![]() ![]() In short, build habits that work for you. ![]() Choose another workout that suits your likes and needs. Do they align with your values? Do they suit your personality? Are they habits you even want to be building?įor example, don’t force yourself to do yoga every morning if you prefer high-intensity exercise. So if you are struggling to build habits that stick, take a look at the habits you are trying to build. ![]() I now build my daily schedule and wellness habits to work for me rather than against me. So when I struggled to wake up every day at 7 am I just assumed there was something wrong with me and it would get me down.īut James Clear implies there’s nothing wrong with you if you can’t build a habit.Īnd I’ve since applied this rule, not only to my habits but to my productivity as well. But the thing I didn’t do was ask myself whether I even wanted to build this habit in the first place and did this habit even match me and my lifestyle? I have a tendency to build habits because they seem trendy. Honestly, my head nearly exploded when I read this section because I had never even considered this before. … and habits that are in line with the person you want to become. So the habit you want to build would be, “I will read 5 pages of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ every night this month as soon as I get into bed after having brushed my teeth and before I fall asleep.”Ģ | Build habits to suit your personality Instead of saying “I’m going to read more this month” you need to be clearer with your action. So the trick is to be more precise and obvious with the habit(s) you are trying to build. And this comes down to the fact that we aren’t being specific enough with the habits we are trying to build.Īnd because we are making habits too difficult to achieve, we aren’t motivated enough to continue them. James Clear delves into why we fail to build habits in the first place. The 2 biggest key points and takeaways from Atomic Habitsġ | Get super specific with the habit you are trying to build I also felt that some of the stories he mentions weren’t really relevant or needed but nevertheless, it was a joy to read. I feel like James Clear could have condensed his points into a shorter book. The one downside though, was that I found the book too drawn out. The book includes some great diagrams and James summarises each chapter which is super helpful when you are reading productivity books like this.Įverything in this book is also extremely actionable! I made a heck of a lot of underlinings which are now all neatly typed up in my Notion workspace so I can keep going back and forth.Ītomic Habits is also really well laid out and makes reading about the science of habit building simple and digestible. What we really need to change are the systems that cause those results.” James Clear | Atomic HabitsĮven though Atomic Habits is essentially a personal development book, it’s still super easy to read.Īnd it didn’t take me long to read it at all but I kept going back to recap the main points. We think we need to change our results, but the results are not the problem. That’s the counterintuitive thing about improvement. “Achieving a goal only changes your life for the moment. So think of Atomic Habits as your step by step guide that takes you through these four fundamentals and shows you how to apply them to your life so you can successfully build habits that stick. These 4 laws act as “the backbone of every habit, and your brain runs through these steps in the same order each time.” ()Īnd by implementing these four behavioural changes, you are well on your way to becoming more productive, motivated and happy. James Clear puts it down to a 4-step pattern: Ok, so I bet you’re dying to find out how we can build habits that actually stick! If you truly want to live a “successful” life (placed in quotation marks here as success is subjective and its definition is up to you) then you need to put in the time and effort daily to build healthy habits that support your goals and productivity. It’s not as boring or arduous as you might think.Īnd by making these tiny changes daily, you are setting yourself up to achieve remarkable results in the long run.īut why do we need to build habits in the first place?Īs James Clear puts it, “success is the product of daily habits.” You might be thinking how can a book on habits be so popular?īecause James Clear shows us that habit-building can be easy and fun. How to build good ones and break bad ones. Just as the title says, Atomic Habits is all about habits. The lowdown on Atomic Habits by James Clear 2 | Build habits to suit your personality.1 | Get super specific with the habit you are trying to build.The 2 biggest key points and takeaways from Atomic Habits.The lowdown on Atomic Habits by James Clear. ![]()
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