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Dec 2019
26m 43s

The Right Way to Form New Habits

Harvard Business Review
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James Clear, entrepreneur and author, says that the way we go about trying to form new habits and break bad ones — at work or home — is all wrong. Many people, he says, focus on big goals without thinking about the small steps they need to take along the way. Just like saving money, habits accrue compound interest: when you do 1% more or different each day o ... Show More
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