There’s something about it that makes other good habits easier.

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.

If you want to do something that requires willpower - like going for a run after work - you have to conserve your willpower muscle during the day.

At some point, if you're changing a really deep-seated behavior, you're going to have a moment of weakness.

The same process that makes AA so effective—the power of a group to teach individuals how to believe—happens whenever people come together to help one another change. Belief is easier when it occurs within a community.

Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the orther team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.

Small wins are a steady application of a small advantage.