Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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Summary
The instant New York Times bestseller。 Over 1 million copies sold！
Tiny Changes， Remarkable Results
No matter your goals， Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day。 James Clear， one of the world's leading experts on habit formation， reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits， break bad ones， and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results。
If you're having trouble changing your habits， the problem isn't you。 The problem is your system。 Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change， but because you have the wrong system for change。 You do not rise to the level of your goals。 You fall to the level of your systems。 Here， you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights。
Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work。 Here， he draws on the most proven ideas from biology， psychology， and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible。 Along the way， readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists， award-winning artists， business leaders， life-saving physicians， and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field。
Learn how to:
- make time for new habits （even when life gets crazy）;
- overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- design your environment to make success easier;
- get back on track when you fall off course;
。。。and much more。
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success， and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship， an organization hoping to redefine an industry， or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking， lose weight， reduce stress， or achieve any other goal。
Tiny Changes， Remarkable Results
No matter your goals， Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day。 James Clear， one of the world's leading experts on habit formation， reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits， break bad ones， and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results。
If you're having trouble changing your habits， the problem isn't you。 The problem is your system。 Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change， but because you have the wrong system for change。 You do not rise to the level of your goals。 You fall to the level of your systems。 Here， you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights。
Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work。 Here， he draws on the most proven ideas from biology， psychology， and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible。 Along the way， readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists， award-winning artists， business leaders， life-saving physicians， and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field。
Learn how to:
- make time for new habits （even when life gets crazy）;
- overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- design your environment to make success easier;
- get back on track when you fall off course;
。。。and much more。
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success， and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship， an organization hoping to redefine an industry， or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking， lose weight， reduce stress， or achieve any other goal。
Reviews
David Indoff
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Frankly， some good points which would have fit into a ten page leaflet。 One of the typical American self-help-books that repeat over and over and over and over again， interspersed with case studies。
Kestutis
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Listened to Audiobook while on daily walks - doing the habit stacking while listening about habit stacking。Excellent and easily digestible book， full of examples。 Excellence comes one little step at a time。
Haqi Zou Fadillah
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Buku yang sangat aku rekomendasikan bagi kalian yang ingin memulai kebiasaan baik dan meninggalkan kebiasaan buruk。 Setiap orang punya target， tapi yang membedakan apakah dia berhasil atau tidak adalah bagaimana orang tersebut membentuk kebiasaan baik dalam proses。 Tidak perlu wah， tidak perlu sporadis。 Hanya perubahan kebiasaan baik sebesar 1% saja tapi dilakukan secara konsisten。 Buku ini akan memandu kalian bagaimana melakukan hal tersebut， lengkap dengan kisah inspiratif dari para tokoh suks Buku yang sangat aku rekomendasikan bagi kalian yang ingin memulai kebiasaan baik dan meninggalkan kebiasaan buruk。 Setiap orang punya target， tapi yang membedakan apakah dia berhasil atau tidak adalah bagaimana orang tersebut membentuk kebiasaan baik dalam proses。 Tidak perlu wah， tidak perlu sporadis。 Hanya perubahan kebiasaan baik sebesar 1% saja tapi dilakukan secara konsisten。 Buku ini akan memandu kalian bagaimana melakukan hal tersebut， lengkap dengan kisah inspiratif dari para tokoh sukses。 Buku ini sangat mudah dipahami dan dipraktikkan。 。。。more
Hana
