POWER OF ATOMIC HABITS
people underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.
we convince ourselves that massive success require massive action. Meanwhile,
improving 1% daily is not noticeable but far more meaningful.
if you get 1% better each day for one year, you will end with 37X(times) better by the time your are done. conversely, if you get 1% worse each day you will decline nearly to zero
FORGET ABOUT GOALS, FOCUS ON SYSTEMS INSTED
our results had very little do with the goals we set and nearly everything to do with the systems we followed . To convince you here are the four statements
- Winners and losers have the same goals
- Achieving a goal is only a momentary change
- Goal restrict your happiness
- Goals are at odds with long-term progress
to know more about each refer the book.
IDENTITY
If we wish to build habits that last , build identity-based habits where we start by focusing on who we wish to become rather than what we want to achieve.
your behaviours are usually a reflection of your identity. what you do is an indication of the type of person you believe you are. so changing identity can be possible by building habits of that person you want to become.
the more deeply a thought or action is tied to your identity, the more difficult it is to change it.
Two step-process to changing your identity:
1.Decide the type of person you want to be.
2.Prove it to yourself with small wins.
BUILD BETTER HABITS IN 4 STEPS
Process of building a habit can be divided into four simple steps:
- cue
- craving
- response
- reward
These steps can be used to build good habits or to break bad ones.
Creation of good habit:
cue – make it obvious
craving – make it attractive
easy – make it easy
reward – make it satisfying
Breaking of a bad habit:
cue – make it invisible
craving – make it unattractive
response – make it difficult
reward – make it unsatisfying
Here I mentioned the key highlights from the first chapter of the book Atomic habits, james clear goes to each stage of build habits in details with examples which will help you to build good habits or break a bad ones . and at the last chapter He teach tactics (how to go from being merely good to being truly great) . so do consider reading the book whole book if you are interested.
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