“In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take care **to launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible** . . . **Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life**. Each lapse is like the letting fall of a ball of string which one is carefully winding up; a single slip undoes more than a great many turns will wind again.” —[[William James]], Psychology: Briefer Course --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[discipline]] , [[consistency]] , [[habits]] , [[bad-habits]] **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]