February 18, 2025

7 lessons from Atomic Habits

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The book Atomic Habits by James Clear explains how small, consistent changes lead to remarkable results. 
Here are 7 powerful lessons from the book that can help you transform your habits and, ultimately, your life.

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"Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. If you can get one percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done."


Tiny habits, big impact

"You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity."


Identity over outcome

"Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."


Focus on systems, not goals

"One of the best ways to build a new habit is to identify a current habit you already do each day and then stack your new behavior on top."


Habit stacking

"To build better habits, you need to design your environment in a way that makes the good habits easy and the bad habits hard."


Design your environment

"When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do."


The two-minute rule

"The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game."


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