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FIGURE 3: There are three layers of behavior change: a

change in your outcomes, a change in your processes, or a


change in your identity.

The first layer is changing your outcomes. This level is


concerned with changing your results: losing weight, publishing a
book, winning a championship. Most of the goals you set are
associated with this level of change.
The second layer is changing your process. This level is
concerned with changing your habits and systems: implementing a
new routine at the gym, decluttering your desk for better workflow,
developing a meditation practice. Most of the habits you build are
associated with this level.
The third and deepest layer is changing your identity.
This level is concerned with changing your beliefs: your worldview,
your self-image, your judgments about yourself and others. Most of
the beliefs, assumptions, and biases you hold are associated with
this level.
Outcomes are about what you get. Processes are about what you
do. Identity is about what you believe. When it comes to building
habits that last—when it comes to building a system of 1 percent
improvements—the problem is not that one level is “better” or
“worse” than another. All levels of change are useful in their own
way. The problem is the direction of change.
Many people begin the process of changing their habits by
focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-

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