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I really enjoyed reading this well-structured book。 In the following， I provide a brief summary of the book and my own takeaways。The book is around the idea of: Success is the result of our daily habits， not a sudden change。"Our identity" is what we do repeatedly。But why do we need to build habits？1。 It takes less energy from our brain2。 We react faster when facing repeatable things3。 Increases our skills when solving the same problem over and overAnother point: our progress in starting a new ha I really enjoyed reading this well-structured book。 In the following， I provide a brief summary of the book and my own takeaways。The book is around the idea of: Success is the result of our daily habits， not a sudden change。"Our identity" is what we do repeatedly。But why do we need to build habits？1。 It takes less energy from our brain2。 We react faster when facing repeatable things3。 Increases our skills when solving the same problem over and overAnother point: our progress in starting a new habit（can be a project） is not linear！ （It's more like a flight ✈️ taking off！） So， please be patient to see the results of your work:） [Forget Hollywood ego-driven and superficial movies]Golden Point: Don't plan your habits around results （ for example， don't say I wanna loose 20 pounds。 Instead， look at what steps/discipline others who have lost 20 pounds followed）But how to make a habit？There is cycle of 4 steps that we should repeat: 1。 The Sign （imagine your favorite dish！ How it smells！ 2。 The Desire （you really want to have that dish。 3。 Response （you go and have that dish） 4。 Reward （you really enjoyed your meal！） 🔁 If we understand this 4-step cycle， we can use it to build good habits or get rid of our bad habits！The rest of the book does a great job explaining each step in this cycle。 。。。more
Jeanie
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Thought provoking， informative and useful along with a truly pertinent topic。 what I really liked about this book is not being slowed down trying to remember vast amounts of information。
Ashley
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Great， memorable little nuggets of wisdom as well as an actual system to help you start and keep habits。 The idea of creating tiny goals and tying them to an identity you want to have instead of your previous identity were just two of the ideas in this book I'm excited to use。 Great， memorable little nuggets of wisdom as well as an actual system to help you start and keep habits。 The idea of creating tiny goals and tying them to an identity you want to have instead of your previous identity were just two of the ideas in this book I'm excited to use。 。。。more
Mella Refina
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I call it 'a book of how' but also a little about why and I've enjoyed it。 James Clear was able to offer a simple analogy to describe any systems which， if realized， would have occurred to me but had been overlooked。 It's like when you understand a topic and your reaction seems to be "unbelievable， that's right"。 There are a few words I think are questionable。 It makes me hard to understand so it takes so many times to read。 However， when you leave that page you find the answer in the following I call it 'a book of how' but also a little about why and I've enjoyed it。 James Clear was able to offer a simple analogy to describe any systems which， if realized， would have occurred to me but had been overlooked。 It's like when you understand a topic and your reaction seems to be "unbelievable， that's right"。 There are a few words I think are questionable。 It makes me hard to understand so it takes so many times to read。 However， when you leave that page you find the answer in the following pages。 On the other hand， there are still questionable， so you must be able to understand them for yourself。In this book， there are examples of events in which facts will lead us to a topic so that we are invited to read critically and guess the relation between the story and the topic to be discussed。 In my opinion， it's gonna take me a while to figure out some of the theories and graphs in this book。 But with the graph， it's much easier to understand what the writer means。 Atomic habits did much to help me organize the habits and how the habits were done because the book was full of ways also gave me clear instructions to run a system。The point of the book is: with the four laws of behavior change， you have a set of tools and strategies that you can use to build better systems and shape better habits。 Sometimes a habit will be hard to remember and you’ll need to make it obvious。 Other times you won’t feel like starting and you’ll need to make it attractive。 In many cases， you may find that a habit will be too difficult and you’ll need to make it easy。 And sometimes， you won’t feel like sticking with it and you’ll need to make it satisfying。And my problem is also presented in this book: Variable rewards or not， no habit will stay interesting forever。 At some point， everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom。 I can guarantee that if you manage to start a habit and keep sticking to it， there will be days when you feel like quitting。 But stepping up when it’s annoying or painful or draining to do so， that's what makes the difference between a professional and an amateur。 The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over。 You have to fall in love with boredom。And I got that point。 。。。more
Arinn Dembo
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My reading resolution this year was to read a lot more non-fiction， and this was one of five books recommended as helpful by author Tade Thompson。 I found it interesting that he had read so many books about work habits， productivity， minimalism etc。， so I decided to get a copy of this。It's actually quite good！ Very simple， very systematic， and breaks down a method of abandoning bad habits and building good ones that actually may work for the majority of people。 I have already been trying to shuf My reading resolution this year was to read a lot more non-fiction， and this was one of five books recommended as helpful by author Tade Thompson。 I found it interesting that he had read so many books about work habits， productivity， minimalism etc。， so I decided to get a copy of this。It's actually quite good！ Very simple， very systematic， and breaks down a method of abandoning bad habits and building good ones that actually may work for the majority of people。 I have already been trying to shuffle its insights into my own thinking and finding ways to use the method to improve my own life--get a bit more exercise， eat a few more salads， write a few more words per day， all the goals that a person sets every year。The concept of the 1% improvement that leads to big changes over time appeals to me。 I am going to keep trying， and I definitely recommend the book to anyone who is looking to make changes for the better in their life。 。。。more
