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#38 Atomic Habits Part III - Book Summary

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The Commitment and Consistency Principle

We tend to follow through when being held accountable because we don't want to be seen as lazy, inconsistent or untrustworthy. You're taking a public stance, your social reputation is on the line. So you've got more to lose. And I think like you were just saying, money isn't a pain for everyone, for someone who's really rich. But a pain that is, is like our social reputation. Of course. Then you're going to be losing. It's never, never, never going to be like, wow, he's so great for not doing what he said he'd do. Right?

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