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3-2-1: On enjoying your own company, what drives change, and editing your habits - James Clear

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“There are many elements of living a good life, but the first and most foundational is to love yourself and enjoy spending time with yourself. Go do things on your own so you learn to trust your mind and view it as a welcome companion. If someone declared, “Tomorrow you must spend the day alone” the hope is that you would reply, “That sounds like a good day!” The person who is at ease within finds every other space larger and more enjoyable.” II. “As far as I can tell, every great advance — whether in an individual life or the world at large — has come from dreams and attempts. Devise more dreams. Make more attempts.” III. A philosophy I heard recently and have found useful: “We look for reasons to say yes and only say no when we have to.” I. Writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley on the precursor to change: “Change is only possible through movement.” Source: The Art of Seeing​​​ II. Novelist Anne Lamott on the power of reading: “Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They

3-2-1: On enjoying your own company, what drives change, and editing your habits - James Clear 3-2-1: On enjoying your own company, what drives change, and editing your habits sent by James Clear July 24, 2025 3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “There are many elements of living a good life, but the first and most foundational is to love yourself and enjoy spending time with yourself. Go do things on your own so you learn to trust your mind and view it as a welcome companion. If someone declared, “Tomorrow you must spend the day alone” the hope is that you would reply, “That sounds lik

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