The seed of every habit
: This paragraph was inspired by a quote from Mr. Mircea, an account on Twitter, who wrote, “each habit began its life as a single decision.”
https://twitter.com/mistermircea
.
the goal cannot be what differentiates the winners from the losers
: Hat tip to CrossFit coach Ben Bergeron for inspiring this quote during a conversation I had with him on
February 28, 2017.
You fall to the level of your systems
: This line was inspired by the following quote from Archilochus: “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our
training.”
CHAPTER 2
You can imagine them like the layers of an onion
: Hat tip to Simon Sinek. His “Golden Circle” framework is similar in design, but discusses different topics. For more, see Simon
Sinek,
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (London: Portfolio/Penguin, 2013), 37.
I resolved to stop chewing my nails
: The quotes used in this section are presented as a conversation for reading clarity, but were originally written by Clark. See: Brian Clark, “The
Powerful Psychological Boost that Helps You Make and Break Habits,” Further, November 14, 2017,
https://further.net/pride-habits
.
