James Clear quotes

James Clear is a renowned author, speaker, and productivity expert known for his bestselling book "Atomic Habits." With a background in behavioral psychology, Clear provides practical strategies for creating positive habits and breaking bad ones. His work has been featured in publications like The New York Times and Time magazine. Follow James Clear for insightful tips on personal growth and productivity.

When you lose track of time, you are either living your best life or wasting it.

- James Clear

We often dismiss small changes because they don’t seem to matter very much in the moment.

- James Clear

The person who experiences the consequences should make the decisions.

- James Clear

Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly. Goals are for people who care about winning once.

- James Clear

We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits.

- James Clear

Becoming the type of person you want to become — someone who lives by a stronger standard, someone who believes in themselves, someone who can be counted on by the people that matter to them — is about the daily process you follow and not the ultimate product you achieve.

- James Clear

The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. Lesson: If you really want to learn a topic, then teach it. Write a book. Teach a class. Build a product. Start a company. The act of making something will force you to learn more deeply than reading ever will.

- James Clear

Gratitude is what you feel when you want what you already have.

- James Clear

The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game. True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.

- James Clear

Do less. Keep returning to one thing and continue to refine it.

- James Clear

How to Be Unhappy: -stay inside all day -move as little as possible -spend more than you earn -take yourself (and life) too seriously -look for reasons why things won’t work -always consume, never contribute -resent the lucky and successful -never say hello first -be unreliable

- James Clear

Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. —Machiavelli Mistakes of ambition: -failing on a big goal -creating something nobody wants Mistakes of sloth: -not attempting a big goal -consuming instead of creating Mistakes of ambition teach. Mistakes of sloth comfort.

- James Clear

Getting exceptional outcomes in life is often about knowing when to turn it on and when to turn it off. When to rest v. when to train hard. When to save v. when to invest. When to talk v. when to listen. When to act v. when to wait. It’s not the act, but the timing of the act.

- James Clear

Before we can effectively build new habits, we need to get a handle on our current ones.

- James Clear

Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement.

- James Clear

I began to realize that my results had very little to do with the goals I set and nearly everything to do with the systems I followed.

- James Clear

In order to improve for good, you need to solve problems at the systems level. Fix the inputs and the outputs will fix themselves.

- James Clear