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Pertaining to habits, this stuck with me from James Clear's Atomic Habits [1]: > Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No

by bsuvc 3y ago

Pertaining to habits, this stuck with me from James Clear's Atomic Habits [1]: > Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your identity. This is why habits are crucial. [1] https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

stanislavb 3y ago
Such a good quote. Worth remembering.
sebmellen 3y ago
I wrote something similar a while back before reading Atomic Habits. Not as eloquent, but the gist is the same :) https://www.sebastianmellen.com/post/2020/how-are-you-really-voting/ https://www.sebastianmellen.com/post/2020/how-are-you-really...
croes 3y ago
The problem is you don't know the result of your actions. Many bad things happened because of good intentions and vice versa I remember a story about a neo nazi who travelled to Africa to buy weapons and felt in live with a black woman.
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- vorpalhex 3y ago
  But usually you do. Like obviously there are edge cases, but for the most part consequences aren't a surprise. Eat too much, you get fat. Fail to work out, your body goes to hell. Fail to sleep and your mind goes.
  - croes 3y ago
    It not that simple. Eat healthy and you become obsessed with it and get a eating disorder. Work out, get injured, need pain killers, get addicted. In hindsight it's easy to spot your mistakes. Should have turned left instead of right.
    - loco5niner 3y ago
      Those are such hyperbolic statements. You're more likely to die of heart disease (at least in the US) from the standard diet and activity levels. Just get off the couch and move. Find something fun to do. It's not hard.
    - npsimons 3y ago
      > Eat healthy and you become obsessed with it and get a eating disorder. Except that's the exception, not the rule - the vast majority of people who eat healthy are not disordered eaters. > Work out, get injured, need pain killers, get addicted. Again, this is the exception, not the rule. The majority of people exercise without sustaining an injury.
      - croes 3y ago
        But you don't know if you are the exception or the rule. And often it's not as simple as counting calories. Do you work too hard or not hard enough? Should you learn something or let it be?
        npsimons 3y ago
        Chances are, you are not the exception, and neither am I. Also, it's not easy, but is as simple as counting calories. Conservation of mass and all that.

by bsuvc 3y ago

stanislavb 3y ago

Such a good quote. Worth remembering.

sebmellen 3y ago

I wrote something similar a while back before reading Atomic Habits. Not as eloquent, but the gist is the same :) https://www.sebastianmellen.com/post/2020/how-are-you-really-voting/ https://www.sebastianmellen.com/post/2020/how-are-you-really...

croes 3y ago

The problem is you don't know the result of your actions. Many bad things happened because of good intentions and vice versa I remember a story about a neo nazi who travelled to Africa to buy weapons and felt in live with a black woman.

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vorpalhex 3y ago
But usually you do. Like obviously there are edge cases, but for the most part consequences aren't a surprise. Eat too much, you get fat. Fail to work out, your body goes to hell. Fail to sleep and your mind goes.
- croes 3y ago
  It not that simple. Eat healthy and you become obsessed with it and get a eating disorder. Work out, get injured, need pain killers, get addicted. In hindsight it's easy to spot your mistakes. Should have turned left instead of right.
  - loco5niner 3y ago
    Those are such hyperbolic statements. You're more likely to die of heart disease (at least in the US) from the standard diet and activity levels. Just get off the couch and move. Find something fun to do. It's not hard.
  - npsimons 3y ago
    > Eat healthy and you become obsessed with it and get a eating disorder. Except that's the exception, not the rule - the vast majority of people who eat healthy are not disordered eaters. > Work out, get injured, need pain killers, get addicted. Again, this is the exception, not the rule. The majority of people exercise without sustaining an injury.
    - croes 3y ago
      But you don't know if you are the exception or the rule. And often it's not as simple as counting calories. Do you work too hard or not hard enough? Should you learn something or let it be?
      - npsimons 3y ago
        Chances are, you are not the exception, and neither am I. Also, it's not easy, but is as simple as counting calories. Conservation of mass and all that.