“Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. Each lapse is like the letting fall of a ball of string which one is carefully winding up; a single slip undoes more than a great many turns will wind again.” SufferingTurnsFallWindHabitBallsGreat MenExceptionStringsSlipsRootedLapsesNew HabitsWinding Up Book:The Heart of William James Source: The Heart of William James
“I am by nature not a list-keeper, but I do keep lists of names and add at least one or two every single day without exception. First names, last names, middle names, combinations of. I've collected more over the years than I can possibly ever use in a single lifetime, but I keep the list going nonetheless. I tell my students that it's a habit, an act of attention, that will keep them engaged, keep them thinking about characters and stories, and how that match might get made.” ThinkingCharacterAttentionStudentsHabitLifetimeExceptionSingle Life Author:Jack Driscoll
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” IfsInspirationalLittlesMatterBigsMotivationalGoalAttitudeAchieveHabitPerfectionExcellenceExceptionLittle ThingsBig ThingsPrevailingMotivational CareerQuality WorkStriving For PerfectionStriving For ExcellenceWork Habits Book:My American Journey Source: My American Journey