The other way I like to think about it is this: Everyone wants to be original I would love to be brilliant and original and a genius, but I'm not smart enough for that.

If you have better inputs, you naturally get better outputs. I hope you enjoy.īelow is an excerpt of the interview, but I encourage you to watch the full interview here:ĬLEAR: I find that almost every thought I have is downstream from what I consume. In this interview, Clear explains his process in detail and offers practical strategies to help us form better habits in the new year. I wanted to know: How did Clear build his brand? Why did he write a book? What mental frameworks does he use to generate ideas? And of course, what lessons can he share about how we can be more intentional about our day-to-day behavior? The internet is in like the second inning. Someone is starting the next 1 million-person email list right now. 'It seemed like blogs and newsletters had already peaked. 'When I began writing in 2012, I thought I was too late,' he says. He's one of the best and most interesting individual creators on the internet yet he had a moment of doubt that almost made him quit before he started. 'The thing about getting to a million subscribers is that it took me eight years, so I knew it was coming, you know what I mean?'Ĭlear, the author of New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, has been writing on his website since 2012. The first thing he did? 'I took a screenshot,' he said in an interview with The Profile. 5, James Clear refreshed the page and watched his email list hit 1 million subscribers.

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