Atomic HabitsTiny Changes, Remarkable Results: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.

A pop psychology by James Clear about how to build effective habits through a number of strategies.

citation

Clear, James. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. 2018. Print.

big ideas

1. small changes in behavior can lead to a big change in outcome
2. habits are primarily expressions of identity, not willpower
3. focus on the system, not the activity itself
4. excellence requires you to fall in love with boredom

quotes and notes

Anything wise in these pages you should credit to the many experts who preceded me. Anything foolish, assume it is my error.

• This is a nicely worded gesture of humility as an author.

Citation

Clear, James. Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.. 2018. digital.

Other content that links to this

• Note: excellence requires you to fall in love with boredom
• Note: habits are primarily expressions of identity, not willpower
• Note: habits provide evidence for our identity when we begin to doubt it
• Note: small changes in behavior can lead to a big change in outcome
• Note: focus on the system, not the activity itself