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> [“Trying to change our habits demands effort and effort takes energy - which is a cost. And our brains constantly look for ways to save effort. Furthermore, a change creates an uncomfortable feeling so naturally we try to avoid this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/trying-to-change-our-habits-demands-effort-and-effort-takes-energy/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

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## More by Peter Bevelin

> [“We don't try to change people. It doesn't work well... We accept people the way they are”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/we-don-t-try-to-change-people-it-doesn-t-work-well-we-accept-people/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

> [“If you want to guarantee yourself a life of misery, marry somebody with the idea of changing them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/if-you-want-to-guarantee-yourself-a-life-of-misery-marry-somebody/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

> [“Praise by name, criticize by category”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/praise-by-name-criticize-by-category/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

> [“Trying to change our habits demands effort and effort takes energy - which is a cost. And our brains constantly look for ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/trying-to-change-our-habits-demands-effort-and-effort-takes-energy/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

> [“The secret to being successful in any field is getting very interested in it... I could force myself to be fairly good in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/the-secret-to-being-successful-in-any-field-is-getting-very/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

> [“Show me a ten-foot wall and I'll show you an eleven-foot ladder”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bevelin/show-me-a-ten-foot-wall-and-i-ll-show-you-an-eleven-foot-ladder/)

[Peter Bevelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bevelin/)

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