Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

Oct 2018 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 15 million copies sold!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

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.

Ratings and reviews

This book was told from a very pretentious viewpoint and did nothing. It is poorly written, unfunny and unexciting. The whole science behind it was about comparing James Clear's workout routine with his blogging routine. Not everyone works out. Not everyone wants to look like The Rock in Fast and Furious. Unfortunately, for those people, Clear tries to convince his audience that, for him, a body that looks unnaturally deformed is a sign of success. The whole book comes back to this point and it still feels weird and strange to listen to someone obsess about the disgustingly deformed size of his unappealing body. For those reasons, this book started, continued and ended flat.

Favourite Quote : If you are 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. (Chapter 1) Favourite Chapter : Chapter 15 shares about how a couple wanted to develop a habit of not eating out. They labelled their savings account ‘Trip to Europe’ so whenever they decide to skip a meal outside, they put the amount of money that will be used for eating out into the ‘Trip to Europe’ account. This action creates awareness of how much money they can save from not eating out. The main point is that when we want to stop a bad habit. It should be rewarded with a tangible benefit that felt satisfying. Who should read it : This book is for those who always have a new resolution but always failed to achieve it. This book teaches us to develop small habits that can help us sustain what we want to achieve in our resolution.

this book is so usefull I learned from it that habits are like atoms they are so small and unoticeable but they are the elements that make up the world, and so are habits,small habits can make up the greater good or the greater worse determind by your system goal aren't more important than the system.The goals are motivations that are temporary after you achieve your goal you are least likely to continue the system thats why setting goals can be unhelpful sometimes.Now all that I learned from the free 45 pages.

About the author

James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. The book has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Clear is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work has been featured in places like Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His popular "3-2-1" email newsletter is sent out each week to more than 3 million subscribers.