Brian’s Reviews > Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones > Status Update

“We can only be rational and logical after we have been emotional.”

“The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.”

“If you’re willing to wait for the rewards, you’ll face less competition and often get a bigger payoff. As the saying goes, the last mile is always the least crowded.”

“Our behavior is heavily dependent on how we interpret the events that happen to us, not necessarily the objective reality of the events themselves.”

“It is the anticipation of a reward—not the fulfillment of it—that gets us to take action.”

“People with high self-control tend to spend less time in tempting situations. It’s easier to avoid temptation than resist it.”