# James Clear ![[2025-08-22_James_Clear.jpg]] James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of [[Atomic Habits]]. James Clear is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in places like Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His "3-2-1" email newsletter is sent out each week to more than > 1 million subscribers. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[James Clear]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[James Clear]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[An expert is someone who, over many years, manages to remain confident enough to keep trying and humble enough to keep learning]] - [[Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become]] - [[Hard work includes hard thinking]] - [[It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it]] - [[It's hard to build momentum if you keep dividing your attention]] - [[Make mistakes, just don't make them permanent]] - [[Most of the time you don't need more information, you need more courage]] - [[Not taking things personally is a superpower]] - [[Sometimes rest is the highest leverage action]] - [[The most useful form of patience is persistence. Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect]] - [[What looks like skill is often persistent revision]] - [[What looks like talent is often careful preparation]] - [[When you choose who to follow on Twitter, you are choosing your future thoughts]] - [[You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems]] - [[You only need to know the direction, not the destination. The direction is enough to make the next choice]] - [[Your success depends on the risks you take. Your survival depends on the risks you avoid]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[James Clear]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[James Clear]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Atomic Habits (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->