“Decision-making when things show up instead of when they blow up is actually a habit that can be developed and enhanced. The trick is to get used the clean feeling of having decided, instead of sitting on a fence.” ShowsFeelingsUsedDecisionHabitSittingDecidedCleanBlowTricksDecision MakingFence Author:David Allen
“The trick to success is to choose the right habit and bring just enough discipline to establish it.” EnoughMotivationHabitDisciplineTricks Author:Gary W. Keller
“When I abandoned the smoking habit of more than three decades I was given a supposedly helpful pill called Wellbutrin. But as soon as I discovered that this was the brand name for an antidepressant, I tossed the bottle away. There may be successful methods for overcoming the blues but for me they cannot include a capsule that says: 'Fool yourself into happiness, while pretending not to do so.' I should actually want my mind to be strong enough to circumvent such a trick.” WantShouldMindMayEnoughThreeNamesStrongGivenSuccessfulFoolHabitOvercomingMethodDecadesTricksBrandsSmokingBeing SuccessfulHelpfulBottlesPretendingAbandonedPillsStrong EnoughAntidepressantsBrand Names Book:Hitch 22: A Memoir Source: Hitch 22: A Memoir
“I have to trick myself into writing a story - impose some arbitrary constraint to distract me from the constraints of my past habits or my fear that I don't have much to say.” WritingStoriesPastHabitTricksArbitraryConstraintsMy Past Author:Catherine Brady
“I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can sink a man's mind into habit, he will prevent his heart from engaging God. I was into habit.” IfsMenTryingMindBelieveHeartHardChristianEvilI BelieveReligiousHabitDevilTricksWasting TimeEngaging Book:Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality Source: Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality