
The Fundamentals: Why Tiny Changes Make a Big Difference Chapter 1: The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits To write a great book, you must first become the book. With the same habits, you will end up with the same results but with better habits anything is possible. In the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits.
Where do I get greater returns than the average person?Ĭhanges that seem small and unimportant at first, will compound into remarkable results if you are willing to stick with them for years. What feels like fun to me, but work to others?. How can we design a world where it is easy to do what is right?. Am I becoming the type of person I want to become?. Who is the type of person that could get the outcome I want?. Success is not a goal to reach or a finish line to cross, it is system to improve, an endless process to refine. Habits are the backbone of any pursuit of excellence. Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way. It doesn’t matter what you are trying to become better at, if you only do the work when it is convenient or exciting, then you’ll never be consistent enough to achieve remarkable results. Habits form based on frequency, not time. When your dreams are vague, it is easy to rationalize little exceptions all day long, and never get around to the specific things you need to do to succeed.
We often say yes to little requests because we are not clear about what we need to be doing instead.Habits do not restrict freedom, they create it.You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.
In the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits.
Changes that seem small and unimportant at first, will compound into remarkable results if you are willing to stick with them for years.
He has also created good tools and media as companions to the book which are available for free, see links in the summary below. James Clear did a nice job of compiling and summarizing knowledge on habits from various sources and then adding specific actionable steps. An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones My Thoughts