Joseph HAP McMullen

"If you keep showing up, you'll almost certainly break through — but probably not in the way you expected or intended. You need enough persistence to keep working and enough flexibility to enjoy success when it comes in a different form than you imagined." -@JamesClear

"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus." #JamesClear

"The common narrative is that kids learn faster than adults, but if you watch any toddler they spend a large portion of the day attempting things that are on the edge of their ability. How much time have you spent on the edge of your ability today?" -@JamesClear

"You draw out of the world what you put into it. Want to attract reliable people? Be reliable. Want to attract trustworthy people? Be trustworthy. Want to attract welcoming people? Be welcoming. Want to attract exceptional people? Be exceptional." -@JamesClear

"If you do not actively choose a better way, then society, culture, and the general inertia of life will push you into a worse way. The default is distraction, not improvement." -@JamesClear

"The best way to handle pressure is to apply it. What if you played the game like you were always on offense?" -@JamesClear

"You don't have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you're naturally suited for." -@JamesClear

"You can lose yourself one small compromise at a time. You can transform yourself one small win at a time." -@JamesClear

"We undervalue health if we have not recently experienced illness. We undervalue wealth if we have not recently experienced poverty. We undervalue kindness if we have not recently experienced cruelty. What might you be undervaluing right now?" -@JamesClear

"I find the projects I'm most excited to work on are nearly always the projects that have really fantastic people associated with them." -@JamesClear

"If you're eager to learn—even if you aren't particularly talented—then you can make it a long way despite your shortcomings. But if you're not eager and curious, you'll find your natural abilities often fall short of what is required." -@JamesClear

"What project are you still working on that has already peaked? Is it time to let it go and begin climbing the next mountain?" -@JamesClear

"Grow fast, built to crash. Grow slow, built to last." -@JamesClear

"Anger is like an oven; heat without light. Forgiveness is like the moon; light without heat." @JamesClear

"Forget about the outcome and focus on what precedes it. Am I putting myself in good positions and creating the conditions for success?" -@JamesClear

"Ideas that are hoarded help no one. Success follows generosity." -@JamesClear

"When you woke up this morning, did you expect today to have many joys or many frustrations?" -@JamesClear

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

"There is no need to fear any problem you are working on. If you are working on it, then you are influencing the outcome. It's the problems you don't address that should concern you." -@JamesClear

"Being kind to others is mostly about your actions. Being kind to yourself is mostly about your thoughts." -@JamesClear