James Clear on Getting 1% Better Daily With Stoicism

Imagine being able to eavesdrop on a focused conversation about time optimization between Ryan Holiday and James Clear... and we just got it for free and can refer back to it whenever we want. What a time to be alive.

Ryan holiday and James clear multiverse is the best crossover in self-development history

"height of your joy is tied to the depth of your sorrow" is a great quote.

I’m 67. I’ve followed the Stoics for 50 years. Quite simply it all works. Ryan is first class; I would suggest you all listen to him. It’s a splendid way of living. Nothing is new….good solid habits never let one down…..🇬🇧

I'm so grateful to be living at a time where I can just casually tune into an exchange between two of my favourite authors.

God grant me the serenity to accept things that I cannot change, courage to change things I can and wisdom to know the difference.

It's a long one, but here are the note I extracted from this talk, for those who want to keep it as a reference to come back to: - working backward from the ideal goal and reverse engineer the path that takes you toward that goal. - in order to build a habit, first believe the new identity of yourself as a person having that habit or a set of habits. - start with the identity you wanna have and the lifestyle you want to live and then do small habits that reinforce that identity and lifestyle. - every action you do is like a vote for or against the identity you want to have. you reinforce the internal narrative that defines your identity through your small habits. - if you really care about a goal, you’ll focus on building and maintaining the system that takes you toward that goal and many other goal on the same path - if you want to continue winning and winning again, you need to focus on the system instead of the outcome. - goals are good for one time wins, systems are good for those who want to win repeatedly. the things that we interact with in terms of how much control we have over them: - things that we have no control over, like weather - things that we have some control (or influence) over, like how to play a game of tennis against someone else - and things that we have full control over, like what to wear today and things matter most are the things that we have some control over. writing a book falls under this category and doing all the effort you can to influence the result to make it the best is what we can do. - the height of your joy is tied to the depth of your sorrow. the more you try for a goal you achieve, the more you enjoy the win. to measure outcomes of your efforts, there are two ways according to James Clear: - the external measure which comes from comparing your achievements with those of others, (status symbols) - the internal measure where you regard the results with respect to your self-esteem and reputation with yourself. there are two modes of being with respect to outcomes: - being goal oriented (always looking for the next milestone) - being system oriented (how much I achieved at this one instant and reward myself for the small steps I take consistently). success kinds of eats itself: The better you get at something, the more opportunities come your way and the more opportunities come you way, the less time you have to spend on what got you there in the first place. NO is a decision. YES is a responsibility. As soon as you say yes to something, you start a commitment, while saying No to new responsibilities or opportunities is a form of keeping credit free to use further down the line. Many of the goals we set for ourselves are inherited, or mimicked from society or celebrities, or people around us. The important thing is to find OUR own unique goals and find them with respect to our own values. Ask: - what is important to me? - what are my values? - what does my ideal day look like? - what do I care about? - who am I when I am my best self? by answering these questions, we can define our own game rather than following someone else’s definition of success. Habits don’t restrict freedom. They create it. it’s usually that the people with the worst habits, that have the least amount of freedom. people who have the worst knowledge, reading or learning habits who always feel they are behind the curve. people who have the worst financial habits, always feel they don’t have enough money or are wondering when the next dollar is gonna come. people who have the worst health and fitness habits, always feel like the don’t have enough energy. it’s by optimizing your habits that you create the capacity and space, to have that additional autonomy and freedom.

Daily Stoic has given me so much; I just want to say thank you for sharing the wisdom of merchants, slaves, and emperors.

"You need to remind yourself when you wanted what you currently have." What a great reminder I needed today. It's far too easy to forget how far you've come when you put in the work to get somewhere you want to be. It can always feel like step 1 but that's only because you're probably consistently getting better.

Atomic Stoic. Book and Soundtrack coming soon...

I followed James’s blog prior to him publishing Atomic Habits. I had sent an email to him regarding ideas or just comments on one of his post and he would always respond. I’m sure he can’t do that now, but it always meant something to me for people when I followed their content to interact with their users/customers/fans. James is a real good dude and he puts a lot of work & research into his content to help himself & others get better. He’s not a BS’er either, which goes long way nowadays

"Habits don't restrict freedom, they create it." Great quote! Great chat. Thank you!!!

"The project will finish itself at some point..." I love that. Focus on the system 👌

24:50 this is very important point, i always feel like that day i had to plan everything around some "important" event/meeting i end up procrastinating around it and its harder to sleep at night, cause i didn't spend available energy on my goals

Atomic habits one of the best books ever

I didnt know that you have collaboration with James Claerrr. Ohmyyyyy!

Atomic Habits made a real difference in my life, along with some other books like Deep Work, The One Thing and Essentialism.

cant ducking emphasize how much atomic habbits changed my life

The height of your joy is tied to the depth of your sorrow.

" Goals are good for one-time wins, systems for those who win repeatedly."