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The habit and who you are

Start not from the goal but from the person you want to become, and let every small action be a piece of evidence.

The path

How it works

  1. Beyond the goalWrite
  2. What such a person doesWrite
  3. One vote at a timeChoose
  4. Tie it downWrite
Most habits are built around a goal: run 5 km, read 20 books, save a sum. The goal pulls you forward for a while, but it ends when it is reached. We are going to start from the other end.

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The evidence

Why does it work?

Identity-based habits (James Clear, Atomic Habits) rest on the idea that behavior shapes self-image: we infer who we are from what we repeatedly do.

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