Atomic habits

317 Shares Imagine you’re in IKEA. There’s the winding main road that everyone takes. But you know exactly where you want to go and you want to get there fast. So you take a shortcut and you’re there in no time. You saved time—and gained a nice feeling of superiority for using your brain rather than taking the obvious winding way. Habits are the shortcuts for our productivity. They help us work smarter and not harder. And in my quest for ever-improved habit-building no book has made a bigger impression than James Clear’s “ So get ready – this will be a long one. But each point Clear makes is definitely worth your time! The power of habits Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime transformations. Let’s quickly set the stage and explain why habits are worth the effort anyway. After all, they are small, right? Wrong, says Clear: “ They seem to make little difference on any given day and yet the impact they deliver over the months and years can be enormous.” This concept is known as “ the aggregation of marginal gains”. According to it, we need to search for a tiny margin of improvement in everything we do, because our success lies in gradual improvement, not in once-in-a-lifetime transformations. The aggregation of marginal gains How your habits shape your identity Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits. True behavior change is identity change. The true pow...

• Take the guesswork out of habit-building. 11 email lessons walk you through the first 30 days of a habit step-by-step, so you know exactly what to do. • Get the tools and strategies you need to take action. The course includes a 20-page PDF workbook (including templates and cheatsheets), plus new examples and applications that you can’t find in Atomic Habits. • Learn a framework that works for any habit. You can use this course to build any good habit – from getting fit, to saving for an early retirement, to daily meditation.

Rating: 5/5 The Book in Three Sentences • An atomic habit is a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do but is also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth. • Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. • Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you’re willing to stick with them for years. The Five Big Ideas • Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. • If you want better results, then forget about • The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become. • The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are (1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying. • Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior. Want a Free Copy of My Summary? Enter your email below, and I’ll send you a free PDF summary of Atomic Habits. (Includes exercises not found in the post.) Atomic Habits Summary Chapter 1: The Surprising Power of Tiny Habits “Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.” “You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.” “Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your fi...

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 10 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 a...

Here are a few incredible takeaways from Atomic Habits by James Clear. Every now and then a book comes around and changes my life. The book, written by James Clear, feels like the natural sequel to Charles Duhigg’s Here’s a fun video that we put together featuring some of our favorite takeaways from the book. The author’s last name perfectly sums up the defining feature of this book - Atomic Habits' is a clear explanation of what it takes to create and sustain a great habit. In a way, creating a good habit is almost indistinguishable from playing a game, this book shows you how. Together, with our friend Luis, we started a book club to discuss the book and came up with 21 powerful takeaways that we are excited to share with you today. All of these points were taken from Atomic Habits and re-examined with commentary in this article. I am in no way taking credit for them, but there are a few of my own personal stories scattered throughout. Download Atomic Habits Book Study Questions I have compiled a list of questions inspired by the book that really helped our book study. Even if you don't have a book club, these questions can be fun to ask a partner, friend, or coworker. There are also blanks in there for you to print out and write your own responses. Note: These questions are not officially endorsed by the author or publisher. Things We Learned in Atomic Habits Here is the list of awesome things we learned in this book. On that note, go 1. Habits are Like Trees It's weird...

If you only read one book in your life Atomic Habits by James Clear is the one you should read. Have you read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhugg? It’s a great book, isn’t it? Well, Atomic Habits takes what you learn in The Power of Habit and builds upon it in an astronomical way. The best part is its practicality. There are many pieces of advice you can apply in your life. Honestly, when I first started reading Atomic Habits for a book club called Book Brewers in Surabaya, Indonesia that I helped co-found I wasn’t expecting anything different from any other self-development book. But then I realized after reading and discussing it at Book Brewers’ second meeting that this is not just ‘some’ ordinary book. James Clear has done a superb job of mixing learning about habits and embodying lifelong learning. He’s a pretty sneaky guy because most people don’t want to read about lifelong learning unless they’re interested in lifelong learning specifically. But a lot of people are interested in building better habits and stopping bad ones. It’s in actuality a book about lifelong learning disguised as a book about habits. Well, good for James Clear. It’s about time someone stepped up to the plate and delivered an actionable product. That’s what Atomic Habits is. An actionable product. How to Approach Atomic Habits The best approach you can take while reading this book is to try different strategies to find out which one works best for you. Don’t try them all out at once. As Mr. Cl...