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3-2-1: On the best type of risk, three keys to improvement, and the purest form of generosity

James Clear · Nov 20, 2025

James Clear shares three of his own ideas on risk, improvement, and happiness, plus quotes from Simone Weil and Cicero and a question about wanting the lifestyle behind a result.

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