We’ve covered a lot of books on habits-from The Power of Habit and The Creative Habit to Superhuman by Habit and Mini Habits. Now, I rarely say a book is a must-read but this one’s as close as it gets. (We’ll talk about the math behind +1% daily gains in our first Big Idea.) He’s a great writer and distills the essence of habit formation into, well, its fundamental components-the “atomic” structure if you will-while showing us how those TINY little incremental improvements add up to MIGHTY results. Millions of people visit it every month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his email newsletter. James Clear has a super-popular website ( ). This is the meaning of the phrase atomic habits -a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source of incredible power a component of the system of compound growth.” At first, these tiny routines seem insignificant, but soon they build on each other and fuel bigger wins that multiply to a degree that far outweighs the cost of their initial investment. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement. Just as atoms are the building blocks of molecules, atomic habits are the building blocks of remarkable results. They are little habits that are part of a larger system. But atomic habits are not just any old habits, however small. By now, you’ve probably realized than an atomic habit refers to a tiny change, a marginal gain, a 1 percent improvement. It is also one of the deeper meanings behind the word atomic. You fall to the level of your systems.įocusing on the overall system, rather than a single goal, is one of the core themes of this book. You do not rise to the level of your goals. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. “If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you.
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