Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

From childhood, we are always told to have good habits. We are sure to remember the “Good Habits” chart displayed in our kindergartens. An explanation for this is the reward of the good boy/ girl label. However, being a good boy or a good girl is not a good enough reason, and therefore, some children take it and some do not. This labelled outcome whether good or bad creates deeper issues that accompany the children on their journey to adulthood. But no distractions here, this is not the thought process behind the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. About the book: This book explains the power of creating good habits and imparts tools for carrying on with these habits and helps us with good habits from not becoming once-in-a-lifetime activities. It also focuses on breaking bad habits. It is an easy read for all age groups. Once you pick up the book, it will not be put down until finished whether the person reading is an ardent reader or not. All readers feel a surge of motivation and are inspired to create good habits and break the bad ones. But as in the words of the author success is only achieved if the insignificant habit created is made significant by repetitions, compounding, stacking with more good habits, and creating an identity. Once your identity is created, it will be hard to do something that does not identify with the identity. Laws required for Creating good habits: What you wish to be, what you need to attain in life, and your success parameters can be defined and habits can be designed based on that. However, we all will unanimously agree that the most difficult part here is to keep up with the commitments. Here the author comes to our rescue and enumerates four laws. If we can catalogue the habits we need to create under these laws, keeping up with the commitment will be so much easier. The laws are: Make it obvious & visible– Design an environment with obvious cues to trigger behaviour. Make it attractive & irresistible– Rope in your family, friends and associate the habits with happy feelings. Make it easy & simple – If it’s hard, it creates stress and tension. The author talks about making the process of habit development easy because if it’s easy, it will be adopted and followed more often and I guess that’s the reason he has kept the reading so easy and simple. Make it satisfying– Reward yourself immediately. If rewarded the action is repeated and if punished, it is avoided. These laws are accompanied by various examples that show how easy it is to follow. Eight Learnings from the book that last: Decide on who you want to be than what you wish to do– Work on who you wish to be identified as, function in that direction, repeat the behaviour and become that person you dream to be. Goals V/S Systems– The goals help you set a direction but systems help you make progress. Commitment to the systems or process will determine the end result. 1% progress theory– Just work on 1% improvement each day. Do not look at big results immediately and you will see a 37% increase by year-end. Create the habit even if it is badly done– Just show up for the habit. Improvement can be done once the habit is created. Fall in love with the boredom of doing repetitions– The habit/ task will keep on getting better with repetitions without too much effort. Do not break the chain, never miss twice– A slack in habit building happens with missing the activity. It’s easy to miss and so the pattern is easy. The 2-minute rule– Don’t plan how to progress, just show up for the habit. A ritual is created. The habit loop– Create, review progress, refine…. this is a continuous process. There is no finish line. How I wish that this book becomes a part of the curriculum in our schools for children. They will start to visualize good habit formation as the first steps on the ladder to success. Tools for the creation of good habits if given during the formative years will: Make the struggles in adulthood easier Reduce the creation of bad habits Provide more time and space for creating ideas and working through a successful life Adults need to use it as a reference tool not only for successful careers but also for happiness and satisfaction. A must read for all age groups !!!

Atomic Habits by James Clear is simple, practical, and powerful. The idea that tiny habits create massive long-term results completely changed how I approach growth. Easy to read and immediately actionable — highly recommended.

Books looks like a real copy and printing quality is also good but the content is unmatched . The values that this books give can be life changing.

Great book! Everyone should read this for building good habits. It would be even more beneficial if read at a young age. A very powerful book on habit building, and the quality is good.

I really enjoyed reading this book.

One of the best books I cam across and definitely give bone to the muscle of Pov’s

Good book

It’s good, not very good — the paper quality and cover aren’t as nice as I expected. But reading the book was truly enjoyable. It’s a great book and everyone should read it, especially those who consider small things to be useless — even though they actually play a very important role in our lives. Overall, considering the price, the book is worth it.