Emily Zhao
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This book was assigned reading for my 100 days of making class， but I never actually bothered to check it out。 It was only when my boyfriend started his daily practice， in the same class， and reading the book a year later， that I finally got around to picking it up。I've always expected myself to make big， changes。 If I really wanted something， then I'd be able to turn it around right？ No。 I love the idea of 1% changes over and over again， because it's simply not undoable。 Make it impossible to f This book was assigned reading for my 100 days of making class， but I never actually bothered to check it out。 It was only when my boyfriend started his daily practice， in the same class， and reading the book a year later， that I finally got around to picking it up。I've always expected myself to make big， changes。 If I really wanted something， then I'd be able to turn it around right？ No。 I love the idea of 1% changes over and over again， because it's simply not undoable。 Make it impossible to fail， might be another James Clear-ism。 This is best illustrated by how many books， this one included， I've already read this year in 2021。 I've always wanted to read more books， but couldn't seem to do it。So me and my boyfriend started the year determined to read every night before bed。 "One page minimum，" he laid down the ground rules。 "One page is infinitely greater than zero pages。 If we read one page every night， we will eventually finish a book。"So simple， so true！ So here's to book #5。 It was hard to stick with at times because it's quite dry， but I never stopped reading it。 I would always read a bit here and there， and now I've finished it。 So it works。 1 page or 1 percent consistently will lead you to succeed。 This is proof of that :） 。。。more
Muriel Almeida
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The minute I started reading this book， I started implementing the tactics I needed to start my habits and keep them。 James Clear writes about the truth of human nature and how we can fight our laziness and power through with just a little bit of motivation and a lot of ambition。 Using real world examples， Atomic Habits is a book that will keep you referencing what it is to make a habit stick。 And no doubt， it will！
Oneeb
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Habits are nothing but solutions found to manage life problems。1。 Habits are formed through repeated actions over a course of time2。 Atomic habits are small improvements in behaviour that over time compound into full blown behaviour and positive thingsThree layers of change:1。 Outcome driven habits: Habits focused on end result。 If you adapt actions to serve finite purpose ， they will become finite。 These habits are not beneficial in long term because once the reward us achieved， they lose meani Habits are nothing but solutions found to manage life problems。1。 Habits are formed through repeated actions over a course of time2。 Atomic habits are small improvements in behaviour that over time compound into full blown behaviour and positive thingsThree layers of change:1。 Outcome driven habits: Habits focused on end result。 If you adapt actions to serve finite purpose ， they will become finite。 These habits are not beneficial in long term because once the reward us achieved， they lose meaning。2。 Process based habits: It focuses on a systemic level and pushes you to form habits that lead to successful results ， thereby becoming inherent in long term。3。 Identify based habits: Systems required to reach your chosen identity are informed by characteristics of that identity。Four stages of habit formulation:1。 Cue: the element which triggers the brain to notice opportunity （make it obvious）2。 Craving: Emotional relevance attached to a certain cue （make it attractive）3。 Response: Actual behaviour performed to elicity the change you desire。 （Make it easy）4。 Reward: Satisfaction gained from action taken （make it satisfying）If one of those stage fail， the habit is not formed。If you remove cue， the brain is not activated。If you remove craving， you have no need to act。If the response is too hard， you won't be able to do it again。 If the reward is not satisfying， you have no reason to want to attain it againHow to break bad habits:1。 Cue: Make it invisible2。 Craving: Make it unattractive3。 Response: Make it difficult4。 Reward: Make it unsatisfying5 personality traits to chose the right habits:1。 Openness to experience: From curious and daring to cautious and unvarying2。 Conscientiousness: From organised and methodical to spontaneous and relaxed3。 Extroversion: From sociable to reclusive4。 Agreeableness: From kind and caring to difficult and withdrawn5。 Neuroticism: From fretful and sensitive to assured and resilientGoldilocks rule:If a challenge is too easy， you lose interest。If a challenge is too hard， you become frustrated or disheartened。There is a balance required between increasing task difficulty just enough to stay interesting and keep difficulty at a point where success can be attainedIf your actions don't change， hard work is pointless and your results won't change。Reflection:Reflect on habits and behaviour and make small adjustments to optimise and refine them。 。。。more
Olivia
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There are some really helpful ideas and resources within this book。 A lot of the examples are elaborated on as if they're profound， when in reality they're quite basic and obvious。 However， that's partly the point of the book， to make the process of building habits simple and clear。 There are some really helpful ideas and resources within this book。 A lot of the examples are elaborated on as if they're profound， when in reality they're quite basic and obvious。 However， that's partly the point of the book， to make the process of building habits simple and clear。 。。。more
