Atomic Habits

2022, June, 06

Book Review

'Atomic Habits' is written by James Clear

Some of my favorite quotes from the book:

  • "Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat."

  • "Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress."

  • "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."

  • "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."

  • "Habits are mental shortcuts learned from experience. In a sense, a habit is just a memory of the steps you previously followed to solve a problem in the past."