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

by James Clear

In a fraction of a second, I had a broken nose, multiple skull fractures, and two shattered eye sockets.

Starting this way seems unnecessary…

My sense of smell returned,

Admittedly, I am skimming as of now

Despite my lackluster high school career,

Okay I’m reading again

A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and,

Shocking info. Breaking news. (I’m skimming again)

Maybe there are people who can achieve incredible success overnight. I don’t know any of them,

Okay, THANK YOU. First actual pull quote from this book.

“To write a great book, you must first become the book.”

Bullshit. We write to discover. I have read amazing books by people who had no idea what they were doing; they weren’t experts, they were ordinary writers asking curious questions.

since you picked up this book, I’m guessing you’d like to fulfill yours as well.

I picked up this book because my friend picked it for book club. I never would have otherwise, because this whole book can be distilled into a five-minute blog post.

cue, craving, response, and reward—and

Internal states—our moods and emotions—matter, too. In recent decades, scientists have begun to determine the connection between our thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

Good point; appreciate the switch up

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I’d really like to be done with the anecdotes, Jim.

how can you replicate this approach in your own life?

I skipped this whole section, soz

Too often, we convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action.

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.

Clever

We often dismiss small changes because they don’t seem to matter very much in the moment.

Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

it doesn’t matter how successful or unsuccessful you are right now. What matters is whether your habits are putting you on the path toward success.

Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits.

You get what you repeat.

Are you spending less than you earn each month? Are you making it into the gym each week? Are you reading books and learning something new each day?

Money, body weight, and book knowledge examples are really boring. Try harder, have better values.