Thoughts determine behavior, behavior determines habits, habits determine character, and character determines destiny.
This quote comes from "The Power of Habit" by Jack Hodge.
Ovid said: "Nothing is more powerful than the power of habit." Habit is the real leader of thought and behavior. Habits allow us to reduce the time we spend thinking, simplify the steps of action, and make us more efficient; they also make us closed, conservative, self-righteous, and stuck in routines. ?
In our bodies, good habits and bad habits coexist, and the possibility of success depends on the number of good habits.
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Famous quotes from "The Power of Habit":
1. Up to 90% of our daily behaviors are based on habits, that is to say, If we can see clearly and get rid of bad habits, see clearly and stick to good habits, we will be able to score at least 90 points in life. The key is to see ourselves clearly.
The key is frequent "self-evaluation." For example, there is a Spanish proverb: Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement. For example, there is a saying that all Chinese people know: I will examine myself three times a day.
2. We must not only concentrate on getting rid of bad habits one at a time, but also, when deciding to get rid of a habit, it is best to start small.
3. Why are habits so difficult to change? Because they are deeply ingrained in our subconscious minds, this is the essential reason why it is almost impossible to change our habits using only our conscious mind.
The activities of the conscious mind only work when we are alert, and can defeat the subconscious mind when we are awake and defensive. The conscious mind is like a sentry on duty. When the sentry starts to take a nap late at night, the subconscious mind takes over. Because the subconscious mind never falls asleep, it always exists quietly, waiting quietly for the conscious sentinel to desert
4. I must be self-disciplined, he explained, no matter what I do, no matter what No matter how hard I work, if I can't control myself, then I will never be able to exert myself to the best of my ability. This is the core idea of ??my grandfather's "ideologues" and "doers" doctrine, that is, self-denial and self-control