I just recently finished reading Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
What’s tricky is that it takes an equally small amount of consistent negative behaviors to create significant unwanted consequences. Habitual self-degrading talk, though seemingly minor in the moment, reinforces lowered self-esteem and performance overall. Little stuff, unchecked, can create some of the worst problems.1
As many a wise person has remarked, it’s the little things that often count the most.
Source
1. Allen, David. Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life
