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7 Lessons Learnt From Chapter 1 Of Atomic Habits

  • Small improvement compounded over time leads to massive overall growth.
  • Habits compound over time.
  • The plateau of disappointment
  • Focusing of good habits give better results that focusing on goals.
  • Happinesses should not be tied to goals
  • Goals can act against long term progress
  • Change bad habits by attacking the system

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Focus On Building Good Habits Not Goals

Your focus shouldn't be on your goals but rather the systems that help you attain those goals (your habits).

In sports , the wining and the losing team usually have same goals which is to win, yet one team end up on the losing side.

Rather than focusing your energy into a goal, channe...

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Change Bad Habits By Attacking The Systems Not The Habits

So you want to quit midnight snacking huh? You've been piling on the pounds and it's really getting to you now.

So what do you do?

When you notice yourself craving your favorite snacks after 8pm, you drink lots of water to trick yourself into filling fuller.

Does th...

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Happinesses Should Not Be Tied To Goals

When I make 20 sales calls, I'll be happy . When I get an A in chemistry, I'll finally be happy.

It has various forms in which it appears.

Once I achieve...I'll finally be happy. This creates a deep-seated conflict, what happens if you don't attain those goals?

By lovi...

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Small Improvement Compounded Over Time Leads To Massive Growth

Small Improvement Compounded Over Time Leads To Massive Growth

Despite it being quite obvious it is often ignored.

As a student wanting to ace that course you scored badly in the last semester, pulling an all nighter before the exam "could" give you a fair amount of push in your grades, true, it actual...

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Habits Compounds Over Time

Building a habit of reading a chapter of a book every day might seem like a small feat on any given day. It takes a little bit of effort to read at first but over time, you begin to adjust and it becomes a lot easier and effortless.

The more tasks you can handle without thinking, the more...

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The Plateau Of Disappointment

The Plateau Of Disappointment

Everyone has experienced this in one way or the other. After hitting the gym for a week with no noticable difference.

I don't have Arnolds arms yet ? Yeah, this isn't really working out as I expected, I better quit now.

The plateau of disappointment is a period of time when ...

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Goals Can Act Against Long Term Progress

Would you continue striving to be better if you've achieved your goal?

When goals are made priority over your systems(habits), when you've achieved your goals, you are very likely to revert into your previous unproductive habits.

This is one way that focusing solely on goal setting ca...

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