Pound for pound, Atomic Habits by @JamesClear is the most information packed book I’ve ever read.

If you measure a book’s worth by the sheer volume of highlights and notes. It’s the most valuable book I’ve read.

Here are my main take aways from this great book.

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“You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.” @JamesClear

Where you are heading is more important than where you are.
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” @JamesClear

Goals are meaningless without effective systems to accomplish them.
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.” @JamesClear

Are you casting votes for the person you want to become?
“Self-control is a short-term strategy, not a long-term one.” @JamesClear

Discipline and Systems > Self-Control
“Imagine changing just one word: You don’t “have” to. You get to.” @JamesClear

With the right mindset life is full of privileges, not obligations.
“You have to standardize before you can optimize.” @JamesClear

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Start small and build up.
“Never miss twice. If I miss one day, I try to get back into it as quickly as possible.” @JamesClear

We all fall of the horse. The winners get right back in the saddle.
“Until You work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” @JamesClear

Everyone you think is lucky probably worked their butts off. Do the same.
I had so many highlights from Atomic Habits that I had to resort to tech just to help me transcribe them into Evernote.

I used the Scanmarker Air @ScanmarkerRSA to scan my notes.
Do yourself a favor and read Atomic Habits by @JamesClear to implement great habits and level up.

Here is a link to my book notes.

michaeldmcgill.com/notes/atomic-h…

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