Thread by @HarnoorKS

Just finished #AtomicHabits by @JamesClear and here are my favorite quotes/ takeaways from the book:

If you can get 1% better each day for one year, you'll end up 37 times better by the time you're done.

You should be far more concerned about your current trajectory then your current returns. Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits.

Breakthrough moments are often results of many previous actions, which build up the potential required to unleash a major change.

It's not about any single accomplishment. It's about cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it's your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.

The ultimate firm of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes a part of your identity.

It's one thing to say I want this.

It's something very different to say I'm a person who is this.

Behaviours followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated and those that produce unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Process of habit forming :

Cue
Craving
Response
Reward

To create a good habit:
Cue : Make it obvious.
Craving: Make it attractive.
Response: Make it easy.
Reward: Make it satisfying

To break a bad habit:
Cue : Make it invisible.
Craving: Make it unattractive.
Response: Make it difficult.
Reward: Make it unsatisfying.

We underestimate how much our brains and bodies can do without thinking.

We are much more than our conscious self.

Many people believe they lack motivation when what they lack is clarity.
Solution is to decide:
I will ( behaviour) at ( time) in ( location).

Habit stacking: Rather than pairing your new habit with a particular location, pair it with an existing habit.

Life feels reactive, but it is actually predictive.
All day you are making your best guess of how to act given what you've seen and what has worked for you in the past.
You are endlessly predicting what will happen in the next moment.

Habits form based on frequency, not time.

2 min rule: When you start a new habit, it should take less than 2 min.

Goldilocks rule: Humans experience peak motivation when working on take that are right on the edge of their current abilities. Not too hard. Not too easy. Just right.

The secret to maximising your odds of success is to choose the right field of competition.
Direct your efforts towards areas that both excite you and match your natural skills.
Align ambition with ability.