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Jonathan Safran Foer

The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed.

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The important issue is understanding what keeps a person committed to their new behavior after they have already decided to change. It’s not just about the initial motivation to start changing, but about what sustains that change over time.

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