{"id":53850,"date":"2021-11-11T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=53850"},"modified":"2021-11-15T13:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T17:34:05","slug":"the-slight-edge-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-slight-edge-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slight Edge Quotes by Jeff Olson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking for The Slight Edge quotes by Jeff Olson? What are some of the most noteworthy passages worth revisiting? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book The Slight Edge<\/em>, motivational speaker Jeff Olson argues that success and failure<\/a> are both a result of the “slight edge.” The slight edge is the idea that success is built over time with small disciplines executed on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a selection of The Slight Edge<\/em> quotes with explanations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Slight Edge<\/em>: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In The Slight Edge<\/em>, Jeff Olson teaches that success is built over time by committing to simple, small, daily disciplines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following The Slight Edge<\/em> quotes highlight some of his key ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrying to get rid of an unwanted habit is a bit like trying not to think about an elephant (the more you try not to think about it, the more you think about it). That\u2019s because what you focus on, grows. Which is why people who put a lot of energy into focusing on what they don\u2019t want, by talking about it, thinking about it, complaining about it, or fretting about it, usually get precisely that unwanted thing. It\u2019s tough to get rid of the habit you don\u2019t want by facing it head on. The way to accomplish it is to replace the unwanted habit with another habit that you do want. And creating new and better habits, ones that empower and serve you, is something you know how to do. You do it the same way you built any habit you have: one step at a time<\/a>. Baby steps. The slight edge.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Science shows you can only change a habit by replacing it with a new one. Complicating things, according to research, we\u2019re not consciously aware of at least 40% of our habits. Therefore, to change a harmful habit, you have to dismantle the subconscious mechanisms fueling that habit and plant new, more productive wiring in your brain.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olson notes that the first step to building habits<\/a> of success is to change your bad habits<\/a>. You can do this by building what\u2019s called an \u201cif-then\u201d plan, where you consciously train your mind to respond in a specific way to a specific situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To implement an if-then plan, use the following process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n