不以结果为驱动，而以身份作为驱动

老师最近给大家推荐的atomic habits里面有一章叫identity：https://jamesclear.com/identity-votes

The basic idea is that the beliefs you have about yourself can drive your long-term behavior. Maybe you can trick yourself into going to the gym or eating healthy once or twice, but if you don't shift your underlying identity, then it's hard to stick with long-term changes.

Most people start by focusing on outcome-based goals like “I want to lose 20 pounds” or “I want to write a best-selling book.”

But these are surface level changes.

The root of behavior change and building better habits is your identity. Each action you perform is driven by the fundamental belief that it is possible. So if you change your identity (the type of person that you believe that you are), then it’s easier to change your actions.

你对自己的信念可以驱动你的长期行为。也许你可以欺骗自己去健身房或健康地饮食一两次，但是如果你不改变你潜在的身份，那么就很难坚持长期的改变。

大多数人一开始都把注意力放在基于结果的目标上，比如“我想减掉20磅”或者“我想写一本畅销书”。

但是这些都是表面水平的变化。

行为改变的根源和建立更好的习惯是你的身份。你所执行的每一个动作都是基于一个基本的信念，那就是它是可能的。所以如果你改变你的身份（你相信你是哪种人），那么你就更容易改变你的行为。

我做什么样的事情，不是取决于我得到什么样的结果，而是因为我是什么样的人。所以，相信自己是这样的人才是根本驱动。