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:

Once a habit has been established… it’s important to continue to advance in small ways. The little improvements and new challenges keep you engaged.

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Atomic Habits:

Without variety, we get bored. And boredom is perhaps the greatest villain on the quest for self-improvement.

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Atomic Habits:

…really successful people feel the same lack of motivation as everyone else. The difference is that they still find a way to show up despite the feelings of boredom.

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Atomic Habits:

Mastery requires practice. But the more you practice something, the more boring and routine it becomes.

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Atomic Habits:

The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom.

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Atomic Habits:

The sweet spot of desire occurs at a 50/50 split between success and failure.

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Atomic Habits:

If you’re already interested in a habit, working on challenges of just manageable difficulty is a good way to keep things interesting.

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Atomic Habits:

At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey of self-improvement: you have to fall in love with boredom.

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Atomic Habits:

Habits create the foundation for mastery.

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Atomic Habits:

Each chunk of information that is memorized opens up the mental space for more effortful thinking. This is true for any endeavor.

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