Atomic Habits

Metadata

• Author: James Clear
• Full Title: Atomic Habits
• Category: #books

Highlights

• changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound into remarkable results if you’re willing to stick with them for years. (Location 149)
• “To write a great book, you must first become the book.” (Location 175)
• The backbone of this book is my four-step model of habits—cue, craving, response, and reward—and the four laws of behavior change that evolve out of these steps. (Location 185)
• “the aggregation of marginal gains,” which was the philosophy of searching for a tiny margin of improvement in everything you do. (Location 214)
• Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. (Location 249)
• It’s a hallmark of any compounding process: the most powerful outcomes are delayed. (Location 312)
• Plateau of Latent Potential. (Location 316)
• regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth. (Location 402)
• Behind every system of actions are a system of beliefs. (Location 458)
• Through mindful willpower alone, I managed to do it.” (Location 470)
• The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. (Location 475)
• True behavior change is identity change. (Location 481)
• Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity. (Location 488)
• Progress requires unlearning. Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity. (Location 512)
• More precisely, your habits are how you embody your identity. (Location 518)
• meaningful change does not require radical change. Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity. And if a change is meaningful, it actually is big. That’s the paradox of making small improvements. (Location 540)
• It is a simple two-step process: Decide the type of person you want to be. Prove it to yourself with small wins. (Location 555)
• Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits. It’s a two-way street. (Location 574)
• You can choose the identity you want to reinforce today with the habits you choose today. (Location 582)
• “behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated and those that produce unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.” (Location 616)
• feedback loop behind all human behavior: try, fail, learn, try differently. (Location 628)
• The 1st law (Cue): Make it obvious. The 2nd law (Craving): Make it attractive. The 3rd law (Response): Make it easy. The 4th law (Reward): Make it satisfying. (Location 767)