An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones Lessons Learns from James Clear Book. with Advice and Suggestions
eBook, 319 pages
English language
Published July 22, 2022 by Avery.
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 …
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.
I speed listened to this book to try and gain some traction in life after realizing I have very very few positive habits. I was surprised to hear some gems towards the end, like adapting habits to our personality types. Although I sped through it, there are some worksheets which are online and can provide some really useful practical tools, I am looking to use those
Not surprising, because I've been told, from many different reliable sources that this isn't the typical self help book. So I'd be lying if I said I was expecting a bald guy telling me it takes hard work to get a yacht.
I loved this. It provided a simple, comprehensive framework for improving your life. It even gets into the typical excuse of limiting your freedom with good habits (which was a big issue of mine). It doesn't try to pretend human limitations don't exist, or that you're supposed to be able to just shut off all your flaws to achieve your goal. It gives you tips, and the framework mostly aims at working around your stupid lizard brain. It gives you practical ideas on how to make things work, not just lofty statements and out of context quotes.
It has a predetermined scope, and gives you the freedom to …
Not surprising, because I've been told, from many different reliable sources that this isn't the typical self help book. So I'd be lying if I said I was expecting a bald guy telling me it takes hard work to get a yacht.
I loved this. It provided a simple, comprehensive framework for improving your life. It even gets into the typical excuse of limiting your freedom with good habits (which was a big issue of mine). It doesn't try to pretend human limitations don't exist, or that you're supposed to be able to just shut off all your flaws to achieve your goal. It gives you tips, and the framework mostly aims at working around your stupid lizard brain. It gives you practical ideas on how to make things work, not just lofty statements and out of context quotes.
It has a predetermined scope, and gives you the freedom to pick and choose your goal. But the framework can be applied to mostly everything, and I've been practicing it to the best of my abilities lately. Readable, with graphs, simple explanations, common pitfalls. Structured well.
And my favorite thing about it, which I wish was mentioned at the end. This book is very likely your first atomic habit. It lends itself to such a framework perfectly. Short chapters that always end at the right time, summaries to write into your brand new journal.
Time will tell whether this was anything close to life changing, but I like the effect it gives. It doesn't motivate you, because motivation wanes. It helps you make a plan, then build on it incrementally, and through trial and error, achieve your goals, whatever they might be.
Key to this book is the idea of small but compounded changes.
Full of useful examples, lessons, and very pragmatic and practical. I am very glad that I picked it up.
One star is missing, because, just like many self help books, this suffers from the vice of unnecessary elongation.
This book could have had 30 pages less and be equally effective.
One full star removed for 30/40 pages? Not quite. The style of this book also matters. Whenever। a new concept is introduced, the author starts a story. This was true for all of the concepts. This was a little tiring to read.
Padded to draw out the length, but informative
Sustains
- clear info on the psychology of behavior
- good use of end-of-chapter summaries
Improves
- repeated information to pad the text to a more “book-worthy” length
- could bring in documentation that is only available on the author’s website as lead magnets (I don’t want to give up my email to get info that is a part of the book; I just want to read the book)
There's a lot about this book that I like, and that has helped me. Specifically the parts about breaking large daunting habits down into smaller achievable pieces, chaining habits together so that doing one makes you do others, and generally making habits enjoyable and convenient. There's a lot of practical advice. My only problem is that the book is framed from the perspective of an athlete who's striving for excellence. That's by no means unusual in self help books written by American men. I just don't derive a lot of motivation from a need to prove myself through competition.
I thought the book was good. It seemed to cover a lot of the same ideas as "The Power of Habit", though this book is more focused on putting the ideas into practice as opposed to the science behind why things work. Also, I read the Spanish translation since that's the version read by most of the people that recommended me this book.
I was expecting this to be the kind of book that has a big idea that could easily be explained in an article, but has to be lengthened to sell it. It ended up being a good length and worth it.
2nd: Clear’s newsletter notified everyone that the hardcover is 40% off, and a second read-through helped a lot. I saw where I’m still slacking, and was reminded of things I skipped the first time, like his annual review and integrity report. It’s still the best combination of habits/self-improvement/psychology. The book requires homework but it’s worth the time.
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1st: Combines many useful books and ideas into one actionable read. Compounding 1% daily, habit stacking, desired rewards, systems over goals, two-minute habits, discipline = freedom, etc.
A hugely enjoyable and easy to read book on habit forming, which both manages to bust some myths (no, doing something for X days will not form a habit) and contains a very simple insight: while goals work really well to achieve specifics, it is habits which truly change you for the better.
Great thoughts on how to build habits by habit stacking, shaping your environment among others.
For some reason this book took me a long time to finish, I think that maybe I was avoiding it because I felt guilty I wasn’t creating any new healthy habits while I was reading it. But I did finish it and I can say it deserves all the praise it’s got so far. James Clear was able to structure a simple yet powerful process for us to implement new habits, and to help us understand how and why habits impact our lives in weather good or bad. I’ve definitely included into my life some of the tools and practices he described here. I recommend anyone to read this book along with “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson for a powerful combination.
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