writing so you can find out what you have to say. You first idea is rarely your best idea. It can take a lot of reps before you discover something worth keeping." -@JamesClear

"Reputation is the echo of your actions." -@JamesClear

"There are two ways to grow: by adding or by shedding. Do you need to add something or do you need to shed something?" -@JamesClear

"Imagine your life as a book. What title would you give to the current chapter, and what is going to be the next?" -@JamesClear

"The reason people get good ideas in the shower is because it's the only time during the day when most people are away from screens long enough to think clearly. The lesson is not to take more showers, but rather to make more time to think." -@JamesClear

"Do things for your own satisfaction. Consider praise from others to be a bonus. If you don't work for their validation in the first place, you won't need it to feel satisfied once it's done." -@JamesClear