Sean Curtis
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4。5 Atoms out of 5Sometimes I feel that writers in the self-development genre seem to waffle on a lot， trying to fill their books with too many exemaples of there great ideas。 The James Clear has an approachable writing style， where he has succinctly informs the reader about some great ideas/methods on how to make or break a habit。 Learning about the psychology behind habits was particularly interesting to me。 The chapter summaries at end of each chapter are handy。 This book will be great to go 4。5 Atoms out of 5Sometimes I feel that writers in the self-development genre seem to waffle on a lot， trying to fill their books with too many exemaples of there great ideas。 The James Clear has an approachable writing style， where he has succinctly informs the reader about some great ideas/methods on how to make or break a habit。 Learning about the psychology behind habits was particularly interesting to me。 The chapter summaries at end of each chapter are handy。 This book will be great to go back to and re-read in parts， and this will cut the time down if I’m searching for a particular topic。 。。。more
Sarah Brooks
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I listened to this audiobook and really enjoyed the practical tips that were offered in both creating new good habits and overcoming bad habits。 Many of the ideas are discussed in other self help and motivational books but they are manageable and practical。 I would recommend this book to spark some positive choices and thinking for anyone who needs a push
Sheila Hirschauer
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I've always been pretty good about developing good habits and skipping past bad ones - it was interesting to learn more about why things stick the way they do。 He gives lots of great examples。 The concepts provided can be translated into work life or personal life and he breaks it down step by step。 I've always been pretty good about developing good habits and skipping past bad ones - it was interesting to learn more about why things stick the way they do。 He gives lots of great examples。 The concepts provided can be translated into work life or personal life and he breaks it down step by step。 。。。more
Karthik Nandula
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Amazing book for building good habits and breaking bad ones。 To the point and short read。
Linda Hulsey-Magness
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I was a bit disappointed with this book。 It came highly recommended by many people。 It had some good points， but really was just a spin on The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg。 Most of the suggestions and insight came from Duhigg's book， which I highly recommend。 I was a bit disappointed with this book。 It came highly recommended by many people。 It had some good points， but really was just a spin on The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg。 Most of the suggestions and insight came from Duhigg's book， which I highly recommend。 。。。more
Jeri
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If you are in a motivation slump （especially now with all the thoughts pieces on how everyone is hitting a wall hard with covid）， this book may provide a shove in the right direction。 James' approach through explaining the psychology behind habits - good and bad - with real life examples takes some of the pressure off ourselves of asking why we do the things we do。 It has helpful reminders that the productivity-driven world we live in today was not what the human brain is currently evolved to na If you are in a motivation slump （especially now with all the thoughts pieces on how everyone is hitting a wall hard with covid）， this book may provide a shove in the right direction。 James' approach through explaining the psychology behind habits - good and bad - with real life examples takes some of the pressure off ourselves of asking why we do the things we do。 It has helpful reminders that the productivity-driven world we live in today was not what the human brain is currently evolved to navigate well。 Many of our bad habits are driven by the wiring in our brains meant to keep us alive （i。e。， overindulging in carbs and sugar that are calorie dense and were once hard to find）。 It also reminds us that the society of today is designed to be addictive。 Billions of dollars are spent just to develop the perfect potato chip or learning how to keep social media users scrolling their timelines filled with ads。 It takes patience and repetition to combat your bad habits and develop good ones。 A key distinction I think could have been hit on more in the book: there really are no good or bad habits （within reason obviously）， it is more so what matters to you and what your morals and ideals define。 One person's bad habitats can very well be another's good habits。 Don't let comparisons to other's goals and lifestyles be a point of contention with yourself。I find this discussion useful in combating my perfectionist tendencies。 It is a reminder that 1） perfectionism is impossible and not a thing， and 2） it's okay to slip up and make mistakes。 As long as you put in the effort and consistency， you are investing in your future and the self you want to become。 Who cares if your habit starts off with just reading a page a night at first？ You're one step closer to reading every day than you were when you talked yourself out of starting small because that's not big enough。 If you're reading every night （or whatever frequency your goal is）， even if it is just one page， you are a reader！ In taking these actions， we are being the person we want to be。There are so many useful nuggets of advice in this book。 Try some out and take what works， leave the rest。 Habit tracking not your thing？ Doesn't matter！ All that matters is what works best for you in developing habits and skills and fine-tuning your systems to push yourself towards who and what you want to be。TLDR; this book has helpful insights that make big dreams and achievements seem possible because the habits that will get you there can start small and compound on each other。 。。。more
