James Clear

James Clear presents strategies to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that help lead to an improved life.

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results : an Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Atomic Habits

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if you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time youre done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you'll decline nearly down to zero. What Starts as a small win or minor setback accumulates into something much more 

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now. People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits. In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter. Along the way, he tells inspiring stories of Olympic gold medalists, leading CEOs, and distinguished scientists who have used the science of tiny habits to stay productive, motivated, and happy. These small changes will have a revolutionary effect on your career, your relationships, and your life. ________________________________ A NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A supremely practical and useful book.' Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck 'James Clear has spent years honing the art and studying the science of habits. This engaging, hands-on book is the guide you need to break bad routines and make good ones.' Adam Grant, author of Originals 'Atomic Habits is a step-by-step manual for changing routines.' Books of the Month, Financial Times 'A special book that will change how you approach your day and live your life.' Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way

The life-changing million copy bestseller

"Habits are a double edge sword. Bad habits can cut you down just as easily as good habits can build you up, which is why understanding the details is crucial. You need to know how habits with and how to design them to your liking, so you can avoid the dangerous half of the blade."

Norma Alvarado

"That said, 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. You should be fast more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.

Christina Farkona

“Improvement is not just about learning habits, it’s also about fine-tuning them.”

“Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.”

“A habit needs to be enjoyable for it to last.”

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“We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action.”

“The key to finding and fixing the causes of your bad habits is to reframe the associations you have about them.”

“Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself. You’ll rise together.”

“One of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to reduce exposure to the cue that causes it.”

«you can alter the spaces where you live and work to increase your exposure to positive cues and reduce your exposure to negative ones. Environment design allows you to take back control and become the architect of your life.»

“If you want to make a habit a big part of your life, make the cue a big part of your environment.”

«Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behaviour.»

«people who make a specific plan for when and where they will perform a new habit are more likely to follow through.»

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

«Habits do not restrict freedom. They create it. In fact, the people who don’t have their habits handled are often the ones with the least amount of freedom.»

«Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.»

«The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader.»

if you can get just 1 percent better each day, you’ll end up with results that are nearly 37 times better after one year.

When working in your favor, automation can make your good habits inevitable and your bad habits impossible. It is the ultimate way to lock in future behavior rather than relying on willpower in the mo- ment. By utilizing commitment devices, strategic onetime decisions, and technology, you can create an environment of inevitability-a space where good habits are not just an outcome you hope for but an outcome that is virtually guaranteed.

We are so focused on the best approach that we never get around to taking action As Voltaire once wrote, "The best is the enemy of the good."

Natalie Unsinn 

“Problems arise when you spend too much time thinking about your goals and not enough time designing your systems.”

Souhaila

When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.

We are so focused on figuring out the best approach that we never get around to taking action. 

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

It turned into to be one of my favorite books. I had this one digital and physical because it was present, but finally, I tried the audiobook version (very recommended) and could finish it in less than a week.

It is very inspiring for those who want to be more organized in reaching their goals or want to achieve goals at all.

Guillermo Rodas

It turned into to be one of my favorite books. I had this one digital and physical because it was present, but finally, I tried the audiobook version (very recommended) and could finish it in less than a week.

It is very inspiring for those who want to be more organized in reaching their goals or want to achieve goals at all.

ivan

One thing that dissuades me from self-care or habit forming books is the weight of condescension or patronizing language that the authors either consciously or subconsciously has. It's not helpful because it's not help being extended but rather more of a humble-brag. This is not always the case, but it is one that just makes me turn away.

Atomic Habits however, presents itself in a way that's less of a hauty instruction manual and more of a museum guide. It's there to help you out but it's ultimately your legs and your brain deciding where to go. I liked that it was very straightforward in every chapter, not a lot of miscellaneous anecdotes that don't have an immediate use. I liked the author's writing style as well—the book is very entertaining which helps in really driving down the point.

Could not recommend this enough. 

Now, a few lines that really stuck to me:

Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.— this was a really good line because it's just... really kind. I struggle to keep routines especially in bouts of bad mental health, and having to hear that instead of the constant stream of blame was... unexpected. Refreshing.

The problem is not slipping up; the problem is thinking that if you can’t do something perfectly, then you shouldn’t do it at all. — this is for the perfectionist in my head ;-;

 Success is not a goal to reach or a finish line to cross. It is a system to improve, an endless process to refine. — one of the final lines that i had written down in my journal as a reminder to myself throughout the year.

Atomik Alışkanlıklar

Okan Davut

Okuduğum en iyi kitaplardan biriydi. Alışkanların oluşturulması ve hayatımıza etkisi gerçekten akıcı şekilde anlatılmış. Şiddetle tavsiye ederim 👍

Lord Aragorn

Great refreshed on the habit loop and how to use techniques to reinforce the loop.

