3-2-1: How to start a new habit, the power of responsibility, and prioritizing the long-term

von Alexander Wisnewski | 22. Sep. 2026

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3 IDEAS FROM ME

“When choosing a new habit many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?”

The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?”

Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale up when you have the time, energy, and interest.”

II.“Concentration produces wealth.

Diversification protects wealth.”

III. “Life rarely changes in a positive way without an increase in responsibility.

This is true in many areas: taking ownership of your health, committing to a relationship, starting a business, etc.

Whatever it is, if you want the trajectory to change, the amount of responsibility usually has to change.”

I. Writer Haruki Murakami on time and money:

“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.”

II. Farmer, novelist, and poet, Wendell Berry, on thinking long-term and acting in the long-term good:

“Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest.”

I. Writer Haruki Murakami on time and money:

“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.”

II. Farmer, novelist, and poet, Wendell Berry, on thinking long-term and acting in the long-term good:

“Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest.”