Elaine
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The writing style of little stories and facts to back up what was being said kept me reading。 Practical suggestions to change your habits。 I've already started using some of the suggestions。 The writing style of little stories and facts to back up what was being said kept me reading。 Practical suggestions to change your habits。 I've already started using some of the suggestions。 。。。more
Teri Temme
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Loved it！ 1%。 Constant and never-ending improvement。 Bravo！
Julia Welch
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Solid 3。5 star。 There was a lot of really practical tactics for implementing new practices into your life。 I learned a lot from reading this and know what actions to take to start building new habits， which is great。 My one knock on this book is how many times the author directs you to his website （not sure if this is only part of the audible version）。 It comes across pushy and sales oriented and took me away from the content。
Arseny
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A lightweight exploration of the inner workings of our brains。 Shows you how much of a robot you are and gives tips on how to reprogram yourself into the kind of robot you would like to be。
Deb Hicks
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Some very good reminders about what motivates us。 I felt like I was back in grad school with my behaviorist professor explaining human behavior。 Good book。 （I did the audio of this book and I’m glad I did。）
Emily
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3。5 stars。 I sometimes found it superficial， yet when I was finished I found myself thinking about it often and referencing these ideas to friends， so I think the impact was greater than it felt at times。 There's no denying that Clear lays out a succinct， actionable approach for self improvement that will help you stop making excuses and just get starting doing the thing you know you should do。 3。5 stars。 I sometimes found it superficial， yet when I was finished I found myself thinking about it often and referencing these ideas to friends， so I think the impact was greater than it felt at times。 There's no denying that Clear lays out a succinct， actionable approach for self improvement that will help you stop making excuses and just get starting doing the thing you know you should do。 。。。more
Rachel
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This was an easy read but very informative， formulated a desire to share some of the examples of the points made with others。 It stated the obvious but not in a negative fashion as it aided my understanding。 Recommend this whoever wants to build good habits or diminish their bad ones。 And yes， I felt the need to right this review in the way that I did。
Đăng Vũ
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Atomic Habits - James ClearThe fundamentalsBrailsford said， “The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike， and then improve it by 1%， you’ll get a significant increase when you put them all together”。 You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results…Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits…You get when you repeat。 Forget about goals， focus on systems instead… Goals ar Atomic Habits - James ClearThe fundamentalsBrailsford said， “The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike， and then improve it by 1%， you’ll get a significant increase when you put them all together”。 You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results…Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits…You get when you repeat。 Forget about goals， focus on systems instead… Goals are about the results you want to achieve。 Systems are about the processes that lead to those results。 Bill Walsh， “The score takes care of itself”Ultimately， it is your commitment to the process will determine your progress。 You do not rise to the level of your goals。 You fall to the level of your systemsOnce your pride gets involved， you will fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits… What you do is an indication of the type of person you believe that you are - either consciously or unconsciously。 New identities require a new evidence。 if you keep casting the same votes you have always cast， you’re going to get the same results you have always had。 If nothing changes， nothing is going to change。It It’s a simple two-step process:1。 Decide the type of person you want to be。 2。 Prove it to yourself the small wins。Feedback loops。 Your habits shape your identity and your identity shapes your habits…Formation of all habits is a feedback loop， but it’s important to let your values， principles， and identity drive the loop rather than your results。 The focus should always be on becoming that type of person not getting a particular outcome。 The 1st law: Make it obviousIf a habit remains mindless， you can’t expect to improve it…”Until you make the unconscious conscious， it will direct your life and you will call it fate”。 Implementation intention is: “When situation X arises， I will perform response Y。”“I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION]。”“After [CURRENT HABIT]， I will [NEW HABIT]。”Be specific and clear…The more tightly bound your new habit is to a specific cue， the better the odds are that you will notice when the time comes to act。 