Inspired by a prior post from James Clear’s weekly newsletter (terrific, by the way):
A great question to ask yourself when working on habits:
“What am I optimizing for?”
Or put another way, “Why am I doing this?”
If you can’t answer cogently, then why optimize.
It’s also a great question to ask yourself repeatedly throughout the day. It immediately focuses you on the larger task at hand.
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