"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance."
- James Baldwin
"You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your deep, driving desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny."
- Upanishads, 800 BCE
Willpower, Resolve, Determination
Anthology by Mike Garofalo
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge
Top 10 Mistakes in Behavior Change
1. "Relying on willpower for long-term change
2. Attempting big leaps instead of baby steps
3. Ignoring how environment shapes behavior
4. Trying to stop old behaviors instead of creating new ones
5. Blaming failures on lack of motivation
2. Attempting big leaps instead of baby steps
3. Ignoring how environment shapes behavior
4. Trying to stop old behaviors instead of creating new ones
5. Blaming failures on lack of motivation
6. Underestimating the power of triggers (cues)
7. Believing that information leads to action
8. Focusing on abstract goals instead of concrete behaviors
8. Focusing on abstract goals instead of concrete behaviors
9. Seeking to change a behavior forever, not for a short time
10. Assuming that behavior change is difficult.”
- Stanford University, Persuasive Tech Lab
10. Assuming that behavior change is difficult.”
- Stanford University, Persuasive Tech Lab
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