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Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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Atomic Habits

By: James Clear
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The number one New York Times best seller. Over one million copies sold!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, listeners will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:

  • Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy)
  • Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower
  • Design your environment to make success easier
  • Get back on track when you fall off course
  • And much more

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits - whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

©2018 James Clear (P)2018 Penguin Audio
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Editorial review


By Madeline Anthony, Audible Editor

THE ATOMIC RISE OF ATOMIC HABITS

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m a person who tends to get caught up in emotion. I feel sometimes like a walking whirlwind of feelings, an open nerve, my days often changing drastically depending on the rise and tide of my moods. I pay attention to my intuition and believe deeply in the things we cannot see. It is for all of these reasons, that despite this book being recommended by friend after friend in the year following its release date, I avoided reading it. "It’s too practical," I thought. "It’s too X + Y equals Z." Snooze.

Fast forward to April of 2020—a few years since the book’s initial boom—and I am feeling sluggish and supremely unproductive in a pandemic-induced haze. In my now-virtual writers' group, we chat about what we are all reading. One member perks up, looking a bit more alert than the rest of us, and credits Atomic Habits by James Clear for taking her out of her creative slump and helping her feel a sense of control in this eerie moment we all found ourselves living in.

I can’t say what it was, exactly, about this particular recommendation that drew me in. Was it the time frame or the sense of calm I felt emanating from this usually chaotic person on the other end of the screen? Or was it just that I finally decided to listen to what people were telling me? Either way, the next night I decided to download the audiobook, which is narrated by the author. About 20 minutes after pressing "play" on this book that seemed to have been following me for years, popping up all over the place like meerkats in the jungle, I wished deeply that I had listened sooner.

Surprisingly, the practicality of Atomic Habits turned out to be just what I needed. The small steps suddenly felt important. Clear’s analogies—particularly. one about not getting mad at ice that doesn’t melt when you heat it to 29 and 30 degrees because it will melt entirely at 32—resonated with me as a writer who works on her craft daily, and who regularly submits to publications only to be rejected a very high percentage of the time. Things started to click. One day the ice will melt. Getting up every day at 5:30 to write for a precious few hours in the solitude of the early morning is not for nothing.

The concrete steps a person can take daily to achieve their goals and the processes that are needed in order to realize dreams are just as important as the overarching, emotional vision we all have for our successes. And being practical doesn’t mean to stop listening to your heart. All it means is that now, in addition to your spirit, you also have tangible steps you can take every day that will bring you just a little bit closer to the reality you have always imagined.

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Critic reviews

"Atomic Habits was a great read. I learned a lot and think it’ll be helpful to a lot of people." (Gayle King, co-anchor of CBS This Morning and editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine)

"In Atomic Habits, Clear will show you how to overcome a lack of motivation, change your environment to encourage success, and make time for new (and better) habits." (Glamour.com)

"Atomic Habits is a great book for anyone who is frustrated with the way they can’t seem to kick that one (or two dozen) bad habit(s) and wants to finally achieve health, fitness, financial freedom, great relationships, and a good life." (Medium.com)

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Not only is this book filled with real examples I can relate to, but the author also cites research on the history of cognition and the psychology of habit formation. I haven't finished the book yet, but I'm halfway through and I've stopped to do some of the recommended work towards building these habits. It just makes sense, but there is brain work you need to do to create these atomic habits. Also bought the paper copy.

Attention to Detail and Riveting

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This is the type of book I wish I could have read sooner. Although it was quite a bit thick with examples, but it's understandable because some people do better when they are beat over the head with the point. Overall I loved the detailed real world applications and was kept interested, which can be hard with informational texts.

Fun & Informative!

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I found this to be a highly fascinating and enjoyable read. I read along in the book as well as listened to the book depending on how I felt and what I wanted to do and I look over frequently to remember the steps. I have been trying to change some habits for a long time and I applied some methods but not all before even reading this book. every time I'd fail to keep up a habit id blame myself and get off the horse or blame my mental health and feel doomed, like I needed severe help. But after reading this book and applying methods, I'm noticing more improvement in myself and the mindset of systems seems to work better for me over the goal mindset. Overall I'm feeling really hopeful and learned a lot. It's refreshing to hear someone say to make small change and work with your struggles rather than an all or nothing mindset. I recommend anyone struggling to make change to read this. it's an easy read as well and quite fast to read thankfully.

Mind-blowing Simple Approach to Success!

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Succinct, practical and insightful. All important attributes for a good self-help book. The evidence-based approach James takes is convincing and thorough. I have already found it useful in practice.

Good reading, helpful content

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I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to better themselves.
I have listened to this over and over again.
It teaches us that we all can better ourselves
No matter how stuck we were in bad habits!
I loved listening to it and I learned a lot!
Thanks to the clear instructions given by the author.

This was the best book I’ve ever purchased!

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started really slow, got interesting and stay that way. I would highly recommend this to anybody wanting to improve.

really good for the mindset

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This book hits all the marks: interesting, well researched, and extremely useful. In my opinion, James Clear’s book could well be required reading on college campuses.

He Nails It!

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I am surprised at just how quickly 5 and one-half hours can pass by! The author uses clear examples and analogies to assist the listener in making change in their life. I bought this book because I was looking for motivation to get back to some basics - eating healthy, exercising - the usual I guess. James Clear helped me to get re-started on my journey by applying the simple but effective rules of breaking and maintaining habits. Well worth a listen.

Another Winner

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This book is amazingly well written! The tips and information are easy to understand and useful. I plan on listening to this book a few more time to really digest everything that it has to offer. YOU WILL NOT REGRET USING A CREDIT ON THIS BOOK!

Now one of my top 5 books of all time

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I don’t normally enjoy these types of books because they end up being repetitive and too long. This is very different. It’s short enough to keep you actively listening and absorbing the information, but long enough to include helpful tips, interesting stories and science to back up his theories. I have already recommended this book to numerous people and plan on getting a hard copy to make notes in.

Very helpful!

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