3-2-1: Consistency, anger, and shaping the world

Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!

Earlier this week, I announced the arrival of a series of Atomic Habits Special Editions pens. Each one is engraved with a popular quote from Atomic Habits.

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And now, on to this week's newsletter...

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"Good choices create opportunities. Good habits make the most of them."

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"Consistency before intensity.

Start small and become the kind of person who shows up every day. Build a new identity.

Then increase the intensity."

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III.

"Asking what makes someone successful is like asking which ingredient makes a recipe taste good. It’s not any single ingredient. It is the combination of many ingredients in the right proportions and in the right order—and the absence of anything that would ruin the mixture."

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Sister Elizabeth Kenny—a self-trained nurse who made major contributions to the treatment of polio and provided care during World War I—discusses anger:

"He who angers you, conquers you."

Source: Sister Kenny​

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Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen on shaping the world:

"The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think."

Source: Pmarca Guide to Career Planning: Opportunity​

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How can I use the negative experiences in my life to drive me? What fuel can I draw from my failures? What lessons can I take from my grief? What insights can I extract from my embarrassments?

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Until next week,

James Clear
​Author of Atomic Habits and keynote speaker​​

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p.s. And the winner of Best Dressed Vegetable goes to...​

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