The burnings were a fine reminder of something Gideon had learned long ago: there is doom to be found everywhere if doom is what you seek.
“Trying to get rid of an unwanted habit is a bit like trying not to think about an elephant (the more you try not to think about it, the more you think about it). That’s because what you focus on, grows. Which is why people who put a lot of energy into focusing on what they don’t want, by talking about it, thinking about it, complaining about it, or fretting about it, usually get precisely that unwanted thing. It’s tough to get rid of the habit you don’t want by facing it head on. The way to accomplish it is to replace the unwanted habit with another habit that you do want. And creating new and better habits, ones that empower and serve you, is something you know how to do. You do it the same way you built any habit you have: one step at a time. Baby steps. The slight edge.”
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
“Any time you see what looks like a breakthrough, it is always the end result of a long series of little things, done consistently over time.”
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
“The journey starts with a single step—not with thinking about taking a step.”
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
“Successful people do whatever it takes to get the job done, whether or not they feel like it.”
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
“There are two kinds of habits: those that serve you, and those that don’t.”
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
― The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
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