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Book Review
Atomic Habits To Help You Crush Your Goals By Michelle Thompson
E “Is forming and keeping new habits while getting rid of bad ones that difficult? Well, it can be if you’re doing it the wrong way.”.
veryone wants to become a better person. We all want to be the best versions of ourselves, that’s why a lot of us like to kick start the year with New Year’s resolutions. It’s a way to leave our bad habits behind and start fresh. A way to spark positive change. But have you noticed that a lot of us fail to keep our resolutions? Why is that? Is forming and keeping new habits while getting rid of bad ones that difficult? Well, it can be if you’re doing it the wrong way. Since we’re all stuck at home doing who-knows-what during this Covid-19 pandemic, we should be using this time to improve ourselves so we can come out of this better than we were before. For me, James Clear’s Atomic Habits is a book everyone should read if they want to get over the hurdle and achieve their
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In Atomic Habits, James Clear explains that the way to build a habit is to start small and make it attainable. Don’t underestimate the importance of making tiny changes on a daily basis. You don’t have to change everything all at once. You’re only setting yourself up for failure if you do that. Instead, you have to start small. Take baby steps. That’s the key to forming new habits that can improve your life in general. Throughout the book, Clear reminds us that we need to have a system in place to keep us going, and to focus on this system instead of our goals. It’s good advice because let’s face it, we tend to spend too much time thinking about our ultimate goal when we should be using that time designing the process that will lead us to that goal. Habit stacking is a concept the book talked about that I find extremely useful. It’s an easy way to form a new habit by pairing it with an existing one. I’m sure a lot of people are watching Netflix a lot these days to pass the time, so why don’t you try pairing that routine with a new habit you’re trying to build. Try exercising while you watch. There is just so much you can learn by reading Atomic Habits.
Four Laws of Behavior Change Let me share something from the book that can help anyone who
