habits are primarily expressions of identity, not willpower
#idea for personal growth. You identity can in one sense be seen as a collection fo the things you do and put time and effort into. You can use this fact to reframe habit-forming as something that doesn't require heroics, but is just a "vote for the person you want to be", and that habits-provide-evidence-of-identity. Related to the idea to the-system-over-the-activity when trying to build a habit.
atomic-habits by James Clear
Similar to how habits-provide-evidence-of-identity.
The most practical way to change who you are is to change what you do. Each time you write a page, you are a writer.
- Every time you do something, you are it. I like that a lot.