--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # James Clear ## James Clear Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## James Clear Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Sep 1, 2016 ### [What You Should Focus on Instead of Setting Goals](https://time.com/4377097/success-tips-goals-systems/) There's another way of thinking about success *  Aug 24, 2016 ### [How to Get Back on Track With Your Goals](https://time.com/4403739/goals-setbacks/) Because we all slip up once in a while *  Apr 8, 2016 ### [What You Can Learn from a Military General About How to Build Better Habits](https://time.com/4285675/build-better-habits/) Apply military strategy to your daily life *  Mar 1, 2016 ### [How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the '2-Minute Rule' (1 Mar 2016)](https://time.com/4242052/2-minute-rule-procrastinating/) Every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less *  May 1, 2015 ### [How to Stick With Good Habits Every Day by Using the 'Paper Clip Strategy'](https://time.com/3833355/paper-clip-strategy/) Paper clips create a visual trigger that can help motivate a consistent habit [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 30, 2015 ### [The Myth of Multitasking: Why Having Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work](https://time.com/3833139/multitasking-myth/) We need to say no to being busy and say yes to being committed to our craft [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 29, 2015 ### [How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the '2-Minute Rule'](https://time.com/3833373/2-minute-rule/) Every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 28, 2015 ### [The Theory of Cumulative Stress: How to Recover When Stress Builds Up](https://time.com/3833397/cumulative-stress/) You have two options to bring sanity into your body and mind [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 27, 2015 ### [Warren Buffett’s '2 List' Strategy: How to Maximize Your Focus and Master Your Priorities](https://time.com/3833410/warren-buffetts-2-list-strategy-how-to-maximize-your-focus-and-master-your-priorities/) Eliminate ruthlessly and force yourself to focus [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/james-clear/","name":"James Clear"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/james-clear/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/james-clear/"},"name":"James Clear","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/james-clear/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```