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:

When a habit is easy, you are more likely to be successful. When you are successful, you are more likely to feel satisfied.

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Atomic Habits:

Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.

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Atomic Habits:

When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different. By combining your skills, you reduce the level of competition, which makes it easier to stand out.

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You can shortcut the need for a genetic advantage (or for years of practice) by rewriting the rules.

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Even if you’re not the most naturally gifted, you can often win by being the best in a very narrow category.

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Atomic Habits:

Specialization is a powerful way to overcome the ‘accident’ of bad genetics. The more you master a specific skill, the harder it becomes for others to compete with you.

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Atomic Habits:

…it’s more productive to focus on whether you are fulfilling your own potential than comparing yourself to someone else.

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Atomic Habits:

…the best ways to ensure your habits remain satisfying… is to pick behaviors that align with your personality and skills. Work hard on the things that come easy.

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Atomic Habits:

…the way to maintain motivation and achieve peak levels of desire is to work on tasks of ‘just manageable difficulty.’

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The Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current ability. Not too hard. Not too easy. Just right.

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