Behavior is a function of the Person in their Environment。 Our behavior is not defined by the objects in the environment but by our relationship to them…Stop thinking about your environment as filled with objects。 Start thinking about it as filled with relationships。 It is easier to associate a new habit with a new context than to build a new habit in the face of competing cues…”One space， one use。” You may be able to resist temptation once or twice， but it is unlikely you can muster the will power to override your desires every time。 The second law: Make it attractiveDynamic contrast， which refers to items with a combination os sensations…keep the experience novel and interesting， encourage you…Dopamine is released not only when you experience pleasure， but also when you anticipate it。 “A genius is not born， but is educated and trained”The third law: Make it easyWhen you’re in motion， you’re planning and strategizing and learning…Sometimes motion is useful， but it will never produce an outcome itself…Sometimes we do it because we actually need to plan or learn more。 But more often than not， we do it because motion allows us to feel like we are making progress without running the risk of failure…You want to delay failure…When preparation becomes a form of procrastination， you need to change something。 You don’t want merely planning， you want to be practicing。 Get your reps in。 Habits are the entry point， not the end point。 A habit must be established before it can be improved…You have to standardize before you can optimize。 The fourth law: Make it satifying“The sweeter the first fruit of a habit， the more bitter are its later fruits。”The Cardinal Rule of Behavior Change: What is immediately rewarded is repeated。 What is immediately punished is avoided。 “Don’t break the chain”Advanced tacticsThe greatest tgreat to success is not failure but boredom。 Reflection and review offers an ideal time revisit one of the most important aspects of behavior change: identity。 The tighter we cling to an identity， the harder it becomes to grow beyond it。 Like water flowing around an obstacle， your identity works with the changing circumstances rather than against them。 “Men are born soft and supple;deaf， they are stiff and hard。 Plants are born tender and pliant;dead， they are stiff and inflexibleis a disciple of death。 Whoever is soft and yieldingis a disciple of life。 The hard and stiff will be broken。 The soft and supple will prevail。”- Lao TzuObvious， attractive， easy， satisfyingIt’s remarkable what you can build if you just don’t stop。 “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how。” - Friedrich Nietzsche。 。。。more
Zoé
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ugh， no。
Amalie Rabjerg
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i always rate self help， memoirs and history books high， cus I always learn a great deal。。 this was really really good tho。 I will be checking out the website and I want to create a bunch of new habits， correction I have wanted to create new habits for a long time and now I have the tools to do so。 Recommend！
Rob
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In Atomic Habits， author James Clear argues that when setting out to accomplish a goal or task， we focus too much on the goals and not enough on the systems that are required to realize our goals。 In challenging the traditional view of goal setting， Clear presents a number of problems with goal setting， stating， 1。 Winners and losers have the same goals2。 Achieving a goal only brings momentary change3。 Goals restrict happiness （we defer happiness until the goal is reached）4。 Goals are at odd In Atomic Habits， author James Clear argues that when setting out to accomplish a goal or task， we focus too much on the goals and not enough on the systems that are required to realize our goals。 In challenging the traditional view of goal setting， Clear presents a number of problems with goal setting， stating， 1。 Winners and losers have the same goals2。 Achieving a goal only brings momentary change3。 Goals restrict happiness （we defer happiness until the goal is reached）4。 Goals are at odds with long term progress He then goes on to say， “You do not rise to the level of your goals。 You fall to the level of your systems。” Our habits are our systems。 The little changes we can make today will yield large returns if we stick to the good habits we establish。 We can build long lasting habits by understanding the psychology of habit formation， or as Clear puts it: “Cue-->Craving-->Response-->Reward。” With that framework in mind， Clear then presents what he deems “The Four Laws of Behavior Change，” which are: 1。 Make it （the habit） obvious2。 Make it attractive3。 Make it easy4。 Make it satisfying The book is broken into sections that provide details about each law and its inverse。 Clear uses relevant data and memorable anecdotes to illustrate his ideas in an informative and inspiring way。 I found many of his ideas for implementing change very helpful as well。 Overall， I would recommend this book to anyone who struggles to achieve their goals。 The book is very quick and easy to read， but I recommend taking it slowly to allow the principles to settle into your mind。 I took almost two months to read it， which is much longer than I normally take to read a book。 In that time， I have stopped drinking caffeine （I was drinking almost 12 diet cokes a day）， and I have begun exercising regularly。 Many of the strategies Clear outlines have been helpful to me。 I am less focused on losing weight， and more focused on becoming the kind of person who values health。 I guess check in with me next year to see if the habits stick。 For now， I am grateful to have read this book and implemented some of its ideas。 。。。more
Gwenyth Love
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