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James Clear, “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement,” author’s quotation page.
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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
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Quotle.info. “Who really said ‘Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement’?” Last verified 9 Nov 2026. https://quotle.info/who-said/habits-are-the-compound-interest-of-self-improvement/