Best Learning from Book “ATOMIC HABITS”
1. “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.”
They are easy tasks that we perform on a daily basis. This can involve activities like taking a shower, cleaning your teeth, and sipping coffee. These kinds of routines might frequently feel boring and repetitious, but developing mindfulness skills can help you turn some of them into motivating routines.
2. “Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become.”
Every day, we make many decisions. Most are simple, but some are difficult, distressing, or both. How you make decisions is crucial because there are so many of them and because they literally represent forks in the road with profound effects on outcomes, expenses, time, sentiments, and relationships.
3. “Too often we convince ourselves that massive results require massive action.”
Because there wouldn’t be any big things without the little things, there isn’t much of a difference between little and big. Even though simple things might have a big impact, they can also have a negative one. For instance, irresponsible people can allow a minor argument to ruin a wonderful partnership.
4. “Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits.”
You reinforce an identity congruent with that behavior each time you act in a particular way. And the likelihood that your future behavior will be consistent with that identity rises with each time you think of or describe yourself in a particular way. You may benefit or suffer from an identity habits cycle.
5. “Success is the product of daily habits, not once-in-a-lifetime transformation.”
We can accomplish goals by developing habits, those automatic behaviors we repeat on a regular basis. Want to get thinner? Make it a habit to eat breakfast rather than skipping it. Do you want to pen a book? Make it a routine to get up 30 minutes earlier and write. The relationship between habits and aspirations is so strong that it has inspired a number of best-selling books.
6. “Changes that seem small and unimportant at first will compound and turn into remarkable results if you’re willing to stick with them for years.”
How frequently have you begun an exercise program or a healthier eating plan only to discover that “suddenly” your clothing is somewhat roomy? Naturally, nothing has suddenly changed. The Power of Gradual is that. Other times, self-change occurs so gradually that we are unaware of it until someone else draws our attention to it. So, take a few minutes every day or so to consider your progress. It takes time to make significant changes to oneself. They take place across a large number of nights. We could not experience the full power of gradual if we forget to look back in thanks (to ourselves).
7. “If you can get 1% better each day for one year, you’ll end up 37 times better by the time you’re done.”
Whatever you do, whether for good or ill, becomes simpler to continue doing the more you do it. If you do nothing, you cannot succeed. By continuing the current course of action, you increase your chances of success without going overboard with the details of your plan.
8. “Time magnifies the margin between success and failure. It will multiply whatever you feed it.”
The thing to remember about Time Management is that although you can choose how to spend or waste your time, it is your biggest asset and the one thing you can’t buy more of. Therefore it’s vital to ask yourself “where and how can I improve?” Because Time Management can make a big difference to your results.
9. “Goals are good for setting a direction but systems are best for making progress.”
Success Systems celebrate achievements along the way. They encourage and enable us to find happiness and a sense of achievement in the journey, rather than the end result. For example, instead of setting a goal to “hire the best administrative assistant,” you can set up a hiring system that calls for two meaningful interview conversations a week for the next three weeks. As you have those meaningful conversations, the aspiration of hiring the best person will show up, or not. The idea is simple, really – focus on the smaller steps toward the aspiration!
10. “Ultimately, it’s your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.”
Commitment helps you stick to your goals during the good times and the bad times — when barriers get in the way. Two factors contribute to commitment: importance and ability. Motivated, involved and committed people become an asset for life since such people lead to increase productivity and hence the performance of the lives of people around them. Personal commitment also results in the person getting a sense of an attachment to life.
To Learn More: Atomic Habits by James Clear