Dhairya Sheth

Till now I've found this book the beat go to book, to transform one's life. All the way/method author has explained over book are easily applicable and we can see the results from it.

Charlotte Dann

I was taken aback by how great this book was. Full review on chareads.com.

Kenzie

Madhuri jain

An exceptional book that can be re-read multiple times at a regular interval.

Alli

I usually avoid self help books written by white men but I’m glad I made an exception for this. -1 star for the fatphobia.

Useful info and perspectives, but a little repetitive and not particularly revolutionary in content. It’s an approachable and well-organized approach to building and breaking habits, overall. 

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Erwin Lemuel Oliva

Simple, easy to remember, and nothing too fancy. The "rules" are straightforward. More anecdotes would have been good. But this is a guide that follows its own advice. James Clear is very clear about the objective of this book. 

I finished the audiobook version, which had its perks.

A fantastic playbook on how to create the life you want by taking consistent actions. Not as story based as The Power of Habit, which I enjoyed more, but you may be due to reading that one first with the accompanying “aha!” moments. Regardless, this book has the potential to change your life.

Fred Rivett

Whilst I appreciate the lessons taught in this book, I would've preferred the cliffnotes version of it as I have ADHD and literally just need a list of things.

Kate B-L

Michaela

This book was really informative. I have started using some of the techniques the author mentioned and it has improved my ability to create and maintain certain habits. As a person with anxiety and other mental disorders, habits and routines are extremely important to my life, however I do struggle to stick with them.

The only reason I gave this a 4/5 rating was because it took me months to get through this book.

Nick Gracilla

Building on great research about habit formation, this clearly written, straightforward, actionable book helps one set the table for gradual, consistent improvement. I recommend it: it avoids all typical hype and fluff language typical of the genera.

this is another of my top favourite books on productivity.

i believe that it's very actionable and it has a lot you can take from it. i find the idea of designing your environment brilliant because at the end of the day it's the most efficient way to eliminate triggers. it’s something we can all easily implement and the impact in our lives is almost immediate.

 first and i completely understood the basic topics around habits (cue, craving, response, reward).

this is another of my top favourite books on productivity.

i believe that it's very actionable and it has a lot you can take from it. i find the idea of designing your environment brilliant because at the end of the day it's the most efficient way to eliminate triggers. it’s something we can all easily implement and the impact in our lives is almost immediate.

i recommend reading it after "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg, though i read Atomic Habits first and i completely understood the basic topics around habits (cue, craving, response, reward).

i strongly recommend this book!

Ivy X

Small habits don’t add up, they compound 


Very nice to hear some tips that I’ve been thinking of adapting into my life to do well.

Olivier Estévez

Semiha Weber

İskeleti ve teorik arka planı ustaca oluşturulmuş, bunlar hayattan örneklerle desteklenmiş. Görünür kılma, cazip kılma, kolay kılma en çok aklımda kalacak öneriler olacak sanırım. Bir de yeni bir alışkanlığı eski bir alışkanlığa birleştirerek edinme. Bunun dışında da birçok şey öğreniyorsunuz kitapta elbette. Uygulayabilmeyi umuyorum, başladım da aslında küçük küçük.

A powerful instrument for the toolbox of the mind.

Scott Wilks

The narrator was a little monotone, but I loved the content of this book and it was a great one to start the year off with!

Kendra Leigh 

This is an easy read full of great concepts and tips to help you build habits that compound overtime. I rather enjoyed this book except for one major flaw (hence the two missing stars): It's quite anti-fat.

This isn't a book I could recommend in good conscious given how it further entrenches the idea that being fat is somehow morally bad. So even though there are some ideas in this book I think are useful to know, any recommendation of this book has come with a warning. 

Maybe just read the end chapter summaries, you'd get pretty much the same value.

Aaliyah Jenkins

This is an easy read full of great concepts and tips to help you build habits that compound overtime. I rather enjoyed this book except for one major flaw (hence the two missing stars): It's quite anti-fat.

This isn't a book I could recommend in good conscious given how it further entrenches the idea that being fat is somehow morally bad. So even though there are some ideas in this book I think are useful to know, any recommendation of this book has come with a warning. 

Maybe just read the end chapter summaries, you'd get pretty much the same value.

Felipe Saldarriaga 

En los pequeños detalles están los grandes cambios. Este libro te conduce de varias formas para generar cambios en ti. Totalmente recomendado sea cual sea la necesidad de cambio que tengas

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