Most people are not wired to work 9-5—long periods of steady, monotonous work. If your goal is to do inspired, creative work, you have to work like a lion. Sprint when inspired. Rest. Repeat. Sahil Bloom

Stability shuts down the brains learning centers.  Do hard things 70 percent of the time. 

It's the tipping points you have to watch for that might cause change to happen all at once. There is no apparent difference between an ice cube at 0 degrees and 31 degrees, but at 32 degrees, change occurs rather dramatically.  Underneath, there is change from 0 to 31, because otherwise the dramatic change at [...]

Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment. James Clear

You might have to wade through a lot of shit, which sucks, but that same shit can become the fertilizer that helps you grow and in ways that you may have never thought.  Embrace the shit.