Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Changing who you are, is more important than focusing on what you want to achieve because it makes the change sustainable.

The concept of identity-based habits is better understood in terms of feedback loops.

The Habit Loop explains that all habits are formed in a four - stage procedure: cue, craving, response, and reward.

You need to become aware of your habits, because the process of behavior change starts with awareness.

Implementation intention and habit stacking are two effective strategies that can help you initiate and stick to desired habits.

Every living being has its own methods for sensing and understanding the world

The brain responds readily to attractive opportunities.

Do not delay rewards for good habits if you want them to stick.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.

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By becoming a lifelong learner, you leverage on the compounding ability of knowledge.

What separates winners from lovers is the system of continuous small improvements that the winners implement which helps them to achieve their goal.

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Character change should be your focus, not achievement.

Challenge your existing beliefs to grow into the best version of your

Your activities can help you change your identity for the better.

The most important value of habits is that they have the power to change what you believe about yourself

Habit formation begins with trial and error.

Habits are mental shortcuts learned from experience. As habits are created, the level of activity in the brain decreases. You learn to lock in on the cues that predict success and tune out everything else.

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Developing habits creates extra time that you can use to do things you want

The goal of every habit is the reward it p

To build good habits, there are four laws of Behavior Change that you can follow:

1. Make it obvious.

2. Make it attractive.

3. Make it easy.

4. Make it satisfying

To eliminate bad habits.

1. Make it disappear.

2. Make it unattractive.

3. Make it difficult.

4. Make it unrewarding.

There is more to you than your conscious self.

When something is a habit, you do it without conscious attention.

Habit Stacking: It's easier to learn a new habit when you attach it to an existing one.

You can make a habit desirable by creating visual cues for it.

Self-control needs an enabling environment to thrive.

Self - control works when you find yourself in a compromising situation unexpectedly.

Our cultural contexts determine the behaviors we lik

People imitate the habits of their friends, the tribe and the powerful ones.

FREQUENCY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DURATION WHEN IT COMES TO HABIT F

YOUR MOTIVATION IS HIGHEST WHEN YOU WORK ON TASKS THAT CHALLENGE YOU BUT YOU'RE SKILLED TO PERFORM.