- [x] When you can do it "good enough" on autopilot, you stop thinking about how to do it better - [x] you assume you're getting better because you're gaining experience. In reality, you're just reinforcing same habits, not improving them - [x] Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery. Need to combine habit with deliberate practice - [x] Masterey is the process of narrowing your focus to a tiny element of success, repeating it until you have internalized the skill, and then using teh new habit as the foundation to advance to the next frontier of your development - [x] it is precisely at the moment you begin to feel like you've mastered a skill that yo umust avoid slipping into the trap of complacency - [x] reflection and review enables the long-term improvement of all habits beacause it makes you aware of of mistakes and helps consider possible paths for improvement - [x] decision journal - record major decisions, why, and expected outcomes - [x] Yearly review (December) - - [ ] what went well, - [ ] what didn't, - [ ] what did I learn? - [x] Yearly review (June) - - [ ] what values drive life and work, - [ ] how am I living and working with integrity - [ ] how can I set a higher standard in the future - [x] reflection and review offeres an ideal time to revisit one of the most important aspects of behavior change: identity - [x] the more sacred an idea is to us, the more strongly we will defend it against criticism - [x] the tighter we cling to an identity the harder it becomes to grow beyond it - [x] when you cling too tightly to one identity, you become brittle. Lose that one and you lose yourself - [x] when chosen effectively, an identity can be flexible rather than brittle. Like water flowing around an obstacle, your identity works with the changing circumstances rather than against them