Thread by @IMRiskManager

Atomic Habits by @JamesClear week-4
This book is taking longer to finish but for all the right reasons.
Reading a book is 1 thing but applying what u learn from it is quite another but this time its different. Have made so changes, incorporated new routines so no hurry to finish

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1. The 2nd Law of Behavior Change is make it attractive.
The more attractive an opportunity is, the more likely it is to become habit-forming.

2. Habits are a dopamine-driven feedback loop. When dopamine rises, so does our motivation to act.
When it comes to habits, the key takeaway is this: dopamine is released not only when you experience pleasure, but also when you anticipate it.

3. Temptation bundling is one way to make your habits more attractive. The strategy is to pair an action you want to do with an action you need to do.

4 The Role of Family and Friends in shaping your habits-
We tend to adopt habits that are praised and approved of by our culture because we have a strong desire to fit in and belong to the tribe.

5 We tend to imitate the habits of three social groups:
the close (family and friends),
the many (the tribe), and
the powerful (those with status and prestige).

6 One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where
(1) your desired behavior is the normal behavior and
(2) you already have something in common with the group.

7 The normal behavior of the tribe often overpowers the desired behavior of the individual. Most days, we’d rather be wrong with the crowd than be right by ourselves.
If a behavior can get us approval, respect, and praise, we find it attractive.

8 How to Find and Fix the Causes of Your Bad Habits
The inversion of the 2nd Law of Behavior Change is make it unattractive.

9 Every behavior has a surface level craving and a deeper, underlying motive.
Some of our underlying motives include:
Conserve energy
Obtain food & water
Find love & reproduce
Connect & bond with others
Win social acceptance & approval
Reduce uncertainty
Achieve status & prestige

10 A craving is the sense that something is missing. It is the desire to change your internal state.
Desire is the difference between where you are now and where you want to be in the future.

11 The 3rd Law of Behavior Change is make it easy.

12 The most effective form of learning is practice, not planning. Focus on taking action, not being in motion.

13 Habit formation is the process by which a behavior becomes progressively more automatic through repetition.

14 The amount of time you have been performing a habit is not as important as the number of times you have performed it.

15 Human behavior follows the Law of Least Effort. We will naturally gravitate toward the option that requires the least amount of work.
Create an environment where doing the right thing is as easy as possible.

16 Reduce the friction associated with good behaviors. When friction is low, habits are easy.
Increase the friction associated with bad behaviors. When friction is high, habits are difficult.
Prime your environment to make future actions easier.

17 The Two-Minute Rule states, “When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do.”

18 Standardize before you optimize. You can’t improve a habit that doesn’t exist.