Episode 27: Book Report on Atomic Habits to Improve Your Motivation!
Atomic habits main ideas:
- Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
“Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.”
- If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
“Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.”
- The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become.
“Outcomes are about what you get. Processes are about what you do. Identity is about what you believe.”
- The Four Laws of Behavior Change are a simple set of rules we can use to build better habits. They are (1) make it obvious, (2) make it attractive, (3) make it easy, and (4) make it satisfying.
“The ultimate purpose of habits is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible.”
“Any habit can be broken down into a feedback loop that involves four steps: cue, craving, response, and reward.”
“Focus on taking action, not being in motion.”
- Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.
“Make the cues of good habits obvious in your environment.”
“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. This is called habit stacking.”
- How to break a bad habit: (1) Make it invisible (2) Make it unattractive (3) Make it difficult (4) Make it unsatisfying
“Highlight the benefits of avoiding a bad habit to make it seem unattractive.”
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