Book Titles

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

By James Clear

Year Published: 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0-7352-1129-2
Categories: Change, Habits, Improvement

278 Quotes Found

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Atomic Habits:

If you’re going to rely on punishment to change behavior, then the strength of the punishment must match the relative strength of the behavior it is trying to correct.

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Atomic Habits:

Behavior only shifts if the punishment is painful enough and reliably enforced.

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Atomic Habits:

In general, the more local, tangible, concrete, and immediate the consequence, the more likely it is to influence individual behavior.

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Atomic Habits:

The secret to maximizing your odds of success is to choose the right field of competition.

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Atomic Habits:

…you want to play a game where the odds are in your favor.

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Atomic Habits:

Competence is highly dependent on context.

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Atomic Habits:

The people at the top of any competitive field are not only well trained, they are also well suited to the task.

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Atomic Habits:

…if you want to be truly great, selecting the right place to focus is crucial.

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Atomic Habits:

…genes do not determine your destiny… The key is to direct your effort toward areas that both excite you and match your natural skills, to align your ambition with your ability.

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Atomic Habits:

You don’t have to build the habits everyone tells you to build. Choose the habit that best suits you, not the one that is most popular.

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