Atomic Habits by @JamesClear week-2
(Have initiated a few changes in the routine following the principles of this book, so far so good. Hope they will turn into part of habits)
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(Have initiated a few changes in the routine following the principles of this book, so far so good. Hope they will turn into part of habits)
#WeekendReading
#LearningTogether
1. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.
2 If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
3. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
4 Habits are like the atoms of our lives. Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement. At first, these tiny routines seem insignificant, but soon they build on each other and fuel bigger wins that multiply to a degree that far outweighs the cost.
5 the meaning of the phrase atomic habits—a regular practice or routine that is not only small and easy to do, but also the source of incredible power; a component of the system of compound growth.
6 There are three layers of behavior change: a change in your outcomes, a change in your processes, or a change in your identity. 
7 The first layer is changing your outcomes. This level is concerned with changing your results: losing weight, publishing a book, winning a championship. Most of the goals you set are associated with this level of change.
8 The second layer is changing your process. This level is concerned with changing your habits and systems: implementing a new routine at the gym, decluttering ur desk for better workflow, developing a meditation practice. Most of the habits u build are associated with this level
9 The third and deepest layer is changing your identity. This level is concerned with changing your beliefs: your worldview, your self-image, your judgments about yourself and others. Most of the beliefs, assumptions, and biases you hold are associated with this level.
10 Outcomes are about what you get. Processes are about what you do. Identity is about what you believe.
11 Many people begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what they want to achieve. This leads us to outcome-based habits. The alternative is to build identity-based habits. With this approach, we start by focusing on who we wish to become.
12 The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. It’s one thing to say I’m the type of person who WANTS this. It’s something very different to say I’m the type of person who IS this.
13 The more pride you have in a particular aspect of your identity, the more motivated you will be to maintain the habits associated with it.
Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits.
14 True behavior change is identity change. You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity.
15 There is internal pressure to maintain your self-image and behave in a way that is consistent with your beliefs.
16 Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity.
17 The more you repeat a behavior, the more you reinforce the identity associated with that behavior.
18 We change bit by bit, day by day, habit by habit.6 We are continually undergoing microevolutions of the self.
19 Habits are the path to changing your identity. The most practical way to change WHO you are is to change WHAT you do.
20 If nothing changes, nothing is going to change. It is a simple two-step process:
Decide the type of person you want to be.
Prove it to yourself with small wins.
Decide the type of person you want to be.
Prove it to yourself with small wins.
21 A habit is a behavior that has been repeated enough times to become automatic.
22 The ultimate purpose of habits is to solve the problems of life with as little energy and effort as possible.
23 Any habit can be broken down into a feedback loop that involves four steps: cue, craving, response, and reward.
24 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.
(1) make it obvious,
(2) make it attractive,
(3) make it easy, and
(4) make it satisfying.
25 Should have shared this earlier, here is how the book #AtomicHabits by @JamesClear is organized chapter wise.
Will be sharing chapter wise for better understanding of the context.
Will be sharing chapter wise for better understanding of the context.
