"This is how willpower becomes a habit: by choosing a certain behavior ahead of time, and then following that routine when an inflection point arrives." p. 146
"I really, genuinely believe that if you tell people that they have what it takes to succeed, they'll prove you right." p. 149
"When people are asked to do something that takes self-control, if they think they are doing it for personal reasons--if they feel like it's a choice or something they enjoy because it helps someone else--it's much less taxing. If they feel they have no autonomy, if they're just following orders, their willpower muscles get tired much faster." p. 151
"Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.
The framework:
*Identify the routine
*Experiment with rewards
*Isolate the cue
*Have a plan" p. 276
Figure out the "habit loop" (Cue-Routine-Reward.) Find a different reward (different way to relax, cope with stress, etc.) then change your routine (the habit you want to change). p. 277-280
"You are not fool's gold, shining only under a particular light. Whomever you become, whatever you make yourself into, that is who you always were. It was always in you." [quoting Dr. Kerry of BYU] p. 242 "To admit uncertainty is to admit weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both...In this frailty there is strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not someone else's. I have often wondered if the most powerful words I wrote that night [were] I don't know. I just don't know. Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself." p. 197 *It was interesting to see how the author's experiences affected her life and her faith. It helps me remember to try not to judge because I have no idea what people have gone through and why they do some of the things they do.
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